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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Wire to play Pop Montreal   – July 22, 2008

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Nick Babeu (Trigger Effect)   – July 14, 2008

Montreal, Quebec's Trigger Effect have spent the last year exercising a…

Ultimate Power Duo post new music   – July 11, 2008

Saskatoon's Ultimate Power Duo has a number of new songs online. You can find new tracks from the garagy pop-punk act peppered across their online haunts, with two on their website…

The Weakerthans, Black Mountain, Stars on Polaris short list   – July 07, 2008

The short list for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize has been announced. CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence (we affectionately remember him as a Smuggler) made the…

Happy Canada Day   – July 01, 2008

Today is Canada Day. The occasion marks the joining of the British colonies of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the…

Alexisonfire, Poison The Well, Flatliners, Hostage Life, Johnstones at Cutting Edge Fest   – June 29, 2008

The Cutting Edge Music Festival will take place on August 1st to the 4th at the Grad Bend Motorplex in Grand Bend, Ontario. The event, billed as "4 days of camping, 3 nights of parties and 2 days of concerts" will be…

Weakerthans, Constantines, Attack In Black, Cancer Bats, Tegan And Sara on Polaris Long List   – June 13, 2008

As many of our American readers sit on the edge of their seats as the Polaris Short List 2008 is coming up, the full Polaris Long List 2008 has been leaked to the public in what could be some sort of International security snafu. Says Prize Founder and Executive Director…

150 band S.C.E.N.E. line up   – June 12, 2008

The 13th annual S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival has announced its full 150 band lineup. The St. Catharines, Ontario based event will feature acts such as Cancer Bats,…

F*cked Up finish album, talk release date (maybe), summer tours (really)   – June 10, 2008

Toronto punks and music industry mischief…

Teenage Head (Ontario)   – June 07, 2008

Canadian punk pioneers…

Elliott Brood: "The Body" / "The Valley Town"   – May 30, 2008

Toronto alt-country three piece Elliott Brood have unveiled two new songs online. You can stream "The Body" and "The Valley Town" now via the band's MySpace. The songs will appear on the…

Win tickets to S.C.E.N.E.   – May 29, 2008

The thirteenth annual S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival is set to take place…

Cancer Bats   – May 13, 2008

After the…

D.O.A. (Canada)   – May 06, 2008

Vancouver, B.C.'s D.O.A. will be…

Elliott Brood to release "Mountain Meadows" this summer   – May 06, 2008

Alt-country three piece Elliott Brood will release their new record Mountain Meadows in Canada and Europe on June 24th via Six Shooter Records. A US date is to be announced. The record, which follows up 2005's Ambassador, will…

Fucked Up's discography; win a test pressing from In the Red   – April 23, 2008

You're the lucky reader of the 35th edition of the Punknews.org Vinyl File. This column aims to keep you informed with upcoming releases as well as spotlighting interesting releases, your favorite bands' own collections and labels with a history of vinyl releases worth…

Constantines, New Pornographers, Face To Face to play Virgin Fest Calgary   – April 10, 2008

This year's Virgin Festival Calgary will see the main stage taken by many popular acts, with the Tragically Hip and Stone Temple Pilots headlining. The indie and punk crowd will want to take note of appearances by the…

April Fools: Cancer Bats pressured to change name, conducting poll   – April 01, 2008

Toronto, Canada's Cancer Bats have recently announced plans to change their name in a response to pressure from upcoming tour sponsor PETA. The band says that while they thought they may always get pressure from someone to change their name,…

F*cked Up, Brutal Knights, Career Suicide, Tranzmitors, Statues on new DVD   – March 30, 2008

A forthcoming DVD titled Fucked Up Weekend will set out to chronicle the current-day Toronto hardcore and punk scene with performances by Fucked Up (of course), Brutal Knights,…

The Stickup getting back together for two shows   – March 21, 2008

Burlington, Ontario's The Stickup will get back together for a pair of shows this spring. The band will play Sneaky Dee's in Toronto on April 26th followed by a May 2nd appearance at the West Side Theatre in Hamilton, Ontario. The band are…

Cuff The Duke   – March 12, 2008

Oshawa, Ontario's Cuff the Duke are headed east through Quebec to play a number of headlining dates in the Maritimes. The band is supporting their recent third full length Sidelines of the City. En route the band will play dates…

The Fully Down: "The Art of Being Criminal"   – February 24, 2008

Ottawa's The Fully Down have posted a new demo online entitled "The Art Of Being Criminal." You can check it out at MySpace. The former Fearless Records act, currently unsigned, have about…

Born Ruffians / Cadence Weapon   – February 23, 2008

Toronto three piece Born Ruffians are on the road now with Edmonton-based Epitaph-signed hip hop act Cadence Weapon. Click below for the details. The band is working towards the…

Win Guitar Hero III from Sound and Fury   – February 19, 2008

Toronto-based punk band…

Canada's Juno Awards announces 2008 nominees   – February 12, 2008

No one's sure why the Great White North named their music award after a city in Alaska, or why last year's quirky indie movie was named after the award, but the nominees for Canada's 2008 Juno Awards have been posted. Bands…

Godspeed You! Black Emperor talk about hiatus   – February 11, 2008

Efrim Menuck, frontman for Montreal, CA's Godspeed You! Black Emperor, has made some comments regarding the band's current hiatus in an interview with Drowned in Sound. He had…

D.O.A. recording with Bob Rock   – February 02, 2008

Vancouver punk legends D.O.A. will hit the studio this month to record a full length in time for their 30th anniversary. The band will work with Bob Rock on the project. The prolific Winnipeg producer grew out of the same scene as D.O.A., producing…

D.O.A.’s 1995 Black Spot album re-released   – October 30, 2007

Sudden Death Records has re-released D.O.A.'s 1995 full length The Black Spot. The 14 track CD has been out of print for a number of years. The band on the recording features Joe Shithead Keithley,…

Gob (Ontario, Quebec)   – October 27, 2007

BC pop-punks Gob have announced a set of November tour dates in Ontario and Quebec in support of the band's new full length Muertos Vivos via Aquarius Records. Click below for the dates. The band's fifth studio LP hits stores…

Bionic / Trigger Effect   – October 27, 2007

Canadian punk'n'roll act Bionic has scheduled a November tour in support of their newly released third full length Black Blood. The record, released by Montreal's Signed By Force, follows up…