The conclusion of our four-parter on the history of indie rock will look at everything that’s happened in the 90s and through the beginning the 21st century, specifically how the indie world showed the major labels what needed to be done in the post-Napster world. Basically, the entire music industry was reorganized in the image [&hellip.. more
We first hear about The Pocket Gods when they found a loophole in Spotify’s payment system. Since Spotify pays out for a full stream of a song after 30 seconds has elapsed, why bother writing songs longer than that? Good point, really. The result was four records called 100X30, each featuring 100 songs with running [&hellip.. more
It’s always a good idea to know what connection speeds you’re dealing with, especially if a fast Internet is mission critical to whatever you’re doing. I, for example, often need to create a lot of broadcast material from a laptop in a hotel room. One of the first things I do is check the speed [&hellip.. more
Yes, you can drive Paul McCartney’s car–but sometimes he’ll also want to take the wheel.. more
The Tri-City Valley Cats were treated to the anthem performance of a lifetime on Saturday, June 16th courtesy of musician Dave Whalen and his Jamboxx! A 56-year-old New York native, Dave was paralyzed from the neck down at 18 in a skiing accident. A long-time fan of electric guitar, Dave wants to realize the dream [&hellip.. more
Caught up in the World Cup and the majesty of the beautiful game? Then think twice about pressing “play” on this one.. more
Along with Richard Pryor, George Carlin was one of the greatest comic geniuses of all time. He died ten years ago today as the result of a dodgy heart. If you’ve ever seen his HBO specials, you’ll know that he rarely misspoke and almost never said “uh” or “er” in his delivery. Everything was meticulously [&hellip.. more
Thirty-two years ago today, Diego Maradona scored his famous Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup. Moving to music news for June 22, 2018… So what sorts of plans does Facebook have for music? Let’s take a look. Canada isn’t the only country that argues about how much domestic music is played on [&hellip.. more
People send me material to evaluate all the time. Every once in a while, something stands above the crowd. Check out this songs and video from Hamilton’s Brutus Begins. Tons of potential here.. more
The organizers of the Big Music Fest in Kitchener, Mark and Miriam Higgins, had an idea. They got a Canadian flag and musicians sign it for…something. Bryan Adams, Tragically Hip, Blue Rodeo, Arkells, Burton Cummings, Sam Roberts and more than 40 others eventually put pen to flag. The result is a one-of-a-kind collector’s item that [&hellip.. more
Most records are made out of polyvinyl chloride, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only substance which can be pressed/ molded/cut into a form that will store audio. The band Slightly Stoopid tried to make an album out of hash resin. Experiments didn’t work that well so they just smoke the result. We could also talk [&hellip.. more
Dubai has some of the wildest architecture anywhere in the world. That now includes a building called The Pad. Designed by a Hong Kong-based firm, The Pad, which leans at a 6.5 degree angle through 26 floors containing 256 apartments, was inspired by–wait for it–an iPod. You’ll see it immediately. It’s supposed to remind us [&hellip.. more
Since its inception in 1991, Lollapalooza has showcased a huge variety of artists, both in the festival’s incarnation as a touring event and as a static show in places like Chicago, South America and Europe. Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored offers this analysis. Click on the image to see the whole thing.. more
If you remember the story of the death of the Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan, you’ll know that she died in a London hotel room hours before she was supposed to join an American metal band called Bad Wolves in the studio to advise on their recording of “Zombie.” She never made it, of course. She was [&hellip.. more
Artist: Freya Ridings Song: Ultraviolet The otherworldly vocals in this cinematic pop track will give you chills. Freya say that Ultraviolet is “about parts of ourselves we believe we have to hide – like a diary written in secret ink. When those secrets are not only seen, but also loved by someone who sees the [&hellip.. more
We hit the summer solstice at 6:07 am ET this morning. Next stop? Winter. And now music news for June 21, 2018. Pot will be legal in Canada on October 17, 2018, one year to the day that Gord Downie died. Coincidence? Ask our Prime Minister. He’s a big Hip fan. Confused by all the [&hellip.. more
If you’ve been following along the health issues of blink-182’s Travis Barker–a couple of shows in the band’s Las Vegas residency had to be canceled because he has blood clots in his arms–things have taken a disturbing turn. Reports say that Travis is now fighting a staph infection. He was admitted to an LA hospital [&hellip.. more
Why the first images of “Earthrise” were deliberately grainy, Bill McClintock’s latest mashup sees George Michael take on Slayer, and Uber suspends self driving car tests in Toronto A heads-up: Next week’s show is all about weed. We’ll have a reporter from Vice talking about the impending legalization in Canada. Listen here. http://media.blubrry.com/geeksandbeats/p/www.geeksandbe.. more
SEO is the bomb. Or so we’re told. If you spend any time posting content on websites, you’re probably obsessed with search engine optimization, the practices and tricks that will bring your content as close as possible to the top of any web search on Google, Bing and all the rest of them. This sight, [&hellip.. more
‘Tis the season of the year-end school concert. I can safely say that my school would have never (and still would not) have a bunch of tweens cover Iron Maiden as part of the curriculum. Eddie would approve. I should also point out that this choir is conducted by the same teacher who had last [&hellip.. more
You’ve probably never given any thought to Uzbekistan, a former Soviet republic in central Asia. Surrounded by other ‘stans (Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgistan, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan), it’s not exactly on anyone’s tour itinerary. It also has a reputation as a nasty place, with plenty of human rights violations (including forced child labour) to go around and [&hellip.. more
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