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CBC Music launches new music series “The Intro” now streaming on CBC Gem

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CBC Music launches new music series “The Intro” now streaming on CBC Gem

Today CBC Music launched a new video series called The Intro, a weekly feature bringing essential emerging Canadian talent to the world. Hosted by CBC Music Mornings’ Saroja Coelho, this series showcases talented artists across the country from all genres. Each episode highlights one band or artist and includes two live performances and an enlightening conversation about the music.

The first four episodes featuring Alex Porat, Paul Chin, Loony and Tops are now available to stream on CBC Music and the free CBC Gem streaming service. New episodes will be released on CBC Gem and CBC Music every Wednesday.

National Music Centre Announces Concert, Recording, and Mentorship Series Sponsored by RBC

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National Music Centre Announces Concert, Recording, and Mentorship Series Sponsored by RBC

The National Music Centre (NMC) is pleased to announce a hybrid live music and virtual concert series sponsored by RBC, which will also include recording and mentorship sessions for four artists affected by COVID-19.

The concert series, RBC Live from the King Eddy, will happen at the historic venue at 8:30 pm every Friday night, from September 18 to October 9. Selected artists will perform safely from inside the Rolling Stone Mobile Studio room, and admission will be free. For those who can’t make it to the show in-person, concerts will be livestreamed via the National Music Centre’s Facebook page.

RBC Live from the King Eddy schedule:

  • September 18—Country act Robert Adam
  • September 25—Alt-pop artist Lucette
  • October 2—Folk songsmith Wyatt C. Louis
  • October 9—Rap/hip hop artist Sinzere

Selected artists will also receive half-day recording sessions inside Studio Bell’s world-class facility, and mentorship from NMC’s in-house producer Graham Lessard (Basia Bulat, Kevin Drew, Reuben and the Dark, Stars, Timber Timbre), whose recordings have earned multiple JUNO Award-nominations, and a nod on the Polaris Music Prize shortlist.

With roots in the soulful simplicity of classic country and lyrics that offer more than surface meaning, Robert Adam will make you nostalgic for a place you may have never known. Among the few queer country artists, he offers an inclusive take on the genre, telling stories of the people left behind in the history of country music, while creating a universally empathetic message to all.

Lucette is the moniker of Edmonton-bred artist Lauren Gillis whose self-described “country infused dream-pop” sound eschews the rootsy clichés of Americana music. Known for her velvet vocals, her writing has evolved over the years from narrative storytelling to an existential exploration and expression of emotions.

Wyatt C. Louis is a Plains Cree folk singer-songwriter based in Moh’kinstsís (Calgary). With songs built from soaring melodies, railroad-like fingerpicking, lyrical phrasing and quiet, haunting vocals, he is making a name for himself in the eclectic city.

A tour-de-force hip hop act, Sinzere started first as a singer, then joined a dance crew, went on to become a DJ and rapper, and then melded all those modes into one multi-faceted music identity. There is no single musical box that the Calgary-based artist can be put into. For her, music serves as a vessel to inspire people through her cutting-edge lyrics, and deep cinematic sound.

RBC Live from the King Eddy runs September 18 to October 9. Admission is free and all shows will also be streamed on NMC’s Facebook page.

Tangerine Dream Announces 10CD Box Set Pilots Of Purple Twilight – The Virgin Recordings 1980 – 1983

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Tangerine Dream Announces 10CD Box Set Pilots Of Purple Twilight – The Virgin Recordings 1980 – 1983

Tangerine Dream are one of the true pioneers of electronic and ambient music, and the albums they recorded for Virgin Records between 1980 and 1983 remain classics of the genre.

Off the back of the success of In Search of Hades, the group has announced the release of Pilots of Purple Twilight – The Virgin recordings 1980 – 1983, a 10 x CD box set, released October 30, showcasing the next chapter in this period of Tangerine Dream’s history.

