Born in 2003, V13 was a socio-political website that, in 2005, morphed into PureGrainAudio and spent 15 years developing into one of Canada's (and the world’s) leading music sites. On the eve of the site’s 15th anniversary, a full re-launch and rebrand takes us back to our roots and opens the door to a full suite of Music, Film, TV, and Cultural content.

It doesn’t really take that much for a lot of kids to have the dream of being in a band, performing on stage, and making the music that people want to hear. That’s the easy part. The hard part is to actually put that dream into a goal that can be achieved and then begin that process of becoming a rock band and earning your stripes. Meet…

You’re standing in a dark room staring into the white light of a snowy television. You vanish into the feeling you know you are onto something big. TV Heart Attack pack the pieces of your broken heart into bittersweet hook filled rock songs. Their sound is exciting and vital. It’s inspired and completely confessional. Since their…

Burning Borders are one of Canadaʼs brightest up and comers and a dream come true for fans of modern rock. Mixing undeniably catchy melodies with sing-along choruses and heavy guitars, Burning Borders deliver an adrenaline-charged album of extremely well-crafted songs that’s rarely seen from such a young band. Weaving radio friendly…