Next Week in Music | Oct. 17-23 • The Short List: 9 Titles That...

If you came here looking for all the skinny on Taylor Swift’s upcoming 10th album Midnights, you came to the wrong place. It's not that I have something against...

Next Week in Music | Oct. 17-23 • The Long List: 350+ Releases On...

It's a big day for milestone birthdays: John Mayer turns 45, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea hits the big 6-0, and Mayer's Dead & Co. bandmate Bob Weir...

Next Week in Music | Oct. 17-23 • On TV

The late-night talkers are off this week — I presume some criminally rich thugs, rapists, drug abusers and wife beaters are doing vitally important things with a ball somewhere...

Next Week in Music | Oct. 17-23 • New Books

Kid Congo Powers, The Standells, Duane Allman and Paul Weller would make one helluvan interesting supergroup, doncha think? Too bad we'll never hear them. But you can read about...

Artoffact Want You To Play The Heavy For Free

Canadian industrial, postpunk, heavy metal, and electronic record label Artoffact Records has just released a free new compilation called Heavy. The collection of 20 tracks serves to highlight the...

Awesome Auction Raising Funds For Music and Mental Wellness

The Awesome Music Project, a Canadian charity dedicated to raising awareness and supporting research into music’s transformative impact on mental wellness and mental health, launched its first-ever Awesome Online...

Is This The Next Frank Zappa Box Set?

Said it before. Saying it again: It's a great time to be a Frank Zappa fan. Even though the man himself has been gone for nearly 30 years, the excellent...

Next Week in Music | Oct. 10-16 • The Short List: 10 Titles You...

Compared to the past couple of weeks, things are actually kind of slow this time around — at least when it comes to big-name releases. Still, when your short list...

Next Week in Music | Oct. 10-16 • The Long List: 370 Releases On...

John Lennon would have turned 82 years old today, and Who bassist John Entwistle would have been 78. On happier notes, Jackson Browne turns 74, PJ Harvey will be...

Next Week in Music | Oct. 10-16 • New Books

Leonard, Linda and Led Zep. Bob, The Beatles and Bergmann. Along with Charlie, Sly, King Curtis and Human League, they're some of the bigger names hitting the bookshelves next...

Next Week in Music | Oct. 10-16 • On TV

A little of this, a little of that — and a lot of everything else. That's what you'll be seeing on your favourite small screen next week, thanks to...

The Hold Steady Just Released Two More Live Albums

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “There’s a lot of people who put in immeasurable effort behind the scenes to make the gears of The Hold Steady machine run well. If...

Sultans of String Have Plenty To Celebrate

Sultans of String have two reasons to party right now — and you're welcome to join the celebration. The Billboard-charting world music supergroup's new documentary Sultans of String: The Refuge...

Next Week in Music | Oct. 3-9 • The Short List: 12 Titles You...

What sort of music do you fancy next week? American indie-rock? Canadian hardcore? Australian psychedelia? British roots-rock? Swedish prog? Southern metal? Good news: They're all on the playlist. Along...

Next Week in Music | Oct. 3-9 • The Long List: 340 Releases On...

Believe it or not, it's been five years since Tom Petty died. It just seems like yesterday, doesn't it? I never spoke to the man, but I did see...

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