For @thegrindto.bsky.social, I spoke with Loveless Collective about leading Toronto's most recent shoegaze revival. On July 25 and 26, the 2nd annual Loveless Festival brings a new slate of shoegazers to Monarch Tavern, Sneaky Dee’s, and St. Stephen-in-the-Fields. www.thegrindmag.ca/meet-the-gen...

The shoegaze revival is in full force in Toronto. Ahead of the second annual Loveless Festival, @tombeedham.bsky.social spoke to the Gen Z organizers who are harnessing the energy of the resurgent scene.

The body keeps the score on ‘in grief or in hope,’ BIG‡BRAVE's latest, out now via @thrilljockey.bsky.social. My review for @exclaimdotca.bsky.social: exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Looking for some fresh tunes? Here are six Canadian albums the @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social are listening to this spring, including Narcy, Mecha Maiko, Hiroki Tanaka and more.

I have a new column about the Toronto police. In this one, I look at the cycles of scandals and budget increases since 2000, and try to figure out what it is the police board actually does

The new tenant-focused issue of The Grind is out now! Grab a copy at your favourite bookshop or cafe, or find one at a TTC station near you. Here are a few highlights... 🧵

In the arts section, @tombeedham.bsky.social chatted with the members of Cola about their new album, which recorded just after a member of the band lost their house in the 2025 L.A. fires. @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social

Boards of Canada's Catalogue Ranked from Worst to Best

with new @boardsofcanada.bsky.social arriving TOMORROW via @warprecords.bsky.social, for @exclaimdotca.bsky.social, I've spent the last few weeks living with the back catalogue, exploring how it stands up to this day: exclaim.ca/music/articl...

In 2025, Cola singer and vocalist Tim Darcy lost his home when the deadly Eaton Fire tore through his Los Angeles neighbourhood. @tombeedham.bsky.social speaks with Darcy and his bandmates about how a sense of drift and dislocation shaped their stellar new album.

@raespoon.bsky.social's latest album, Assigned Country At Birth, drops today. @tombeedham.bsky.social spoke to the musician about returning to their country roots while reshaping the genre on their own terms. https://www.newfeeling.ca/rae-spoon-looking-for-friends-in-low-places/

Our 'Yes In My Backyard' series is back with a profile of 'Victoria, BC' from recent transplant @tombeedham.bsky.social as he tours the scene from "hazy guitar pop and feral hardcore to experimental sound art, Indigenous hip-hop, and noise at its breaking point." www.newfeeling.ca/yes-in-my-ba...

Our latest issue just dropped! "elemental forces are constantly revealing the sensuous reality of the massive, vibrational bodies we take for granted in our everyday lives," writes @tombeedham.bsky.social in his Editor's Note. Check it out here: https://www.newfeeling.ca/issue-25-tectonics/

And, in the latest edition of our “Yes In My Backyard” series, Tom Beedham (@tombeedham.bsky.social) looks at the contemporary music scene in Victoria, BC and the community that surrounds it. www.newfeeling.ca/yes-in-my-backyard-victoria/

Our 25th issue, TECTONICS, is now live! 🛘 🫨🌱 In this issue, we navigate the complexities of shaky ground, and explore the tensions and possibilities that emerge beneath the ruptures. https://www.newfeeling.ca/issue-25-tectonics/

Winter waves are melting into spring. Please remove your earmuffs—Musicworks 153 is here! 🎉 🌸

At the end of last year, I spoke with PEACHES for the Exclaim Questionnaire, wherein I learned all about the teaches before Peaches, her dream of a CanCon theme park, and the time she covered the NY New Music Seminar as a short-lived @exclaimdotca.bsky.social contributor exclaim.ca/music/articl...

Canadian BDS activists just won a historic victory: Scotiabank, once the largest foreign shareholder in Israel’s biggest weapons manufacturer, has dropped all its shares in Elbit Systems. @desaima.bsky.social and Harrison Samphir report on the years-long pressure campaign that led to divestment.

i let myself go to a stadium concert once in a blue moon so right now i'm just trying to navigate my way into hamilton while GO's services are bonked and their website's trip search function is also down 🫠

always interesting to me how worker-owned media is framed as a new thing. there is a deep history here, especially in canada, so @tombeedham.bsky.social, @lesliekenchu.bsky.social and i went long on how @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social's work is connected to the cooperative movement in media and beyond.

Aquakultre's new album 1783 is out today! @tombeedham.bsky.social reviewed it in our latest What We're Listening To feature in the latest issue of @thegrindto.bsky.social!

Welcome back, music lovers! We're trying something new in 2026: An (in)frequent open online hang for anyone curious about music journalism, co-ops, or what we’re building at New Feeling. A hot stove of sorts.

hey i wrote a history of electronic music in canada from 1945-1985. it's called A Nation of Tinkerers and it's now available to pre-order through @invisibooks.bsky.social! invisiblepublishing.com/product/a-na...

