Happy new year to those that believe in calendars (or at least the calendar that a lot of the world chooses to follow). Below is a playlist with just a small snippet of tunes that were dropped towards the end...
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic Hot on the heels of our Top Songs of 2016 list comes our Top Albums of 2016. Sadly, the Jingle Cats failed to release an album this year, so they are not featured. We’ll keep it short and...
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic I’ve been a bit of an absentee father from the blog the past few months (depending on how generous your definition of “few” is). Excuses include travelling to Iceland, travelling to New York (and seeing CHVRCHES at Radio...
Today could very well be the last show ever for Canadian music legends the Tragically Hip. There are more than enough think pieces out there, so I’ll spare you the 5 minutes. Instead, let’s focus on some of the unsung...
Good day citizens of the Internet. If you’re wondering why you haven’t heard from me for awhile, I’ve been abducted by aliens in solitary confinement since May 8, listening to Radiohead’s new album, A Moon Shaped Pool, on loop. And...
It’s everyone’s favourite time. No, not sponge bath for Grandma, but a new edition of Make Your Ears Happy. Odd that the artwork for one of the pieces is a giant mouth, not a pair of happy ears, but we’re...
After successfully overdosing on raw rabbit meat Easter eggs, we have still found time to post a playlist of some great, new tracks. Here are 5 tracks in the easy to digest playlist format (and 1 bonus track) for you...
It’s week 2 of March, and it is once again time to make your ears happy (so stopping stabbing them with Q-tips). We have a playlist of 5 tracks for you to test drive. The new Frightened Rabbit tune is...
It’s March! New music keeps coming out! We keep posting the good stuff. Come and make your ears happy with 5 new tunes, including stuff from Tim Hecker, Mt. Wolf, and Gold Panda, to name a few. 5 acts, and...
So many good songs, so little time. Check out new stuff from Frightened Rabbit and Weezer, plus a Kanye West cover by Stars. Come make your ears happy on this lovely Friday.
Now that your post-Valentine’s Day mood has brightened, let PeteHatesMusic make your ears happy with some new tunes that dropped this week, and over the past several weeks. Cape Cub – Closer Location: The mysterious Northeast of the United Kingdom...
You probably felt the Internet explode when Kanye West dropped his new song with Kendrick Lamar. In case you missed the explosion, you can catch his hot new track, No More Parties, alongside a new video by English rockers Foals,...
In this edition of Make Your Ears Happy, we bring you new stuff from some instrumental / post-rock giants, with new tracks from Explosions in the Sky and Mogwai. Toronto indie darling Basia Bulat has another new tune, too. Listen...
If you’re somehow finding out on PeteHatesMusic that David Bowie died, then either you need to change your homepage (Dad), or my SEO tactics are marvelous. Either way, a massive loss for the music industry (as well as the fashion,...
Twitter: PeteHatesMusic “I can’t believe (this artist) is not in the top 5!” “What were you thinking putting (this artist) at #2 on your list!” These are some of the “compliments” passed along to those who compile year end lists....
