Oshawa, a town pulsating with industry, is the birthplace of exceptional talent such as Ryan Wayne. Growing up in this town, with a father who drove trucks by day and penned songs by night, Ryan was nurtured in a home where melodies intertwined with memories. Summer escapes to the family cabin in the Madawaska Valley provided the backdrop for gatherings that sowed the seeds of his...

Australian solo artist StarAV just shared an intensely vulnerable new single, “falling down.” The multi-talented producer and lyricist harnesses atmospheric breakcore to chart a deeply personal journey through profound guilt, self-loathing, and the painful realities of a destructive past dynamic. https://open.spotify.com/album/3zHvjsJ5xkcjwxO0JPlSV7?si=bLLEXpJESN2oMDV94_Pv2g It begins with an entirely empty, sweeping drone that echoes endlessly, feeling like an abandoned sanctuary. I initially braced for a gentle meditation on regret....