The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 714: Great Lost Albums

Just because you make a record doesn’t mean it’ll ever be released. Maybe you’ll abandon it before it’s finished. Maybe you do finish it but you decide it’s not good enough. Or it could be your record company decides they don’t want to release it. Or maybe it’ll just be declared “lost”–whatever that means. This [&hellip.. more

One Billion Young People Are Going Deaf Because of Loud Music (NOT a Typo)

Now that Ebola seems to be fading, the World Health Organization, being the “this-is-bad-for-you” busybodies that it is (and often with very good reasons) has issued another dire health warning. This time it has to do with the billion young people whose music is JUST TOO DAMN LOUD. It estimates that between half of those [&hellip.. more

Why Do Music Makers Do It For Life?

A significant percentage of people who create their own music have a tendency to continue doing that throughout their lives. This, according to Swedish research (and who doesn’t trust Swedish research?). Theorell and his colleagues examined detailed data compiled on 3,820 people—all twins who were born between 1959 and 1985, and who sang or played [&hellip.. more

Interview With CIRAA Executive Director Zack Leighton

CIRAA (Canadian Independent Recording Artist’s Association) is a non-profit organization which supports thousands of artists across Canada with education, opportunities and more. Zack Leighton, the Executive Director, was recently interviewed for website Ways We Work. Canadian artist entrepreneurs are an underserved population of professional artist. Many of us know local artists that are to.. more

Um, John Legend? Can We Talk About Your Hypocrisy?

If you watched the Oscars, you’ll have seen this bring-the-house-down performance by John Legend and Common. When they won the Oscar, they had this impassioned acceptance speech. Struggle for justice. Compromised voting rights. The US is most incarcerated country in the world. More people of colour in jail today than there were under slavery in [&hellip.. more

Into DJ Culture? Then You Need to Check Out the Canadian DJ Show

If you’ve ever thown some tunes down on the one’s and two’s, then you’ve been infected by DJ-itis. That means you’d up for for something like this.   Here’s a highlight reel of the 2014 event in Calgary.. more

Tree Stories – Yup, More Than One

I can honestly say I never expected to write a tree story. Especially one that contains both a Beatle’s related tree AND a U2 tree. I’m sure most people know the title tree from U2’s 1987 masterwork The Joshua Tree. As it turns out, someone has vandalized said tree. “This past Sunday, I made my [&hellip.. more

More Music From The Inbox, 28 February 2015: Pet Symmetry, Isle Of Indigo, Jon Lawless, VANT, Oceanics

Artist / Song: “Give Thanks (Get Lost)” by Pet Symmetry Album: n/a Self-described Chicago power-pop trio Pet Symmetry are true to their word: “Give Thanks” is the kind of catchy rock that Midwest bands were always known for. Don’t be fooled by the noisy intro, this is top-down fun all the way. Link / listen / [&hellip.. more

Sarah Brightman’s Off To Space! Wait, What?

You may remember the soprano from many West End and Broadway shows including Phantom of the Opera. And now she’s heading to the International Space Station on September 1st. Some are asking where she got the 34 million pounds (about $65 million CDN). Doubting very much it’s former husband Andrew Lloyd Webber. That’s why, back [&hellip.. more