Good Kid is an indie rock band from Toronto who have been active since the mid-2010s, releasing their music as singles and EPs. They have announced, however, a forthcoming debut album in April. Number 979 of #1000Songs youtu.be/e_OOTwvP-K0?...

Murdering protesters, politicizing the bureaucracy and judiciary, arresting journalists, spreading hatred, threatening allies and neighbors, ignoring the law…: I’d say that Trumpism is classic fascism but honestly, being part of a pedophile ring seems like a genuine innovation on Trump’s part.

What a loss for comedy. Catherine O’Hara was brilliantly funny and had the rare gift of seeming like a real, genuine and caring person along the way, which made fans feel a connection to her. May she rest in peace. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

Veteran Vancouver indie rockers Said the Whale have released 7 albums to date. This track is from a recently released compilation of previously unreleased songs. Number 978 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=GMAQ...

Danko Jones is the name of this rock trio and its frontman and creative force. The band and the man hail from Toronto and have been rocking the indie rock scene since the late 90s. Number 977 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=BNQR...

Bruce Springsteen: still in the fight at age 76. Number 976 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

Montreal’s Alicia Creti is now based in Los Angeles, armed with a deal with Atlantic Records. She has a soulful voice that accentuates her vulnerable lyrics about loss, heartbreak etc. Number 975 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=Fc7t...

Abbi Woods is a genre-crossing artist whose debut album dropped in May. She is based in the Toronto, Ontario. Number 974 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=3MLv...

Owen Riegling is an emerging country star from Mildmay, Ontario. This is his new single and I don’t know if it’s from a forthcoming album or not. Number 973 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=tvWb...

Vladimir Putin’s Russia really is like something from a Bond film. Putin himself is so evil he seems like a caricature. As does his dancing monkey Trump of course.

We interupt our regularly scheduled programming to bring you this important message. Solidarity to everyone South of the border who is fighting fascism. Do not give up. Do not lose hope. That’s what they want. That’s what the violence is about. Number 972 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=qKSN...

Donald Trump is getting exactly what he wanted in Minneapolis. He wants ICE to brutalize his political opposition. That’s why he sent hundreds more agents to the city following the murder of Renee Good. This is meant as exemplary violence designed to cow would be protesters and ensure compliance.

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

Roy Woods is another successful rapper from Brampton, Ontario. He has signed with Drake’s label. Number 972 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=YSmr...

Kwazii is a rap artist from Brampton, Ontario, whose grandfather was a reggae musician and you can hear that influence a little bit in his trap-style melodies. Number 970 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=z3qg...

What do you do with this? Do you laugh at the childishness or do you despair because foreign relations shouldn’t sound like a kindergartener having a hissy fit?

The 159 people from Canada who have done nothing for America since 911 Plus the Korean ,WW2 WW1 ones My grand uncle landed on DDAY alongside Americans When are you impeaching him

There is nothing surprising about this and every person who supported the creation of these illegal camps and detentions without due process etc shares in the responsibility for this murder and every other crime being committed in the new American Gulag.

Pressa and Quintana Mills are both from Toronto. Pressa is a rapper known for his distinctive voice and talent for storytelling while Mills has forged a career as a producer working in Toronto’s indie and underground music scene. Number 969 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=eM-A...

Tenille Townes is a country singer from Grand Prairie, Alberta. She got her start as a teenager under her real name, Tennille Nadkrynechny, but adopted the stage name “Townes” as her career matured. This is her brand new single. Number 968 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=yL_T...

Lighthouse formed in Toronto in 1969 and their infusion of jazz influences into rock music helped to set a trend in the 1970s alongside Chicago. Number 967 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=P8Ic...

Deantha Edmunds combines opera and classical composition with Inuktut and English lyrics and themes about Inuit culture and history. She was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Number 966 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=7Kvf...

Coleman Wilde was the pseudonym for Sault Ste Marie, Ontario’s Doug Wilde & Kalamazoo, Michigan’s Ralph Cole. Cole had been a member of Lighthouse and the 2 formed a duo writing jingles in the 80s. They penned this track for Foster’s Beer in 1989. Number 965 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=3UGi...

This track from Vancouver, BC’s Pure, is an underappreciated banger in my opinion. Number 964 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=SjE2...

Métis artist Ruby Waters hails from Sherburne, Ontario. Her atmospheric style and gritty voice have earned her a growing legion of fans. Number 963 of #1000Songs youtu.be/zc3q0j1CfJU?...

Bahamas’ real name is Afie Jurvanen. He was born in Toronto. His music combines rock, reggae and other influences and is generally quite mellow in tone. This track is probably his signature song. Number 962 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=jPJN...

Holy f***ing s**t. Someone needs to stop this lunatic.

William Prince is a member of Peguis First Nation and was born in Selkirk, Manitoba. He now lives in Winnipeg and has won awards and accolades, including two Junos, for his folky Americana style that integrates Indigenous influences in his music. Number 961 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=TxVz...

