YouTube went online 20 years ago this week. Since then, videos have been viewed 20 TRILLION times. I remember when Google bought the platform two years after it debuted how critics said it
Read MoreWhat? Already? Yep. Music boffins (of which I am one) from across Canada have been suggesting albums for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize since suggestions for the 2024 prize closed last May. Now
Read MoreDave Bookman was a Toronto radio legend, a guy who did more for indie music than anyone else I’ve ever known. His sudden death in 2019 (it was a brain aneurysm) has left
Read MoreAt its best, rock is a transcendent experience, something that takes us somewhere away from the ordinary, the normal, and the safe. There’s a huge fantasy element to it and when done right,
Read MoreQuestion: What is the most expensive musical instrument in the world? No, it’s not some Stradivarius violin or a rare Beatles guitar. It’s the Large Hadron Collider. Wait—the big machine in France and
Read MoreThis is not the Star Wars we were looking for. Music news for April 25, 2025, on the other hand, is just fine. More music news? Go here. BONUS: New study says that
Read MoreIt’s not even a battle anymore. Vinyl will win over CDs in 2025. The question is by how much. Here are the latest sales figures courtesy Luminate. Streaming numbers:
Read MoreAfter two failed attempts to stage a music festival for the young, rich, and stupid–the first of which got him sent to jail for fraud–Billy McFarland has decided to put Fyre Fest up
Read MoreIf you’re from Winnipeg, you may remember Steve Vogelsang, a sportscaster seen on the local CTV affiliate. If you took broadcasting at Red River Community College, he may have been one of your
Read MoreThe world is still talking about the effect Muhammad Ali had in his lifetime. One area that isn’t getting enough attention (in my opinion, anyway) is Ali’s music career. He released a spoken
Read MoreArtist: SamiaSong: CarouselAlbum: Bloodless Of Carousel, Samia says, “It’s a shadow of a love song – I’m afraid that if I’m fully myself you will leave me.” It’s from Samia’s third album, Bloodless, out April
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