The box set features newly re-mastered versions of the albums Tangram, Thief, Exit, White Eagle, Logos Live, Hyperborea along with the previously unreleased soundtrack for The Keep from the 1983 movie directed by Michael Mann, something of a holy grail for Tangerine Dream fans. All audio has been drawn from the original master tapes and has been enhanced by new stereo mixes by Ben Wiseman.

Pilots of Purple Twilight also features previously unreleased material across 4 discs, including the full concert at The Dominion Theatre, London (November 1982). In addition, it includes 4 tracks from White Eagle and Daydream – Moorland that are released for the first time on CD and digitally. Thief includes “Dr. Destructo” (extended version), previously only used for promotional use only.

The Tangerine Dream tracks featured on the Virgin soundtrack LP for the movie Risky Business are also included in the box set, including the band’s biggest streamer, “Love on a Real Train” and from the Virgin archive, the unreleased songs from the soundtrack to the 1982 movie The Soldier, which was scored, composed and performed by the band.

The Pilots of Purple Twilight box set includes a hard-back book with a new essay and many rare photographs and memorabilia.

1 x CD versions of Tangram, Thief, Exit, White Eagle, Hyperborea and Logos Live are also set for release with the audio taken from the 2020 remasters and feature bonus tracks from the box set. A D2C edition of the box set will also be available which includes a reproduction of a rare poster.

10CD Box Set Features:

  • 10 x CD, newly remastered versions of the classic albums Tangram, Thief, Exit, White Eagle, Hyperborea, Logos Live + the previously unreleased soundtrack for The Keep directed by Michael Mann. All audio taken from the original master tapes and enhanced by new stereo mixes by Ben Wiseman
  • Previously unreleased material across 4 CDs including The Dominion Theatre, London (November 1982) concert, the unreleased soundtrack to the 1982 movie The Soldier + tracks from the Risky Business soundtrack including “Love on a Real Train.”
  • Includes 4 tracks from White Eagle and Daydream – Moorland released for the first time on CD and digitally
  • Thief includes “Dr. Destructo” (extended version), previously used for promotional use only
  • Hard-back book with a new essay and rare photographs and memorabilia

6CD BOX SET TRACKLIST:

6 X 1CD – newly remastered versions of:

  • Tangram
  • Thief
  • Exit
  • White Eagle
  • Hyperborea
  • Logos Live
  • Features bonus tracks from the box set

10CD BOX SET TRACKLIST:

CD1 – Tangram

 Released as Virgin V 2147 in May 1980

  1. Tangram Set 1
  2. Tangram Set 2

CD2 – Thief

 Released as Virgin V 2198 in March 1981

  1. Beach Theme
  2. Destructo
  3. Diamond Diary
  4. Burning Bar
  5. Beach Scene
  6. Scrap Yard
  7. Trap Feeling
  8. Igneous

CD2 – Bonus track:

Dr. Destructo (extended version) (promo only)

CD3 – Exit

Released as Virgin V 2212 in September 1981

  1. Kiew Mission
  2. Pilots of Purple Twilight
  3. Choronzon
  4. Exit
  5. Network 23
  6. Remote Viewing

CD4 – White Eagle

 Released as Virgin V2226 in March 1982

  1. Mojave Plan
  2. Midnight in Tula
  3. Convention of the 24
  4. White Eagle

CD4 – Bonus tracks:

  1. Das Mädchen auf der Treppe
  2. Flock
  3. Katja
  4. Speed

Taken from the 12-inch EP ‘Das Mädchen auf der Treppe’, released in Germany as Virgin 600 651 in May 1982. Previously unreleased on CD.

  1. Daydream
  2. Moorland

A & B-sides of single – Released in Germany as Virgin 105 271 in May 1983.

CD5 – The Soldier soundtrack

Recorded in 1981 / 1982 at Polygon Studio and Amber Studio in West Berlin.

