New Wave Legends Spoons Release with New Album 'Nightlife' and the first Single “Take The World"

Thu Oct 08, 2026

Spoons have announced ‘Nightlife,’ their eighth studio album, arriving November 6 on CD, digital download and 180-gram red vinyl, and have released its lead single, "Take the World," as the first taste of the band's first fully independent release. For the first time in their four-decade career, every creative decision rests entirely in the band's own hands.

Listen and purchase digitally here: sparksmusic.bandcamp.com/album/nightlife

Spoons Take the World"Take The World" leads the album as its first single, a song about dreaming, making those dreams real, and pulling them back into reach, even if only for one more night. The record was produced by Jeff Carter and features Gord Deppe on vocals and guitar, Sandy Horne on bass and vocals, keyboards from Scott MacDonald, Jeff Carter and Matthew Deppe, and drums from both of Spoons' live drummers, Chris McNeil and Tony Ferraro.

New Album Release Maiah Wynne’s Into The Waves Out Now Album Launch Show In London ON 14th October

Wed Oct 07 2026
Maiah Wynne Photo Credit Michaela H Photography

The new album from acclaimed singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Maiah Wynne is out. Alongside the album release, Maiah has shared a new video and new single titled ‘Girl Dinner’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoNgh15zSiw&feature=youtu.be

Edited by George Laycock at Blacktide Productions

AloneKitty Announces New Album ‘wide awake,’ Shares Single “I’m Wide Awake”

Wed Oct 07 2026
AloneKitty

Shoegaze has always been built on a handful of towering reference points. My Bloody Valentine set the genre's blueprint with 1991's 'Loveless,' Slowdive carried the sound into flowing, emotional territory on 'Souvlaki,' Ride pushed it faster and more melodic on 'Nowhere,' and the Jesus and Mary Chain laid the noise-pop groundwork the whole movement grew out of. AloneKitty, the Toronto based project of Michelle K, works from that same lineage, layering distortion-heavy walls of guitar over songs that never lose their melodic centre, closer in spirit to the genre's founders than to any of its softer modern imitators.

Hamilton’s Roots Rockers Junkhouse Chase the Summer Glow on Sizzling New Single “Hot Hot Sun,” Head to OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino November 21

Tue Oct 06 2026
Junkhouse Hot Hot Summer

Crank the amps, roll down the windows and point the car straight toward the horizon. Junkhouse, the Hamilton, Ontario roots rockers whose ferocious blend of blues, folk and rock 'n' roll helped shape a golden era of Canadian music, are back with "Hot Hot Sun," the first new single of their exciting 2026 chapter, released on High Or Hurtin. Gritty, groove-soaked and radiating summer heat, the track finds singer, songwriter and guitarist Tom Wilson in thrilling form, leading one of the country's most celebrated rock acts into a bold new era of fresh songs and fierce energy. The band will bring that energy to one of their biggest stages yet when they headline the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls on Saturday, November 21 at 8 p.m.

Legendary New Wave Trailblazers Men Without Hats Bring the “You Can Dance If You Want Tour” to North America Behind New Album ‘On the Moon’

Tue Oct 06 2026
Men Without Hats

More than 40 years after they gave the world permission to dance, Men Without Hats are bringing the party back to stages across North America. The Montreal New Wave trailblazers are hitting the road on the "You Can Dance If You Want Tour," celebrating more than four decades of synth-soaked smash hits with a live show that turns every room into a party, in support of their new album 'On the Moon,' out now.

The "You Can Dance If You Want Tour" kicks off Nov. 27 in Mount Dora, FL and sweeps through the U.S. East Coast and Midwest in December. It rings in New Year's Eve in Palm Springs, crosses Canada through January and February 2027, and then carries the celebration all the way to Australia in May.

Canadian Broadcasting Pioneer and NYthespirit.com Co-Founder David Marsden Passes Away at 85

Fri Oct 02, 2026

Toronto (September 28, 2026) Canada has lost a brilliant, innovative broadcaster and steadfast champion of new and independent Canadian music.   It is with profound sadness that NYthespirit.com announces that on Friday, September 25th David Marsden, as he himself would say, ‘has put on his wings’.

David Marsden
David Marsden Early Radio Days

David was born on March 2nd, 1941, in Toronto, Ontario.  He was raised as David Michie in Stratford, where at a young age his fascination with music and radio began.  As a teenager he produced ‘sock hops’ and became manager for local band, The Revols. 