Oji-Cree musician Aysanabee is from Sandy Lake First Nation but was raised in Kaministiquia, Ontario. He took home the Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year in 2024. Number 960 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=17k4...

New Westminster, BC’s Mike Reno, was the frontman for Loverboy but he also had this big hit from the Footloose soundtrack, with Ann Wilson from Heart. If 80s ballads are your thing, you probably love this song. Number 959 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=Yc40...

Shawnee Kish is a Mohawk musical artist who advocates for two-spirited people. She’s from Welland, ON but resides in Edmonton. Number 958 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=SUKq...

The Glorious Sons are a rock band from Kingston, Ontario who have released four albums and two EPs since 2013 and have had quite a bit of commercial success. Their sound is big and brash. Number 957 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=jUVD...

Elisapie was recognized as the Indigenous artist for the year 2024. She’s an Inuk singer songwriter from Salluit Nunavut, and here she’s covering Blondie and translating the lyrics to Inuktitut. She also sings in English and French. Number 956 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=g7BS...

Morgan Toney is a Mi’kmaq fiddler and a member of Wagmatcook First Nation on Cape Breton Island. His style fuses Cape Breton celtic fiddling with Mi’kmaq musical traditions. Number 955 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=O9nO...

Trump incited the Jan. 6 insurrection, in hopes of interrupting certification of the 2020 election & destruction of ballots. He got nearly $60M in settlements from platforms for their removing his accounts in the days after. Bolsonaro incited a coup in Brazil and got 27 years in prison.

The art of saying what needs to be said while also saying nothing. Without comment on whether this is the right approach at this delicate moment, I have to admire Carney’s skill at this aspect of leadership. It’s a low bar but in the era of Trump a PM who is measured and deliberate is refreshing.

After the breakup of Big Sugar, frontman and guitarist Gordie Johnson, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, played with Grady, a southern rock/blues band based in Austin, Texas. Here they cover the Tragically Hip. Number 954 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=PWIu...

You can’t make this stuff up. The idiocracy arrived a lot more quickly than the movie predicted.

Anishnaabe artists Zoon are from Hamilton, Ontario. Their music explores colonialism and their Indigneous and two-spirited identiy, among other themes. This song has an ethereal quality to it. Number 953 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=7BNG...

Joel Wood plays traditional-style Cree music. He hails from Maskwacis, Alberta, and comes from a family of musicians: his father was in the band Northern Cree and his cousins Fawn Wood and Tia Wood are also recording artists. Number 952 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=xjPI...

Trump has launched an illegal attack on Venezuela. My quick read is that this is to 1) seize Venezuelan oil 2) distract Americans from Epstein and 3) enhance his own power to act unilaterally. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

Logan Staats is a bluesy rock musician from 6 Nations of the Grand River. Here he uses “The Mushhole”, Canada’s longest working residential school (The Mohawk Institute), as his backdrop to offer soem commentary on residential schools. Number 951 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=g9ww...

Stirling John is a member of Saugeen First Nation but now resides in Edmonton. His brand of country music has been compared to Rascal Flatts. Number 950 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=D6Zt...

Destroyer is from Vancouver and is the creation of frontman Dan Bejar. Their music is experimental and variable, as each album develops a distinct sound. If you hear a bit of Post Malone’s 2019 “Circles” in this 2011 song, you’re not alone. Number 949 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=PjAF...

Godspeed You! Black Emperor is one of Montreal’s most respected acts with their experimental sound, long instrumentals and anti-capitalist principles. They proclaimed in 2013 that the Polaris Prize gala was “lazy money patting itself on the back.” Number 948 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=9thv...

Richie Hawtin was born in Oxfordshire, UK but was raised in LaSalle, Ontario, where he got into Detroit’s electronica scene. He has been a proponent of “minimalist techno”, recording music under several aliases including Plastikman. Number 947 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=6TYs...

Alessia Cara is from Mississauga, Ontario. She emerged in the mid-2010s as a pop music force with her alto vocals. Here she collaborates with German producer Zedd on a global hit from 2017. Number 946 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=yWEK...

Toronto’s “Peaches” is an experimental, genre defying feminist musician, whose real name is Merrill Nisker. She has been sampled by many artists since she debuted the Peaches persona in the early 2000s, and is considered influential. Number 945 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=3cV6...

Jessie Reyez was born in Toronto to Colombian parents. She got her atart in 2017 with the single “Figures” and has worked with the likes of Calvin Harris and Eminem. Here she samples the Smashing Pumpkins to good effect. Number 944 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=GtK1...

Swift Current, Saskatchewan’s Mark Korven took a shot at a career as a recording artist, including this single & an album of the same name in 1987. But instead, he’s had a successful career as a composer of scores and soundtracks for film & TV. Number 943 of #1000Songs youtube.com/watch?v=xPsC...