Final mixing at Amber Studio, West-Berlin in June 1982

  1. Main titles
  2. Cue #1 – variation on Logos #1
  3. Cue #2 – variation on Horizon #1
  4. Cue #3 – The Soldier #1
  5. Cue #4 – variation on Dolphin Dance
  6. Cue #5 – variation on Tangent #1
  7. Cue #6 – The Soldier #2
  8. Cue #7 – The Soldier #3
  9. Cue #8 – The Soldier #4
  10. Cue #9 – The Soldier #5
  11. Cue #10 – variation on Horizon #2
  12. Cue #11 – The Soldier #6
  13. Cue #12 – The Soldier #7
  14. Cue #13 – variation on Logos #2
  15. Cue #14 – The Soldier #8
  16. Cue #15 – variation on Horizon #3
  17. End Titles

CD6 – The Dominion Theatre Concert

 6th November 1982 (Previously unreleased)

  1. The Dominion Concert Part One

CD7 – The Dominion Theatre Concert

6th November 1982 (Previously unreleased)

  1. The Dominion Concert Part Two
  2. Midnight in Tula
  3. White Eagle
  4. Dominion

CD8 – Logos Live

Released as Virgin V 2257 in December 1982

  1. Logos (Part 1)
  2. Logos (Part 2)
  3. Dominion

CD9 – Hyperborea

Released as Virgin V 2292 in November 1983

  1. No Man’s Land
  2. Hyperborea
  3. Cinnamon Road
  4. Sphinx Lightning

CD9 – Bonus tracks:

  1. The Dream is Always the Same
  2. No Future (Get off the Babysitter)
  3. Guido the Killer Pimp
  4. Lana
  5. Love on a Real Train (Risky Business)

Taken from the soundtrack album: ‘Risky Business’

Released as Virgin V 2302 in 1984

CD10 – The Keep

Soundtrack to the 1983 film directed by Michael Mann (Previously unreleased)

  1. Puer Natus Est Nobis (Gloria) (Thomas Tallis, arr. Edgar Froese)
  2. Arx Allemand (Edgar Froese)
  3. Truth and Fiction (Edgar Froese
  4. The Silver Seal (Edgar Froese / Johannes Schmoelling)
  5. Ancient Powerplant (Edgar Froese)
  6. Supernatural Accomplice (Edgar Froese)
  7. The Challenger’s Arrival (Edgar Froese)
  8. Heritage Survival (Edgar Froese / Christoph Franke / Johannes Schmoelling)
  9. Parallel Words (Edgar Froese / Johannes Schmoelling)
  10. Canzone (Edgar Froese / Johannes Schmoelling)
  11. Voices from a Common Land (Edgar Froese / Christoph Franke / Johannes Schmoelling)
  12. Wardays Sunrise (Edgar Froese)
  13. The Night in Romania (Edgar Froese)

 

Claire Rosinkranz Releases Music Video For Breakout Single “Backyard Boy”

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Claire Rosinkranz Releases Music Video For Breakout Single “Backyard Boy”

After quietly taking over TikTok with 2.5 million-plus video recreations and over 20 million streams since the top of summer, Claire Rosinkranz shares the official music video for her breakout single “Backyard Boy” today.

https://clairerosinkranz.lnk.to/BBvideoPR

The visual—which Claire creative directed—quite literally brings her words to life. Under the California sun, she peaks over the fence to scope out the song’s actual “Backyard Boy.” Within moments, she launches into buoyant and bubbly choreography that bounces between the video’s characters with a kinetic energy befitting of the upbeat production. Bringing the clip even closer to home, her friends and family comprise the smiling cast on-screen. It serves as the perfect companion to this bright breaking bop.

The video marks Claire’s first release under her recently minted deal with slowplay and Republic Records. Her debut EP BeVerly Hills BoYfRiEnd is available now.

