The Smugglers Reunite!
By our chief California correspondent Lee Hower “You are the FIRST person outside of my wife and my bandmates to know about this show.” Those were the words in an email I received from Grant [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 10th January 2017
ECMA in Dispute with Musicians in Canada The Canadian Federation of Musicians entered into a labour dispute with the ECMA in December after CFM claimed the ECMA was refusing to enter into a new collective [...]
Not liking music linked to poor brain connectivity: study
According to a new study, people who do not like music at all may have a condition called specific musical anhedonia which is thought to be the result of reduced connectivity between two regions in [...]
New releases for the week ending January 6th 2017
With a new year comes even more new music. He are a few of my selections for this week. To see the full list of this weeks releases why not open this in a new [...]
ICYMI News from the past week for Wednesday 4th January 2017
Lineup announced for Coachella festival Seeking to challenge the New Year’s blues Coachella released the lineup for its sunny summer festival yesterday. Or if California isn't exotic enough for you, you could always head out [...]
Top 9 Canadian Albums of 2016
9 Wintersleep - The Great Detachment Wintersleep's sixth studio album marked a return to form for the group. Compared to the band's previous two efforts these tracks sound absolutely expansive. It was recorded primarily live-off-the-floor [...]
New releases for the week ending December 23rd 2016
For the last few weeks I have used each Thursdays post to list all of the music the music that had been released from that week (with a slight overlap for anything that had slipped [...]
ICYMI News from the past week for Wednesday 21st December 2016
2016 Gold/Platinum Year-End Review Music Canada is looking back at who was awarded gold and platinum certification over the past year. Tegan and Sara launch foundation in support of LGBTQ rights Tegan and Sara have [...]
Could streaming sales be music’s saving grace.
The growth of streaming services contributed to music revenue rebounding in 2016 but are consumers ready to pay for music again? The year 2016 may be remembered as the year streaming services like Spotify and [...]
Check out this new Hamilton, ON mixtape
Here's a free, 17-track, download called "Hamont Music Recap '16", a round up curated by Dylan "The Dill" Hudecki that offers a snapshot of the Hamilton scene in 2016 and to amplify its noise well [...]