Sales of new vinyl in Canada are up almost 50% from this time last year. Meanwhile, the traffic in used vinyl through record shops, record shows and online continues to rocket upward. The vinyl resurrection that began in 2008 seems to be here to stay. With that in mind, I’ve teamed up with Toronto musician [&hellip.. more
Vinyl is wonderful, but it does attract crud. Dust and static electricity can seriously gum up the works. While there are many solutions, they can be messy and cumbersome. This is why I’m intrigued by this new device called the Degritter which will go on sale May 8. Read more here.. more
Camping out at a summer music festival can be fun, but not if you don’t like sleeping on the ground in a smelly, cold tent. What you need is the new Volkswagen Discarvery [sic] Open Flair Edition. A German custom shop called Bochum is reinventing VW T6 Kombi minivans into a rolling party central for any [&hellip.. more
Long before 5.1 Surround, Doby ATMOs, DTX and THX, sound engineers sought to expand music listening beyond two stereo channels. In the early 70s, quadraphonic records and amplifiers were briefly all the rage. In today’s parlance, quad (which is what the cool kids called it) was 4.0 surround sound. Discrete signals were sent to front [&hellip.. more
Siri frustrates me. It seems like she gets half my requests wrong. I thought it just me, but apparently not. An American digital agency called Stone Temple tested out all the different smart assistants with 5,000 general knowledge questions. Google Assistant proved to be the best, scoring 77.2%. Siri could only answer 40% of the [&hellip.. more
Jay Mohr is best known as an actor, comedian and radio host as well as a podcaster. He’s teamed up musician Logan Lynn to create this short film called My Movie Star, which takes us through the fakery and crap that comes with being famous in Hollywood. This project will also come with a double [&hellip.. more
If you don’t think you need to protect your ears from overly loud music at concerts or through headphones, give some thought to what happened to George Martin. Sir George will forever be remembered as the producer who brought the best out out the Beatles. He was renown for his ears and his ability to [&hellip.. more
Back in February, purists were taken aback when Olympic figure skaters were allowed to perform to music with lyrics for the first time. Everyone else really seemed to dig it. Now it looks like gymnastics is loosening up, too. US gymnasts Emily Davis and Aubrey Rosilier competed in Belgium recently debuting a routine choreographed to [&hellip.. more
Artist: Harlequiin Song: Your Heart’s Afloat! This is definitely an interesting one. Discordant synths and glitchy beats contrast a soulful voice and catchy vocal melodies to create something delightfully bold, fun, and unique. Listen: Artist: Galaxie Song: Phénoménal Album: Super Lynx Deluxe From Montreal group Galaxie comes an energizing and intoxicating mix of hip hop, [&hellip.. more
Today is Melania Trump’s birthday. I wonder what she really wants? Meanwhile, in music news for April 26, 2018… For some reason, Panic! At the Disco has been sending fans potatoes. The Arctic Monkeys usually release music from a new album ahead of time. Not for this next album. Moby is selling off some of [&hellip.. more
Let’s subtitle this one “Songs from the Big Screen.” There was a time when a movie soundtrack could make a musician. Kenny Loggins, anyone? Jeff Bock of Exhibitor Relations Corporation joins the geeks for a preview to the summer box office. Plus, the death of Verne Troyer and how you can get your own HAL [&hellip.. more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will soon be on a major label. They will be married with all sorts of pomp and circumstance in London on May 19 with the whole thing to be recorded by Decca Records, a British label that dates back to 1929 and is now a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, [&hellip.. more
There’s something about a live music experience that just can’t be duplicated. We all feel it, but what exactly is going on? IQ Magazine says it has something to do with our brainwaves synching with the people around us? The brainwaves of music listeners synchronise better when they attend a concert, demonstrating that people enjoy music [&hellip.. more
During his state visit to the White House, French president Emmanuel Macron gave Donald Trump a tree as a symbol of the friendship between the two countries. Some pictures were snapped off them (supposedly) planting it and a bunch of memes were suddenly born. This is the best one because it’s so damn true. which [&hellip.. more
A report this week says that global music sales increased by a healthy 8.1% in 2017, indicating that the bleak post-Napster years are a thing of the past. In fact, just the last three years have seen growth. Everything after about 2002 saw declines in sales. What gets the credit? Revenue from streaming. For the [&hellip.. more
Burstimo, a music promotion company, spends a lot of time researching how people consume music so they know how to guide their clients. They’ve just published this infographic that explains today’s landscape. Click on the image to get started.. more
After quietly hyping things up over the past couple of weeks, Spotify had some announcements for us on Tuesday (April 24). First and foremost, the free tier of Spotify is now more feature-packed than before. Very soon, the free ad-supported version of the app will look and act a lot like what we get with [&hellip.. more
Artist: Added Color, “Panic Attack” Album: Mr. Industry A Brazilian/American band based in Brooklyn Sounds like: we’re all having one right now Link/Listen/Watch: Artist: Kelsey Lu, “Shades of Blue” Album: N/A Out of NYC and bringing some intrigue Sounds like: there’s just something about this one Link/Listen/Watch: Artist: Priest, “New King” Album: The Lost Lions [&hellip.. more
If you use any piece of electronics today, remember that 57 years ago today, Robert Noyce patented the integrated circuit. If we turn our attention to music news for April 25, 2018, we have this… Those limited-edition Record Store Day releases should be showing up on eBay at inflated prices right about…now. On that note, before [&hellip.. more
There’s nothing like a vegetable mystery to get the Intertubes twerking in anticipation. Fans of Panic! At the Disco in Canada, the US, the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Australia and New Zealand report that they’ve been receiving potatoes in the mail. Yes, potatoes. And not just any run-of-the-mill tuber, either. It’s a large baking potato [&hellip.. more
When I first saw the name of Toronto-based Bon Villan, I was expecting one thing when I clicked on the link to their video. I got something quite different. The trio likes their electro-pop, taking their influences from acts like MGMT. Help on the video came from Jordan and Zack from Monowhales, ballerina Annabelle Holland [&hellip.. more
After rehearsing outside of Montreal, U2’s Songs of Experience tour opens in Tulsa next week with promises of new augmented reality features for the show. Last night, the SoE app–the U2 AR eXPERIENCE app–was released. When fans hold up their phones at the show, images will be triggered via a 100-foot-long LED screen running along [&hellip.. more
Announcing the First Annual Toronto Vinyl Summit. Circle May 9 on the calendar. You will meet many kindred spirits.
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Got dirty vinyl? This new machine will clean things right up.
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If you love camping out at music festivals, have I got a vehicle for you
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Is quadraphonic vinyl trying to make a comeback? It looks like it.
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