Bono and the Edge are Going to Make a Special Canada Day Appearance in Ottawa
June 25th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
U2 really, really likes this country. If you were at Friday’s show in Toronto, you’ll remember some of the comments
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Upcoming Documentary Highlights the Toll Streaming is Taking on Musicians
June 25th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Streaming music is not going away. It’s poised to be the way we all get music in the future. But
Here’s a Cover of Guns ‘N Roses Done in the Style of Traditional Japanese Music
June 25th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Let’s take some traditional Japanese instruments and tackle “Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns ‘N Roses. As Brad points out
A Roundup of Glastonbury News as the Festival Winds Down
June 25th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Glastonbury, the World’s Most Famous Music Festival™, wraps up today after dominating the music news cycle for nearly a week.
Here’s the Official Music Video for the Grenfell Tower Benefit Single
June 25th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
A cross-section of British artists came together to cover “Bridge Over Troubled Water” to raise money for the victims of
A Guide to Cancon Songs by Non-Canadians
June 24th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
With Canada’s 150th birthday coming up, I’ve been asked to help prepare some properly patriotic playlists. And while it’s easy
YouTube Hits 1.5 BILLION Monthly Users
June 24th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Yesterday (June 23) was the start of VidCon, a convention that deals with online video. Industry people, creators, videographers and
Watch This Gorilla Go All Flashdance in a Wading Pool
June 24th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
If watching this doesn’t make you happy, nothing will. Cue the musical memes
So How is Sunrise Records Doing in the Wake of HMV
June 24th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
When HMV announced that it was kaput, Doug Putnam, the owner of the nine-location-strong Sunrise Records, stepped in to take
Random Music News for Saturday, June 24, 2017
June 24th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Seventy years ago today, the first widely reported sighting of UFOs was made by Kenneth Arnold around Mount Rainer, Washington.
Prepping for Canada 150: 50 Legendary Canadian Songs
June 23rd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
My brother and sisters throughout Corus Radio were asked to compile a list of 50 legendary Canadian songs and then
Is the Electric Guitar Dying?
June 23rd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Every twenty years or so, someone predicts that music’s love affair with the electric guitar is over. Let’s go back
The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: 10 Terrible Career Moves
June 23rd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate
Music Technology MeetUp – The Business of Podcasting
June 23rd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
My next Music tech Event will be held at the beautiful Sandbox at Ryerson University on July 26. I hope you’ll
This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 23 June 2017
June 23rd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
This week was a tough one. So many good tracks were released that it was hard to cut things down
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