L.A. Rockers Trope Hit The Ground Running

Los Angeles-based alt-rock newcomers Trope have unveiled Lambs, the first single from their debut album Eleutheromania, arriving later in 2019 via Golden Robot Records. With its hypnotic bass guitar hook...

Next Week in Music | June 3-9 • 180 New Releases Headed Your Way

There are more than 180 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites — but don’t blame me if things change at...

Next Week in Music | June 3-9 • New Books

I couldn't read music if you put a gun to my head. But I have no trouble reading about music. Here are the biographies, memoirs and other music-related books...

Next Week in Music | June 3-9 • Music on TV

It's another quiet week for music on the tube, with most of the late-night talk shows on hiatus. But you can still set your DVR for these artists: Monday, June...

Edmonton Folk Fest & Chicago Riot Fest Unveil Lineups

Since both the Edmonton Folk Festival and Chicago's Riot Fest released their lineups today, I posted them both at once. Compare, contrast and carp/crow about how crappy/completely amazing your...

HuDost Lose Out in PledgeMusic Meltdown

HuDost’s Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines have issued a candid statement to their fans, shedding light on their album’s release campaign through now-disgraced crowd-funding platform PledgeMusic. HuDost are among...

Next Week in Music | May 27-June 2 • 150 New Releases Headed Your...

It's an interesting week for new music: While there are more than 150 albums, EPs and singles on the docket, big-name artists are pretty much AWOL (except for a...

Next Week in Music | May 27-June 2, 2019 • New Books

When I'm not listening to music — and sometimes when I am — there's a good chance I'm reading about music. You too? You've come to the right place....

Next Week in Music | May 27-June 2, 2019 • TV & Movies

Thanks to the long weekend down south, nearly all the late-night talk shows are off this week. So televised music performances will be few and far between. Here are...

Next Week in Music | May 20-26 • 110 New Releases Headed Your Way

Some weeks it's about quantity. Others, it's about quality. This time it's a bit of both. There are more than 110 albums, EPs and singles being released next week....

Next Week in Music | May 20-26, 2019 • New Books

If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, does that make reading about music like juggling about engineering? I don't know. But I do know that these biographies,...

Next Week in Music | May 20-26, 2019 • TV & Movies

I know you like to watch. So here's a list of the musicians who will be singing for their supper next week on the boob tube — and the...

Next Week in Music | May 13-19 • 110 New Releases Headed Your Way

There are more than 110 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. And yeah, I know that Carly Rae Jepsen’s Dedicated and DJ Khaled’s Father of Asahd are...

Next Week in Music | May 13-19, 2019 • New Books

A magazine retrospective, a country-music memoir, an engineer's recollections, an extensive classic album review and something to play around with: Here are the memoirs and other music-related books due...

Next Week in Music | May 13-19, 2019 • Music on TV

I know you like to watch. So here's a list of the musicians who will be singing for their supper next week on the boob tube. Of course, everything...

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