Next Week in Music | May 9-15 • New Books

Classic rockers, soul powerhouses, jazz icons, folk troubadours, pop icons, country phenoms, hip-hop icons, European punks and more; they're just some of the artists being paged next week. Read...

Next Week in Music | May 9-15 • On TV

Black Keys and Beach House. Bonnie and Bublé. Broken Bones, Bastille and Bear's Den. Next week's TV lineup is full of killer Bs — plus a few other crucial...

Barrie’s Troubadour Festival Returning In June

With Kempenfelt Bay serving as a beautiful backdrop, residents of Barrie, Ont., and beyond are set to gather outdoors to enjoy live music again when the Troubadour Festival returns...

Next Week in Music | May 2-8 • The Short List: 15 Titles You...

Canadian superstars. Scottish alt-popsters. Japanese garage-punks. Australian indie dudes. British icons. New York undergrounders. American rockers. Variety is definitely the spice of next week's musical gumbo. Bon appetit!   !!! Let It...

Next Week in Music | May 2-8 • The Long List: 410 Releases On...

Fun fact: On May 1 1956, Johnny Cash recorded I Walk The Line, which became his first No.1 Billboard country hit and remained on the charts for over 43...

Next Week in Music | May 2-8 • New Books

Ronnie has the last word, Duke takes a spin through the Tops, Greil revisits the wilderness, Kim gets down to work — and you’ll need to get down to...

Next Week in Music | May 2-8 • On TV

This is more like it: Arcade Fire, Elvis Costello, Black Crowes, Parquet Courts, Linda Lindas, Norah Jones, Father John Misty, Lucius and a double shot of Sheryl Crow are...

New CCR Rockumentary Live At Royal Albert Hall In The Works

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Get ready for the documentary concert feature film Travelin’ Band: Creedence Clearwater Revival at the Royal Albert Hall, directed by two-time Grammy winner Bob Smeaton...

Beach Boys Celebrating 60 Years Of Summer Sounds

THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Upon signing to Capitol Records in 1962 and releasing their first album Surfin’ Safari, that same year, the three young brothers, cousin, and friend from...

North By Northeast Prepping 2022 Edition

North by Northeast (NXNE) is officially starting to unveil its 2022 plans. Taking place in Toronto, the annual festival of music and more is set to return June 14-19...

Next Week in Music | April 25 – May 1 • The Short List:...

A lot of people believe 13 is an unlucky number. I would disagree — at least when it comes to next week's big album releases. Here are a baker's dozen...

Next Week in Music | April 25 – May 1 • The Long List:...

After last week's onslaught of 900-plus releases, a mere 380-some new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, anthologies, retrospectives, soundtracks, vinyl reissues and cassettes feels like a walk in...

Next Week in Music | April 25 – May 1 • New Books

Better clear some time and dust off the bookshelves: You've got nearly two dozen new books to get through — including tomes on Elvis, Dylan, Lennon, Hootie, Freddie, Hall...

Next Week in Music | April 25 – May 1 • On TV

Wednesday's child, as I understand it, is full of woe. Well, perhaps the cluster of artists gracing the airwaves this midweek — including The B-52's, Fontaines D.C., Pete Yorn, Portugal....

Next Week in Music | April 18-24 • The Short List: 8 Titles You...

With 900 albums, singles, EPs, compilations and more on the way for Record Store Day, there's more music coming next week than even I can keep track of. I...

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