If you saw the Leafs-Red Wings game last night, you’ll know that there was a moment of silence for Gord Downie before the puck dropped. The broadcast also featured Hip songs going into commercial breaks. Then there was this: 50 Mission Cap. pic.twitter.com/fdMDy0ZGyY — Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) October 18, 2017 The soundtrack of car [&hellip.. more
The death of Gord Downie is a massive story in Canada, but it’s also being covered around the planet. For example: The New York Times In the first week of January 2016, the Canadian singer-songwriter Gord Downie paid a visit to the Bathouse, the recording complex that his band, the Tragically Hip, owns in a small [&hellip.. more
Gord Downie passed away last night after battling brain cancer. STATEMENT October 18, 2017 Gord knew this day was coming – his response was to spend this precious time as he always had – making music, making memories and expressing deep gratitude to his family and friends for a life well lived, often sealing it [&hellip.. more
Google backed up the truck this week to the G&B studios and unloaded a bunch of new toys for us to play with, including it’s iPhone Killer Pixel 2 and it’s new low-cost VR headset, after our ace producer Vanessa Azzoli reported from the big unveiling. Alan was out grabbing a Timmies and missed the [&hellip.. more
[Earlier this week, I posted an unpopular view on concert tickets. I suggest that they’re priced far too low for the marketplace. This generated a number of emails, including this one from Chris Fievoli. He has a suggestion for settling the pricing of concert tickets once and for all. – AC] With all the recent [&hellip.. more
[Current intern-in-residence Dorothy Lee has been looking into the prospect of a reunion of the original lineup of the Smashing Pumpkins. – AC] There has been plenty of speculation about a possible reunion with the original members of The Smashing Pumpkins. Although nothing has been confirmed yet, things are, frankly, looking good. Pretty, pretty, pretty [&hellip.. more
Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored did some analysis of all the tribute tweets that flooded the InterTubes in the wake of Tom Petty’s death. Click on the graphic to see the whole thing.. more
This was supposed to be a run-of-the-mill talent show put on by the students at a Christian high school. Stick around until the 3:14 mark when…well, you’ll see. (Thanks to Tom for the link.).. more
One of the best vinyl events of the year happens each fall with the Record Guys’ Downtown Record Show. This year’s event is set for Sunday, November 5 at the Estonian Hall at 958 Broadview in Toronto. Cratediggers will have a chance to root through 100,000 records offered by 50 dealers. There’s also the [&hellip.. more
The day after American Thanksgiving–otherwise known as Black Friday–is when we’re supposed to descend into an orgy of Christmas shopping. (Come to think of it, when did this become a formalized thing?) The organizers of Record Store Day, not wanting to let an opportunity pass up, partners with labels to create special Black Friday releases [&hellip.. more
MomenTO: Sounds Like Toronto is a series of free concerts that celebrate the influence the city has had on music not just across Ontario and across Canada but around the world. There are six free shows through October and November to help close out the Canada 150 celebrations. Here’s what’s coming up. Additional information can [&hellip.. more
Artist: DJ Spoko, “Im I Dreaming ft. MK” Album: N/A One of my favourite DJs out of South Africa Sounds like: seeing the world with fresh eyes Link/Listen/Watch: Artist: Hater, “Blushing” Album: Red Blinders Awesome Swedish band with a beautiful sound Sounds like: Dreampop at its best Link/Listen/Watch: Artist: Heavy Hearts, “Unravel (Your Love)” Album: [&hellip.. more
This was a momentous day for music in 1954. Texas Instruments introduced the first-ever transistor radio: the Regency TR-1. And now, more music news for October 18. Why was Arcade Fire’s “Creature Comfort” censored for Canadian radio? And it’s not for just the usual bad language, either. This is weird. Ed Sheeran fall down go [&hellip.. more
Leave it to Chuck D and company to bring the noise over the NFL’s “take a knee” problem. Prophets of Rage are, as you might guess, firmly behind the protesting players and would like to take this opportunity to put the situation into a historical perspective. It’s not subtle, but this is a point that [&hellip.. more
MGMT has been mostly AWOL since the release of their 2013 self-titled album and frankly, a lot of us weren’t sure if they were still a thing. But last week’s rumours of new material have turned out to be true. The title track of their 2018 album, Little Dark Age, appeared today in single and [&hellip.. more
Thanks to everyone who came out on the weekend to our twelfth Music Technology event at the TAVES Consumer Electronics Show. If you want to see what you missed, you can check out the highlights on Daily Planet on the Discovery Channel. If you missed this event, don’t worry. We run our Music Technology events every 5-6 [&hellip.. more
In the aftermath of two horrible hurricanes that knocked out power, Internet and cell service to millions of people, the one communications medium that kept running was old-fashioned radio. Without AM and FM station broadcasting on their emergency power supplies, vast swaths of the population would be have been left in the dark. Literary. Once [&hellip.. more
It’s been more than eleven years since Tool released an album of new material, but we haven’t seen a full A Perfect Circle album since November 2, 2004. That’s 12 years, 11 months and 15 days ago. That hiatus has come to an end. Almost. Yesterday, Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel dropped a new [&hellip.. more
This drifted into my LinkedIn account yesterday. Anyone (or anyone you know) interested? WANTED: Bands for Commercial Video Game Opportunity We are searching for a talented rock group to partner with us on an exciting, rhythm-based combat game under the working title: Rock Gods. The ideal bands will understand epic rock in the vein of The [&hellip.. more
Take a close listen to Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name.” Here’s part of what you’ll hear: Killing in the name of Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses Some of those that work forces, are [&hellip.. more
In the Olden Days, it was easy to place popular music into nice, neat piles: pop, rock, country, R&B, jazz, classical and so on. Now, though, it’s not so simple. Music has fragmented so much–“shattered,” is probably a better description–that there are hundreds and hundreds of distinct genres. While you can probably figure out what [&hellip.. more
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