With a homegrown California brew of alternative, pop, and blues, 16-year-old singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and ballerina Claire Rosinkranz buzzed to the forefront of the conversation this Summer with the independent release of her debut EP, BeVerly Hills BoYfRiEnd in June 2020. Unbeknownst to her, the song “Backyard Boy” gained unprecedented traction on TikTok, inspiring over 2.5 million video recreations, and sparking a highly competitive signing effort from labels around the world. In addition to generating over 20 million Spotify streams, it captured #1 on the Spotify Global and U.S. Viral 50 Charts, with the EP approaching 30 million global streams. Meanwhile, BuzzFeed and Rolling Stone chronicled her rapid rise. Newly signed to slowplay/Republic Records, Claire Rosinkranz is poised to become one of the year’s most unexpected and significant breakout acts.

Tanya Tucker Announces Live From The Troubadour Available Everywhere On October 16

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Tanya Tucker Announces Live From The Troubadour Available Everywhere On October 16

Legendary country music icon Tanya Tucker will release Live From The Troubadour on October 16, 2020, the one-year anniversary of Tanya’s historic, standing-room only set from which it originates. In October 2019, Tanya was in the midst of resurgent visibility and acclaim generated by her Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings produced album While I’m Livin’, released two months earlier – so the brief stand in front of the West Hollywood tastemaker crowd took on a palpable air of significance. P

“There are so many people and places hurting right now, and for me, being on the road since I was a kid and knowing these legendary venues like the Troubadour aren’t bringing in a dime right now without performances, it just makes sense to give back. I can’t be with the fans, so this is my love letter to them, a live album with some of those old records, and our new songs from While I’m Livin’,” shared Tanya.

“Tanya Tucker Brings Sensitivity and Classic Swagger to the Troubadour,” raved Variety’s Chris Willman (whose full-length review is included in the album’s liner notes.) “Her L.A. gigs showed how essential her new Brandi Carlile/Shooter Jennings-aided album is… and how rocking her touring show already was.”

Live From The Troubadour features 15 songs including Tanya’s smash first single “Delta Dawn,” and a cache of Tanya’s No. 1 country hits such as “Strong Enough To Bend,” “What’s Your Mama’s Name, Child”, “Blood Red and Goin’ Down” and “Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone).” The set also includes a sublime medley of Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m on Fire” and Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire,” along with six songs from While I’m Livin’, including “Mustang Ridge,” “The Wheels of Laredo,” “Hard Luck” and the poignant, “Bring My Flowers Now.” The album, While I’m Livin’ and the song, “Bring My Flowers Now,” would, a few short months later, win GRAMMYs for Best Country Album and Best Country Song, the first GRAMMY wins of Tanya’s illustrious career.

The accolades haven’t stopped there. Tanya has also been nominated for three 2020 Americana Honors and Awards, including Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Artist of the Year. The awards will take place September 16th at Nashville’s legendary Ryman Auditorium.

As someone who’s been center stage for over 50 years, Tanya is donating a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this album directly to The Troubadour, including 100% of the revenue generated by the custom Live From The Troubadour poster available at Tanya’s online store, HERE.

The Troubadour is a member of NIVA: National Independent Venue Association. Formed at the onset of the COVID-19 shutdown, NIVA now represents more than 2,600 members in all 50 states and D.C. These independent venues and promoters were the first to close and will be the last to fully reopen. NIVA’s mission is to preserve and nurture the ecosystem of independent live music venues, promoters and festivals throughout the US.

TANYA TUCKER – LIVE FROM THE TROUBADOUR TRACK LIST:

Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)
Jamestown Ferry
What’s Your Mama’s Name, Child
Blood Red And Goin’ Down
Strong Enough To Bend
I’m On Fire / Ring Of Fire (Medley)
Mustang Ridge
The Wheels Of Laredo
I Don’t Owe You Anything
High Ridin’ Heroes
Hard Luck
Interlude
Bring My Flowers Now
Texas (When I Die)
It’s A Little Too Late
Delta Dawn

