2025 Year-End Music Recap: Records That Stood Out in 2025 (Douglas McLean)
Looking back at 2025, I am amazed by the quality of newly recorded Canadian music that I was fortunate enough to feature on my…
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2025 Year-End Roundup: Martin’s 12 Memorable Live Moments
We sadly cannot get to every show of interest, but as another year winds to a close, it’s fun to recall some of the memorable moments we encountered from…
2025 Year-End Music Recap (Steve Murphy)
As this strange year nears its end, I must admit, I have been far too quiet on Great Dark Wonder. There wasn’t nearly enough time devoted to deep…
A Holly Jolly Christmas: Jill Barber – Live in Ottawa
Taking another annual Canadian vacation over the US Thanksgiving week – a trend we started prior to the pandemic and picked back up over the…
Video Vault: Algorithms A-Go-Go…
And down a music video rabbit hole we go… Team GDW receives plenty of emailed links to new music video releases, which typically direct us to encrypted files, but mostly YouTube. Hitting this…
The Dears: Live At Azrieli Studio
“Suck it up buttercup / This is just the / Beginning of what’s to come / Ya don’t wanna get left / In the dust / So you…
Video Vault: Commonwealth Connections – Cool Cuts
While we try to cover as much ground as possible with our focus on Canadian music during these final weeks of 2025, artists from…
Video Vault: No Membership Renewal Needed
Hello December! The delivery truck just left GDW HQ, but not before dropping off a fresh batch of mini movies for our viewing pleasures. We renewed…
GDW Jukebox: Indie Arrivals
A fresh bunch of independent 45s just arrived at GDW HQ, so we are loading a selection of Indie Arrivals onto the spindles, ready for your quarters and enjoyment. Well,…
Video Release: Julie Neff, “fine!?”
“Some songs write themselves. This one didn’t.” (Julie Neff) I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: while nothing beats the experience of enjoying live music, it is the fostering of…