Next Week in Music | Dec. 2-8 • The Short List: 9 Titles You...
I have never run a marathon. And unless / until the fast-moving zombie hordes rise and overtake our cities, I have absolutely no intention of doing so. But at...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 2-8 • The Long List: 410 Releases On...
It's all downhill from here, folks. Take that however you want. Here's the deal: We are heading into the final Bandcamp Friday of 2024 — which is why there...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 2-8 • 5 New Books
I already have way too many books waiting to be read. But that's not going to stop me from seeking out these new titles on RTJ and guitarist Marty...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 2-8 • On TV
Attention! Attention! The Christmas specials have officially arrived! Repeat: The Christmas specials have arrived! Expect your watchlists and feeds to be clogged with saccharine holiday music, idiotic banter and...
Quick Hits: Top 40 Trivia Abounds in Tom Locke’s Moments in Time 2.0 Book
The attic of 20th-century pop music is packed to the rafters with exotic ephemera — a one-hit wonder that launched a nationwide dance craze here, a chart-topping classic from...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 25 – Dec. 1 • The Short List:...
At this time of year, the music business really gets down to business. Of the hundreds of titles arriving next week, there are really only a handful that truly...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 25 – Dec. 1 • The Long List:...
Is it just me, or does Record Store Day Black Friday feel a little quieter this year? Maybe the proximity of 2024's final Bandcamp Friday one week later has...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 25 – Dec. 1 • 7 New Books
Today's reminder that I am as old as goddamn dirt: I once saw Carl Perkins play Blue Suede Shoes live. It was 1997, and he was the keynote speaker...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 25 – Dec. 1 • On TV
Do you see what I see? That's right — the first Christmas specials arrive later this week, some before the turkey even gets cold. Hope you're ready. If not,...
Paula Park on Merging Cultural Leadership with Social Impact in the Music Industry
As the founder of Soft Serve and a leading voice in artist management, Paula Park has spent her career at the intersection of creativity and purpose. Drawing from her...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 18-24 • The Short List: 18 Titles You...
Ice-T and Ice Cube. Father John Misty and Papa M. U2 and 10,000 Years. Can and Cracker. Kim Deal and Dean & Britta. Coilguns and Sonic Boom. Elvis Costello...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 18-24 • The Long List: 440+ Releases On...
Welcome to the calm before the storm — relatively speaking. If you're reading this page, you probably already know that this year's Record Store Day Black Friday festivities take place...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 18-24 • 11 New Books
I have been taking a break from the music books lately to read Mick Herron’s Slough House / Slow Horses novels — which are just as enjoyable as the...
Next Week in Music | Nov. 18-24 • On TV
Are you ready for some country? And then some more country? And then even more goddamn country? Well, you need to get ready, hoss: The Country Music Association Awards...
Jay Douglas is Ready To Play It Loud! On The Big Screen
For much of the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Caribbean, Jamaican and reggae music scene in Toronto was almost unrivaled in North America in terms of quality and...