Pop Duo Cherokee Social Celebrate a Life Lived in Full Colour on Luminous New Single "Maya"

Fri Oct 02 2026
Cherokee Social

Candles glowing across a front lawn, neighbours dancing beneath the open sky and a cherished voice that follows you everywhere you go. Denver indie pop duo Cherokee Social open their hearts on "Maya," a shimmering, soul-stirring new single out now that honours the full circle of a life lived with joy, courage and a house overflowing with friends. Written by frontman Julian Navarro in tribute to his late mother, the song wraps dreamy, reverb-kissed guitar around soaring walls of harmony that feel like they could lift the roof clean off the room.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk9_JetaqoU

The Many Sides of Paul Saunders

Sat Sep 26, 2026

Paul Saunders – the name that has many different sides associated to this name – some know him as a Canadian Actor, others as a Show Producer, Singer/Songwriter, Recording Artist, Musician, Screenwriter and many of us know him as the loveable character, ‘Pauly’ in the long-lasting theatre production show Pauly and the Goodfellas as part his long list of career accomplishments.  The reality is he is all those things and does it all with an indefatigable passion. Paul has dedicated his life to bringing laughs, music and meaning to his iconic career in the creative arts.

For more decades, Saunders has expressed his creativity as an actor, singer, musician, songwriter, writer and producer. His love of acting and the stage started at a very young age, being one of the original casts of the musicals Hair! and Jesus Christ Superstar, his love of the stage inspired him to create a stage play of sorts for the original Pauly & the Goodfellas, and a longstanding career that is still going strong in so many different forms it is almost hard to keep up.

Picture This! With Tracey Savein

Fri Sep 25 2026
Tracey Savein

Ted Quinlan - September 20th @ Kensington Jazz Fest, Toronto

Ted Quinlan - September 20th @ Kensington Jazz Fest, Toronto

Jazz Guru Ted Quinlan on fire here playing hot licks at Handlebar during the Kensington Jazz Fest in Toronto

Harry Manx - September 19th @ Hugh’s Room Live, Toronto

Harry Manx - September 19th @ Hugh’s Room Live, Toronto

Harry Manx performing mystical, musical magic as East meets West at Hugh’s Room Live in Toronto

2026 JUNO Nominee Chris McKhool Announces New Single "Party in the Street" From Forthcoming Album 'Global Dance Party!'

Thu Sep 24 2026
Chris McKhool Party in the Street

Award-winning Canadian children's musician Chris McKhool is turning up the joy with the release of Party in the Street, an exuberant new single that invites children and families to sing, dance, and celebrate together. Filmed at Toronto Caribbean Carnival and inspired by the vibrant traditions of Mardi Gras and Carnival, the song is the second single from McKhool's upcoming album, Global Dance Party! to be released on November 6, 2026.

Vel Lewis Hammond Organ Master Teams With Acclaimed Saxophonist Marion Meadows for “Smoovee,” Already Climbing Smooth Jazz Radio Charts Worldwide

Wed Sep 23 2026
Vel Lewis Photo Credit Lena Ringstad Photography

Hammond organ master Vel Lewis returns with "Smoovee," a lush, groove driven single featuring soprano and tenor saxophonist Marion Meadows that has already debuted as the #1 Most Added recording at smooth jazz radio. The track continues to build momentum across formats, appearing on the Smooth Jazz Network Top 100, Mediabase Smooth Jazz, RadioWave Monitor Groove Jazz 100, and the Top 30 Weekend Radio chart in Madrid, Spain, while reaching listeners on every major streaming platform. Built around a soulful Hammond bed and Meadows' unmistakable saxophone lines, "Smoovee" distills the sound Lewis has spent a lifetime refining: groove jazz, smooth jazz, soul, funk, and rhythm and blues, folded into one infectious recording.

Singer-Songwriter Danish Artist Tina Dico Joins Forces With Emilíana Torrini on New Single “This Fire!”

Wed Sep 23 2026
Tina Dico

Tina Dico shares "This Fire!," the second single from her forthcoming album 'Balancing Small Things On Sharp Edges,' out October 23, 2026. The song follows "Surfing," which introduced the record earlier this summer, and marks the first time Dico and fellow Iceland based artist Emilíana Torrini have recorded together, on one of the album's most immediate and inspiring tracks.