TANYA TUCKER TOUR DATES:
Oct. 2 Beaver Dam Amphitheater – Beaver Dam, Ky.^^
July 11 Club Regent Casino – Event Centre – Winnipeg, MB, Canada
July 13 Door Community Auditorium – Fish Creek, Wis.
July 31 Sugar Creek Casino – Hinton, Okla.
Aug. 6 Knuckleheads – Kansas City, Mo.^^
Aug. 10 Royal Oak Music Theatre – Royal Oak, Mich.^^
Aug. 12 Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, Ont.^^
Aug. 13 The Egg – Center for Performing Arts – Albany, N.Y.^^
Aug. 14 Foxwoods Casino – The Fox Theater – Mashantucket, Conn.^^
Aug. 17 The Wilbur – Boston, Mass.^^
Aug. 25 The National – Richmond, Va.^^
Aug. 26 Jefferson Center – Roanoke, Va.^^
Aug. 27 Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center – Cherokee, N.C.^^
Sept. 10 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion – Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 11 Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, Colo.**
Sept. 12 Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, Colo.**
Sept. 14 Ent. Center for the Arts at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs, Colo.^^
Sept. 17 The Kessler Theater – Dallas, Texas^^
Sept. 18 Women Who Wander Outdoor Retreat – Concan, Texas
Sept. 19 The Heights Theater – Houston, Texas^^
Sept. 29 Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center – Deadwood, S.D.
Oct. 1 Bluebird Theater – Denver, Colo.^^
Oct. 5 Knitting Factory – Boise, Idaho^^
Oct. 6 The Bing Crosby Theater – Spokane, Wash.^^
Oct. 8 Showbox Theatre – Seattle, Wash.^^
Oct. 9 Crystal Ballroom – Portland, Ore.^^
Oct. 10 Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, B.C., Canada^^
Oct. 12 State Theatre For The Arts – Red Bluff, Calif.^^
Oct. 17 Fox Theatre – Bakersfield, Calif.^^
Oct. 18 Fremont Theater – San Luis Obispo, Calif.^^
Oct. 20 Crest Theatre – Sacramento, Calif.^^
Oct. 21 Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, Calif.^^
Nov. 02 Royal Concert Hall – Glasgow, U.K.
Nov. 05 Royal Festival Hall – London, U.K.
Nov. 08 DR Koncerhuset (Studio 2) – Copenhagen, Denmark
Nov. 09 Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway

^^CMT Next Women of Country: Bring My Flowers Now Tour
**with Brandi Carlile

NOTE: As part of the “CMT Next Women of Country: Bring My Flowers Now Tour,” the Oct. 5, 2021 show at Knitting Factory in Boise, Idaho is a venue change where tickets are honored. The Oct. 21, 2021 date at Great American Music Hall, in San Francisco, Calif. is a venue change where previous ticket holders will be refunded.

1-minute tip for artists: London Music Week.

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The creative landscape of media has changed over the years. Long gone are the days of dropping your tracks off at your local radio station in hopes that it would catch fire or chasing down a local report to try to get some airtime or ink. Now you need to be a strategic player in the game by using creative pitches of influence and social media traction.

Join myself, Leigh Robert, Jully Black, Liz Trinnear, Nicole Arbour discussing Making the Media Want You, on September 16 from 7-8pmET and it’s free on Zoom. Sign-up here.

Barenaked Ladies Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Maroon With Exclusive Double Vinyl And Deluxe Digital Edition

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Barenaked Ladies Celebrate 20th Anniversary Of Maroon With Exclusive Double Vinyl And Deluxe Digital Edition

Barenaked Ladies celebrate a milestone 20th anniversary of their fifth studio album Maroon with an Exclusive Double Vinyl and Deluxe Digital edition for the first time ever. Originally released on September 12, 2000, Maroon debuted at #1 in Canada, and #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling over 1M records in the U.S. alone, spawning the classic hit singles, “Pinch Me”, “Too Little Too Late”, and “Falling for the First Time”.

As of today, fans are able to pre-order an exclusive vinyl package that features 180-gram double vinyl in a beautiful, gatefold sleeve. A limited number of maroon-coloured vinyl will also be available. The original twelve tracks are featured on both the vinyl and digital Deluxe versions’ along with rarities, b-sides and demos, including an alternative version of ‘Green Christmas’.

