Next Week in Music | Oct. 7-13 • On TV
I generally have little sympathy for pampered, wealthy rock stars. But it's hard not to feel a bit sorry for Chris Martin and Coldplay these days. After all, they...
Dawn LeFevre Rocks Out With The Metal Sisters
Unless you were interested in playing the wicked step-groupies in Cinderella videos, there wasn’t a lot of room for a pair of young women in the heavy-metal scene of...
This Year’s Record Store Day Black Friday Releases
Heads up, vinyl junkies: The bulk of this year's Record Store Day Black Friday releases were just announced. Check ’em all the North American titles below and start putting...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 30 – Oct. 6 • The (Not Very)...
Yep, 32. Things are officially getting out of hand around here. And fall hasn't even peaked yet. But hey, enough about my meaningless problems. Let's talk about you: What...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 30 – Oct. 6 • The Long List:...
Goodness, gracious, great balls of fire — on a cake! The one and only Jerry Lee Lewis would have turned 89 today. Talk about a lot of candles. And...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 30 – Oct. 6 • New Books
The Tragically Hip go undercover on your coffee table, Fleetwood Mac dream on, The Stray Cats howl, Linkin Park start again, The Hold Steady do it for the kids...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 30 – Oct. 6 • On TV
Remember the American Music Awards? Well, they're back. Sort of. Apparently, there hasn't been an AMA ceremony since 2022 — not that anyone noticed or cared — but that...
Ethel & Allison Loggins-Hull Will Persist This December
Acclaimed string quartet Ethel have announced the Dec. 6 release of their eighth album Persist, for which the group reconvened with dynamic flutist Allison Loggins-Hull. Celebrating the courage, patience...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 23-29 • The Short List: 24 Titles You...
Canadian icons. Minneapolis veterans. British rockers. New York legends. Australian weirdos. Irish popsters. Danish garage-punks. Texas troubadours. And they're just the first leg of this multi-stage musical travelogue. Fasten...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 23-29 • The Short List: 24 Titles You...
Canadian icons. Minneapolis veterans. British pop-rockers. New York legends. Australian weirdos. Irish popsters. Danish garage-rockers. Texas troubadours. And there's plenty more where they came from on this musical travelogue....
Next Week in Music | Sept. 23-29 • The Long List: 550 Releases On...
Happy 67th birthday to the one and only Nick Cave. I was overjoyed to see him a couple of years back on his Carnage tour with Warren Ellis. I'm...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 23-29 • 19 New Books
Unlike some people, I don't hate Taylor Swift. And even if I did, I wouldn't tweet it all in caps. Having said that, I'm not sure we need three...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 23-29 • On TV
Can you feel that? That's right; today is the official start of fall. And along with that little nip in the air, there are some timely changes on the...
Pat Metheny To Visit Kitchener’s Centre In The Square
Centre In The Square in Kitchener, Ont., will welcome world-renowned guitarist and composer Pat Metheny to its stage for the first time this November.
With an astonishing career spanning nearly...
And The 47th Annual Schmolaris Prize Goes To…
Well, it's that time of year again. The time when Canadian music lovers congregate reverently in front of their screens and devices to celebrate the greatest independent artistic achievement...
