Articles by Matthew Ritchie

Magic Island

"Baby Blu" (video)

PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2014

Electronically geared pop eccentric Magic Island (born Emma Czerny) may still be relatively unknown at home and in her native Ottawa, but s...

Owen Pallett

"The Riverbed" / "On a Path" (videos)

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2014

While accomplished Canadian violinist Owen Pallett may be heading to the 86th annual Academy Awards this weekend due to his contribution on...

Black Thought Sheds Light on the Roots' 11th Studio LP, '…And Then You Shoot Your Cousin'

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2014

It was almost two years ago that we first got word about the Roots' 11th studio album — and follow-up to 2011's critically acclaimed...

Bombay Bicycle Club

"F for You" (Disclosure cover)

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2014

British pop outfit Bombay Bicycle Club have been busy touring around the UK on behalf of their latest studio album So Long, See You Tomorro...

Sam Cash

"Marquee Lights" on Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2014

Canadian crooner Sam Cash has been on Exclaim!'s radar ever since the release of his promising debut, Teenage Hunger, back in 2011. Now wit...

Petra Glynt

"Out to Lunch" on Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2014

On the surface, it's easy to see the similarities between Canadian synth sensation Claire Boucher (a.k.a. Grimes) and Toronto-based recordi...

Fearing & White

'Tea and Confidences' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2014

Ever since a chance encounter at the Winnipeg Folk Festival back in 1998, Juno Award-winning singer-songwriter Stephen Fearing (Blackie and...

Carleton Stone

'Draws Blood' (album stream)

PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2014

Having released his debut album, Carleton Stone Drives the Big Wheel, back in 2009, as well as his self-titled LP two years later, it's eas...