The hilarious video for the hit song “Pinch Me” features brand new 2020 band commentary.

Maroon 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Track List:
01. Too Little Too Late
02. Never Do Anything
03. Pinch Me
04. Go Home
05. Falling For The First Time
06. Conventioneers
07. Sell Sell Sell
08. The Humour Of The Situation
09. Baby Seat
10. Off The Hook
11. Helicopters
12. Tonight Is The Night I Fell Asleep At The Wheel
13. Hidden Sun
14. Powder Blue
15. Inline Bowline
16. Born Human
17. Falling For The First Time (Demo)
18. Green Christmas (Alternative version)

UK’s Wonders of the Yukon Pause “Every Once In A While” for their New Single & Lynchian Video

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UK’s Wonders of the Yukon Pause “Every Once In A While” for their New Single & Lynchian Video

British alt-folk, alt-Americana ‘Indie for Grownups’ act Wonders of the Yukon step equal parts warily and curiously into the great unknown in this, their latest single and Lynchian-like video “Every Once In A While” — available now!

“There’s a sense of seductive serenity,” band co-front Andy Campbell muses about the track. “It’s an uneasy longing, and edgy anticipation.”

“It’s the bowler rearranging the field,” co-front Dave Langdale adds. “There’s a bouncer coming. You know it’s coming, you just don’t know when. It’s the shimmering image through the heat-haze.”

“You know something’s coming,” they both urge, now synced. “You just don’t know what.”

This hypnotic sense of floating mid-fever dream is par for the course when it comes to Wonders of the Yukon; set on a bouncing backdrop of squelching guitars and laser-guided melodies, this year’s previous single “Cartoon Dreams” captures the stark sense of one’s own mortality, delivering a tale of existential angst with a liberal sprinkling of surreal absurdism. “That song considers the dichotomy between religion and evolution, and pits God against Darwin,” they say. “Faith against genetics.”

As heard since their breakthrough EP Songs of Mild Peril (2018) and follow-up string of singles, Wonders of the Yukon’s growing body of work amplifies the band’s affinity for both toying with the darker side of American culture with their homegrown Northern England sensibility. With their sound described as having a liquor-soaked romance, replete with soothing harmony and rattling emotion, the results are a sonic library that equally finds its place in the Twin Peaks Bang Bang Bar as would in a weather-ravaged grog shop in the Yorkshire Moors.

And you’d never know this is a band that came together by chance; their partners are childhood best friends who also lived around the corner from each other. Previously, Andy Campbell and Dave Langdale have released records via Columbia and Jeepster Records, respectively. Years before meeting, they shared stages with the likes of Pavement, Granddaddy, Sparklehorse, Bootsy Collins, and more, before joining to create Wonders of the Yukon.

And as for that name… It’s worth recounting how that conversation came about:

Dave: “I really like the word ‘Yukon.’”

Andy: “Yeah, it’s cool. It’s a place, isn’t it?”

Dave: “It’s in Canada. It’s bleak and beautiful.”

Andy: “Hmmm. Sounds quite apt for our music.”

Dave: “I was reading about Yukon Territory… Fantastic wildlife, the Northern Lights, vast and wide open spaces, harmonious nature…”

Andy: “Yukon Territory sounds pretty good.”

From there, the pair did a quick Google search, as one does, and discovered like nearly every last (dot) com or Insta-handle or… Y’know, Territory. There was already something named it.

“I just still loved the word ‘Yukon,’” Campbell continued, not inclined to let it go so easily. “It sounded like something from a sci-fi movie, like it came straight out of Flash Gordon.

“‘Ming the Merciless approaching from the planet Yukon.’”

“Yeah, it sounded otherworldly,” Langdale agreed.

Soon, an image came to Campbell: “I just saw ‘Wonders of the Yukon…’ Like a heading or chapter in a novel or newspaper.”

Or… The name of a really great band from Wakefield, England.