Check out the Tina Dico YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@tinadico

Alexandr Misko Fingerstyle Guitarist Brings ‘Final Boss’ and Frankenstein Guitar to Sprawling North American Tour

Wed Sep 23 2026
Alexandr Misko Photo Credit Luke's Media Corner

Alexandr Misko builds machines out of wood and steel string, and then he plays them like nothing else exists. The German-based guitarist, composer and arranger is loading up his self designed Frankenstein Guitar for a sprawling run of North American dates this fall, carrying the sound of his latest album, 'Final Boss,' from small listening rooms to concert halls across the United States and Canada.

Check Out INTERGALACTIC MARCH - Alex Misko ("FINAL BOSS" Album) on YouTube here:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dF-RukgnIo

Canadian Icons and Blues-Rock Legends TRIBZ Return To Where It All Began With Nostalgic New Single “Young Love”

Fri Sep 18 2026
TRIBZ "YOUNG LOVE"

Hamilton and Toronto's TRIBZ release "Young Love" out now, a pop-rock ballad that trades the band's usual social urgency for something quieter and deeply personal, a trip back to first love, sweet sixteen and the memories time can never fully take away. For a band built on more than a century of combined musical history, it is a fitting turn inward, tracing the story all the way back to where guitarist Earl Johnson's own journey in music truly started.

Listen on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1gQN1mHMV7baTimCBC271Q

London’s Inaugural Warm & Fuzzy Fest October 11 with headliner Joel Plaskett In Support Of Humane Society London & Middlesex

Fri Sep 18 2026
The Warm & Fuzzy Festival

 INTERCONTINEN7AL, the project that bills itself as the first rock band in history to record music across all seven continents, releases "Lighthouses (Acoustic Remix)" out now, a moody, folk leaning reinterpretation of a track originally featured on the band's 2022 record, ‘Volume 3.’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIigWYNM0rY

The World’s First Rock Band INTERCONTINEN7AL, to Record Across All Seven Continents, Releases “Lighthouses (Acoustic Remix)”

Fri Sep 18 2026
 INTERCONTINEN7AL LIGHTHOUSES

 INTERCONTINEN7AL, the project that bills itself as the first rock band in history to record music across all seven continents, releases "Lighthouses (Acoustic Remix)" out now, a moody, folk leaning reinterpretation of a track originally featured on the band's 2022 record, ‘Volume 3.’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIigWYNM0rY

Juno Award-Winning Nominee and Legendary Singer/Songwriter Lisa Hartt Reclaims Joy With “I Got My Spark Back”

Fri Sep 18, 2026

The first single from the forthcoming album The Longest Road turns loss, resilience and the irresistible pull of the dance floor into an anthem for beginning again.

Canadian singer-songwriter Lisa Hartt returns with “I Got My Spark Back,” the first single from her forthcoming album, The Longest Road—a joyful, defiant celebration of the moment when, after travelling through loss and darkness, you suddenly feel yourself coming back to life.

Written by Lisa Hartt and Kevin Fisher, “I Got My Spark Back” began with the simplest spark of an idea: What does it feel like when you finally turn the corner after a dark night of the soul?

The Just Jody Project Releases New Single “In My Head” from the Debut Album ‘No Need To Sing The Blues’

Thu Sep 17 2026
The Just Jody Project “In My Head”

 “IN MY HEAD” is the first single is from a debut 10-song independent album titled ‘No Need To Sing The Blues.’

Watch and Listen on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV2ZdL8p8Tw&list=RDrV2ZdL8p8Tw&start_radio=1

The album blends smooth melodies with rich musical textures and expressive performances. Featuring an impressive collection of stringed instruments and carefully crafted arrangements, the album delivers a warm, immersive listening experience that reflects a lifelong passion for music.

New Kurt Cobain Biography Reveals the Man Behind 30 Years of Mythology - “More Than the Way He Died”

Wed Sep 16 2026
Kurt Cobain

100% of the author's profits from this book will be donated to charity, with a focus on mental health and suicide prevention

 Through intimate interviews and firsthand recollections, author Kelly Catlin challenges the mythology surrounding Kurt Cobain to reveal the empathetic artist, advocate, and human being behind the icon.