Background Noise

Background Noise Discover Canadian bands and hear the background stories of the noise they're making.

From Toronto (No Thank You) to Edmonton with a fresh set of eyes to somewhere very specific in the Nortwest...we chat wi...
05/29/2026

From Toronto (No Thank You) to Edmonton with a fresh set of eyes to somewhere very specific in the Nortwest...we chat with the Ottawa musician about his adventures, stories, and of course his latest album Geographics.

We also hear a few tunes from




Check out the full video on YouTube ✌️

05/28/2026

New Episode Out Tomorrow 🙌✨️

Get ready for some new road trip tunes about going places and seeing things and feeling feelings from an Ottawa musician.

Check out the full video on YouTube or listen to the audio only version everywhere else.

05/01/2026

Their assignment was 's big win! I love hearing when the community can come together and make, record, and mix music together.

Check out the full video on YouTube ✌️

04/30/2026

"Is it my body"....sounds a lot nicer when the beautiful Sophia sings it from instead of old creepy Alice Cooper (jk he's not that creepy).

Hear about most of their songs, line up changes, and show on the latest episode of Background Noise.

Now streaming on YouTube ✌️

04/28/2026

Justin from is USUALLY the one who starts writing the songs...except for their latest single Coming Undone, which was the brain child of the drummer Roman and their former bass player when Justin missed a jam.

I guess good things can happen when you leave the bass player and drummer unattended for a while...Who knew?

Hear more about the tune in the full episode, now available on YouTube 🙌

Is it a lizard? Is it a bird? NO! IT'S LIZARD THE BIRD the awesome psychedelic rock band from Halifax Nova Scotia 🙌We ch...
04/22/2026

Is it a lizard? Is it a bird? NO! IT'S LIZARD THE BIRD the awesome psychedelic rock band from Halifax Nova Scotia 🙌

We chat with the WHOLE BAND (which doesn't happen often) about their debut EP "First Clutch", their latest single "Coming Undone", and how awesome the NS music scene is.

The band had so many shout outs, so we have lots of listening to do but they really wanted us to listen toof.nowhere.music gerry band

Find the episode on a streaming service near you ✌️

04/21/2026

NEW EPISODE OUT TOMORROW 🦎🦜

Tune in tomorrow for a bird nerd approved episode with the Nova Scotia psychedelic rock band. It's an extra special episode where we get the WHOLE BAND in on the interview (which doesn't happen often).

Make sure to follow us on YouTube so you never miss an episode ✌️

03/28/2026

Last week I was at the and Arlo Maverick closed up the festival and his performance BLEW ME AWAY! It sent me on a tangent of Canadian Hip-hop this past week so heres some tunes I'm really digging right now.

Retail Therapy (because who doesn't like a little retail therapy)
Exceptional (this one has been a favourite for a long time for me)
Smudge Bowl (brand new track from him! I first heard of Drezus from )
We Go Together (brand new track from her AND a brand new artist to me this week)

Who's on your Canadian Hip-hop playlists?

03/19/2026

Good things happen when you show up! Saturday is your chance at the to be in a live music video 🙌

HOW COOL IS IT?!?

Tickets are still available for the Pembina Arts and Film Festival happen from now until March 22nd.

Get all the details in the latest episode of Background Noise...now available on YouTube!

03/18/2026

Shout out to for being THE FIRST OUT-OF-PROVINCE artist to play the 🙌

Tickets are still available for this awesome artist showcase in Barrhead Alberta.

Get the full details in the latest episode of Background Noise!

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