“Every Once In A While” is available now.

Ottawa’s TAMING SARI Show Their “Loving Way” When it Comes to Rock ‘n’ Roll in Latest Single

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Ottawa’s TAMING SARI Show Their “Loving Way” When it Comes to Rock ‘n’ Roll in Latest Single

Known for strong-arming classic rock and old school blues into a decidedly modern package, Ottawa-area five-piece Taming Sari and their latest rollicking single “Loving Way” continue to stack the stats and deliver their unmistakably signature sound.

With bandmates Warren Meredith, Adam Ouellette, Alex Pellerin-Auprix, Danny Seguin-Brunette, and Miguel Kingsberry-Brunette on deck, Taming Sari has been seen and heard on the likes of Canadian Beats, Rebel 101.7, CKDJ 107.9, 94.9 The Rock, Amherst Island Radio, and more, as well as on radio throughout the UK.

Their 2019 breakthrough LP Thirsty from the Drought prompted invites to play during the Ottawa Senator’s game intermission, as well as live events with Rebel 101.7 for their Real Rock Concert Series and Rebel Real Rock Search — the latter of which they were selected by fan vote to take part in the finals. The album’s fifth and fiery track “Wake Up Boy” hit the Top 100 in Canada for CBC Searchlight 2020.

2018’s debut EP, Forest, garnered attention from Emmy-nominated Toronto producer Ross Hayes Citrullo (The Sheepdogs, AWOLNATION, The Commoners, Samantha Martin), who is credited with helping them hone their unique and progressive sound.

Toronto Rapper M.Y.A. WRITER Releases Debut Two-Version Track, “WORLDISAMESS — Angel / Demon”

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Toronto Rapper M.Y.A. WRITER Releases Debut Two-Version Track, “WORLDISAMESS — Angel / Demon”

Toronto rapper and songwriter M.Y.A. WRITER continues to observe life through two lenses with the release of his debut double-track: “WORLDISAMESS (ANGEL)” and “WORLDISAMESS (DEMON)” — available now.

The multiple versions of the single signify the different paths of life we can take, the Toronto-based artist explains. “The world is a mess, and how we react to it going forward will reveal a lot about us,” he adds. “Feelings like anger, sadness, and heartbreak are valid, but so too is acceptance and making peace with our reality for the sake of progress.

“This is why my first single has two versions: To tell this story, the one we’re all still writing together.”

With a pen name that pays tribute to his birth name, Mohammed Yousuf Ahmadi, and Middle Eastern heritage, M.Y.A. WRITER is from North York, Ontario’s 5 Field Sparroway with a University background in Physics.

Ultimately, however, it wasn’t the path for him, and M.Y.A. WRITER formally stepped out of the degree path shortly after. “I took the financial risk of withdrawing from the program knowing I had accrued debt for essentially nothing but the experience,” he shares. “I’m trying to beat the odds by taking a chance on myself and telling the stories I have to tell both as a person of colour and as a person who sees in so much colour.

“I grew up in a poor community with a history of gun violence and minor gang activity. My parents emigrated from Afghanistan, and were hoping for what most immigrants usually hope for: A better life, a safe community for their children, and being able to afford the right opportunities.

“In the community I grew up in, my parents were often too afraid to let us outside to play. Since I grew up sheltered and spent most of my time inside the tight confines of an apartment building with a family of six (at the time), most of my childhood was devoted to creating my own stories.

“This was my first love — writing — and I knew my writing and soul were too creative to be confined by the neat margins of a thesis page.”

And write, he does. Although a keen ear can tell the lyrics are mostly similar for “WORLDISAMESS (Angel)” and “WORLDISAMESS (Demon),” there are slight, subtle deviations at different parts; the main difference in both tracks is the sound with the “Angel” version a naturally light-hearted, acoustic song, while “Demon” plays rougher as a more rock-type take on the track.

“The multiple versions represent the multiple paths one can take on the journey of life. It will be an interesting task for fans to spot all the differences!”

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