Watch the HabibiSly video for "Dar Algajola"

Check out the HabibiSly's swingin' "Dar Algajola" دار الجاجولا, featuring Aziz & Saad Tiouly off his Habibi Rhapsody EP.

Get a copy of HabibiSly's Habibi Rhapsody EP via Bandcamp right here. 

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Watch Habibi Sly in action right here

Remembering "Bakersfield Sound" pioneer Buck Owens on his birthday

Raising a glass to singer/songwriter Buck Owens with a short BBC doc and some TV performances with the Buckaroos. 

Whaddya mean you don't know the Milo Twins

Fans of brother harmony duos like the Louvins and Everlys should check out what the Milo Twins were puttin' down. 

Cheater Slicks, Retail Simps, Thee Terrible Threes @ Monarch Tavern, August 11

Those house-wreckin' Cheater Slicks return to Toronto for a blowout with Thine Retail Simps & Thee Terrible Threes on Tuesday!

Here's the scoop...

CHEATER SLICKS are back in Toronto to play the Monarch Tavern on August 11th!

Without a doubt, CHEATER SLICKS are among the most abrasive and confrontational band that “rock” music has yielded over the past four decades. Brutal, noisy, misanthropic, unfiltered and utterly delightful, they are legends of playing loud and taking no prisoners.

They’re out on the road with the ever elusive THINE RETAIL SIMPS, Montreal’s mischievous garage rock miscreants. Much indebted to the path carved by the likes of CHEATER SLICKS, THA SIMPS take no prisoners.

And newly added, we've got THEE TERRIBLE THREES, the self described "Toronto's Worst Garage Punk Unknowns." A band that's ready to remind you that the guitar was a weapon meant to be wielded on Spadina Avenue. 

Advance tickets for The Cheater Slicks with Montreal's Retail Simps and Toronto's Thee Terrible Threes at The Monarch Tavern (12 Clinton St.) on Tuesday, August 11 (doors at 7 pm)  are $30.73 and available via Dice right here. 

Melissa Auf der Maur shows her 90s rock photos @ The AGO, Sept 2

Former Hole & Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur will be at the opening of her AGO exhibit on September 9th.

Here's the scoop from the Art Gallery of Ontario

From acclaimed Canadian musician Melissa Auf der Maur comes a photographic love letter to the last analogue decade. As bass player for iconic ‘90s alternative rock bands Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, Auf der Maur toured the world, documenting life backstage, onstage, and in the crowd, amassing a personal archive of more than 10,000 images. These intimate photographs celebrate the independent spirit of the ‘90s, offering an insider's view of the decade before smartphones and digital recording. Presenting a selection of more than 200 photographs, the exhibition stands as a moving self-portrait of a young artist living through the ‘90s music scene, a time capsule of Generation X and a reference for future generations. The exhibition is co-curated by Sophie Hackett, AGO Curator of Photography and Jim Shedden, AGO Curator, Special Projects & Director, Publishing.  

Writes Melissa...

"2026 is the year of unveiling and unearthing of my archives from the last analog decade (aka my music x soul activation). 

"My 90s rock memoir, come photographs exhibit and book, come soundtrack, come MORE AKA SUBSTACK. 

"I’m a pro-human, pro-analog, photographer, bass player, mother, believer - and in honor of this significant year of unveiling, I’ve created a new place where the stories can expand: never before told secrets, memories, photographs, journals, playlists, pilgrimages, conversations, and more yet to be discovered and found along the way.

"My ’90s Rock Photographs book and exhibit finally makes its way into the world this September, but *** only 220 images from my 15,000 photographic archives are included in the book / exhibit *** so as you can imagine, there is many more where that comes from. 

"For those who wanna go deeper, come find me…

"For my NEW NEWSLETTER, head to the link: https://www.xmadmx.com/

"Grateful for the innate desire within to share, and for your willingness to witness out there,"

xMx

Melissa Auf der Maur: My ‘90s Rock Photographs is organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario, and will be accompanied by a 240-page hardcover companion book by Melissa Auf der Maur, Sophie Hackett and Jim Shedden with contributions from Grace Elizabeth Hale, Kevin Moore, Ann Powers and Michael Stipe. 

 

MY ‘90s ROCK PHOTOGRAPHS:

EXHIBITION OPENING AND PHOTO BOOK LAUNCH

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 6 pm to 9 pm

Walker Court, Art Gallery of Ontario

Free with general admission to the AGO

Following a hugely popular and sold-out visit to Toronto in March with her memoir Even the Good Girls Will Cry (Da Capo Press), artist and musician Melissa Auf der Maur returns to the AGO to open her exhibition, Melissa Auf der Maur: My ‘90s Rock Photographs, and launch her photography book.

Remarks begin at 7 pm, with the artist and curators in attendance. In order for your book to be signed, they must be purchased from the Shop (we may ask for proof of purchase). Photo books will be available for pre-order online, in-person at the exhibition satellite shop, and at the event in Walker Court. Purchase of a photo book does not guarantee access to the book signing. Book signing is on a first-come, first-served basis, with a dedicated lineup starting at 6 pm. Space will be limited. 

For more info about the event, visit the AGO site right here. Watch Melissa's entertaining interview with Nardwuar and her chat with Billy Corgan below. 

Get a copy of Melissa Auf der Maur's new archival album Bass Womb Room via Bandcamp right here. 

Happy Birthday Cyrille Aimée!

Cheers to jazz singer extraordinaire Cyrille Aimée on her birthday! We're celebrating with a few fab performances and more.

Charanjit Singh's Synthesizing: Ten Ragas To A Disco Beat gets deluxe repackaging

Charanjit Singh's use of Roland TB-303 bass synth and TR-808 drum machine for his Synthesizing LP in 1982 was a foreshadow of acid house to come.   

Here's the scoop from Light In The Attic...

One of our most anticipated releases of the year, Charanjit Singh’s electronic masterpiece Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat, is out now!

Originally released in 1982 and unheard by the world for decades, Synthesizing: Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat is now widely recognized as one of the most visionary electronic albums ever recorded. Long before Acid House had a name, and before pairing Roland drum machines and synths to create dance music became de rigueur, Charanjit Singh fused ancient Indian ragas with cutting-edge technology and created a sound that still feels impossibly futuristic today.

Released in cooperation with the Charanjit Singh Estate, this new edition features newly remastered audio by Johanz Westerman, beautifully restored original artwork and expanded gatefold and booklet (20 pages for the LP and 36 pages for the CD version) featuring unseen photos and liner notes from Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq & Jeremy Loudenback, plus Singh’s former manager, filmmaker and writer Rana Ghose, with gorgeous package layout and design by dnorsen_design. 

The album is available on a Light in the Attic Exclusive edition pressed at Optimal on “Pearlescent Transcendent Future” color wax, as well as on 2xLP (color & black) and CD. LITA-Exclusive Ten Ragas merch, including Vinyl and CD T-Shirt bundles featuring very special artwork and design by Radha V & Saish Kotecha are available on our store right here. 

Check out Charnjit Singh's Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat following an interview below.