Next Week in Music | May 15-21 • New Books

Fab films, jazz journeys, hair-metal heroes, studio stories, ’80s excesses, goth greats and more musical matters for your to-do list. Read all about ’em:   Act Naturally: The Beatles on Film By...

Next Week in Music | May 15-21 • On TV

The writers’ strike continues, and so do the talk-show reruns — with one notable exception: The Hold Steady’s appearance on CBS Saturday Morning. Be sure to set your alarm...

Harvery Lisberg Has Something Good To Tell You

When 22-year-old accountant Harvey Lisberg heard The Beatles’ Please Please Me, he had an epiphany: He could be Manchester’s answer to Brian Epstein. He had a musical ear, a...

Next Week in Music | May 8-14 • The Short List: 7 Titles You...

A box of Billy, a batch of Bruce, a collection of Courettes, a double dose of Dropkicks, a romp with Ron and more. These are your plays of the...

Next Week in Music | May 8-14 • The Long List: 400-Plus Releases On...

May 7 is a big day for drummers: Arctic Monkeys stickman Matt Helders celebrates his 37th birthday, Tubes drummer Prairie Prince turns 73, Grateful Dead percussionist Bill Kreutzmann hits...

Next Week in Music | May 8-14 • New Books

Ramsey's jazzy life, the meaning of Sinead, The Ramones in their own words, The Bee Gees and Alice Cooper’s glory days, Green Day's catalog, Metal Blade memories and more...

Next Week in Music | May 8-14 • On TV

Thanks to the writers’ strike, the talk shows are all reruns, all the time. So now's your chance to play catchup on all the performances you missed. Including these:   Monday Cannons...

Toronto’s Yorkville Sound & Traynor Amps Celebrate 60 Years

Canadian pro audio manufacturer Yorkville Sound and iconic amplifier brand Traynor Amps are celebrating 60 years in 2023. This milestone marks significant achievements in manufacturing, sound technology, and tells...

Conor Maynard Wants To Get Together For +11 Hours

Conor Maynard plans to spend +11 Hours with you when his new album drops this summer. After teasing the announcement for several months with the release of two deeply...

Next Week in Music | May 1-7 • The Short List: 11 Titles You...

A certain ginger superstar and a well-known trio of grown-up pop bros have new albums out next week. We shall not speak of them further here. But we shall...

Next Week in Music | May 1-7 • The Long List: 370-Plus Releases On...

It has been exactly 40 years since the legendary bluesman Muddy Waters died in his sleep at the age of 68 on April 30, 1983. Similarly, it has been...

Next Week in Music | May 1-7 • New Books

Springsteen’s Nebraska, Cooper’s craziness, Pharrell’s phrases, Converse’s universe, Abba’s awesomeness, Buffy’s bio and more are headed for your bookshelf. Read all about ’em:   Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of...

Charlie Winston Criss-Crossing Canada

British singer-songwriter Charlie Winston is bringing his most recent album As I Am to Canada this week, with seven shows in Ontario, Quebec and B.C. As I Am, Winston's fifth...

April Wine’s Myles Goodwyn Joining Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In 2003, acclaimed songwriter and April Wine frontman Myles Goodwyn received the ECMA Lifetime Achievement Award for his impact on the music industry of Atlantic...

Next Week in Music | April 24-30 • The Long List: 445 Releases On...

I have got good punk memories and bad punk memories for you today. The good: April 23 is the anniversary of The Ramones’ 1976 self-titled debut album, which changed...

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