2025 has been quite the year for us, so we thought we'd take a look back to reflect on it all ⏪⏪⏪

NEW: How Toronto’s Concert Venue Landscape Changed in 2025 @tombeedham.bsky.social details the city's big openings, moves, ownership changes and closures.

In 2025, Toronto saw the rise of a mega-stadium, new smaller venues opened, landlords did landlord things, monopoly money moved around, beloved haunts closed and spaces rebranded. My round up for @thegrindto.bsky.social: www.thegrindmag.ca/how-torontos...

We’re this close to our goal! Only 5 new members needed to reach it and 10 to smash it. Join New Feeling today to support fair pay for Canadian music writers and build a cooperative future for music journalism. $5/month newfeeling.ca/nfisfive $55/year newfeeling.ca/nfisfive360

We’ve made it to five years thanks to the support of our subscribers, who co-own New Feeling with us. To mark our anniversary, you can now join the co-op and support our work for only $5/month, or $55/year. $5/month newfeeling.ca/nfisfive $55/year newfeeling.ca/nfisfive360

As New Feeling turns 5, we zoom out by surveying the co-ops, solidarity economies, and platform alternatives that make our work possible and show how we can organize differently. Featuring @flaminghydra.com, @subvert.fm & more! www.newfeeling.ca/21st-century...

🗓️🥳🎂 Our 24th issue, ANNIVERSARY, is here! Five years ago, in the chaos of the pandemic & collapsing music media, we started a co-op. Today we’re still here, organizing for something better. www.newfeeling.ca/issue-24-ann...

@tombeedham.bsky.social dove into the big-tent anarchism of Vancouver screamo punks Emma Goldman, interviewing them about their debut full-length 'all you are is we:' www.newfeeling.ca/emma-goldman...

It's @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social's 5-year anniversary, and this is our 24th issue! We tried not to be too navel-gazey about it. Inside: nostalgic reassessment, stock taking of collective achievements, refocusing our sights. www.newfeeling.ca/issue-24-ann...

Despite fierce political opposition, cultural boycotts of Israel and institutions complicit in the occupation of Palestine have gone mainstream. I spoke to some organizers in the arts about how we got here, and what's next for the movement.

Today!

Reminder our AGM with special guest @lizpelly.bsky.social is coming up in 2 days!

anyone have resources they can share re: best practices for transcribing broken english?

Despite all the talk of “generational investments” in budget 2025, no one seems particularly inspired by this budget or its investment plan. Where’s the moon shot, the national project(s) that Canadians can rally behind? By @marclee.bsky.social #Budget2025 www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

In a huge victory for artists and fans, the UK government has announced that it plans to ban resale of tickets above face value.

anyone have resources they can share re: best practices for transcribing broken english?

Long Winter Unveils December 2025 Lineup with Indian Giver, STELLA, Wanda

Our SOLD OUT 5th anniversary show tonight doubles as headliners' Slash Need's album release show. @therewasnosound.bsky.social spoke with them about the band's electric approach to performance, the art of tease and denial, and feeling like a cockroach in Toronto. www.newfeeling.ca/slash-need-d...

At the beginning of the pandemic, the ad $ most publications rely on dried up, and editors started killing assignments. Publications closed. @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social is 5 because a group of music writers across "Canada" figured we shouldn't keep living like that www.newfeeling.ca/new-feeling-...

It’s AGM time! We’re hosting a virtual gathering and kicking it off with a special guest convo. New Feeling co-founder Tabassum Siddiqui will chat with author @lizpelly.bsky.social about collective ownership & the “new music labour movement" on Thursday November 20th, at 7pm ET.

BREAKING: Canadian Senate Bill S-206 for a Guaranteed Livable Basic Income passed Second Reading and will be sent to Committee News Release: Senate Committee to Study Guaranteed Livable Basic Income — Senator Kim Pate 🤩

Mark Carney's austerity budget maintains the (meagre) status quo for the arts sector, @tombeedham.bsky.social reports. But concerns remain over the long-term sustainability for the precarious industry.

New Feeling is five years old! To celebrate, we've refreshed our website & we're running a membership discount until the end of the year 🎶 www.newfeeling.ca/new-feeling-...

Put together a quick arts budget update for @thegrindto.bsky.social: The Canadian Arts Coalition says it “applauds elements” of the budget, but warns that it “does not yet adequately address the need for significant investment" www.thegrindmag.ca/carneys-budg...

Topline arts/culture notes from budget... 15% cut across Heritage dept, including into Cultural Spaces Fund, but the following boosts: -48m to Canada Music Fund -150m to Telefilm over 3yrs -128m to Canada Media Fund -26m to NFB -6m to Canada Council -no book fund mention

In Ireland, the government recently committed to establishing a permanent basic income for artists starting in February 2026. In Canada? Artists' orgs are bracing for huge cuts tomorrow to the meagre programs that exist.