by Alan Cross | Nov 4, 2026 | Speaking Gig
With the first leg of the tour over, it’s time to move to central and eastern Canada for the second leg. Here’s what you need to know. I start in Nova Scotia November 2 – Truro, NS @ Marigold Cultural Centre. November 3 – Sydney, NS @...
by Alan Cross | Nov 4, 2026 | Music News
Tim Burgess has been the frontman for Charlatans UK as well as a DJ for more than 30 years. He’s seen the struggles artists go through when trying to make ends meet. That’s when he came up with the idea of Merch Market. For one day each in London (January...
by Brent Chittenden | Nov 4, 2026 | Recommended Music
Welcome to Indie to Know, where I sift through all of our email to pull out some golden nuggets of music to share with the rest of you! Assuming you want to hear good music. You do right? I mean… why else would you come here… okay let’s get started...
by Alan Cross | Nov 4, 2026 | Ongoing History of New Music
When David Byrne was with the Talking Heads, he was determined that the band always be ahead of their time. But there was one occasion when the band was too far ahead. The 1988 album Naked was released “graphics ready.” This meant that if you were to buy a...
by Alan Cross | Nov 4, 2026 | Music News
Important news about your dog: Here’s why dogs hate fireworks. On the other hand, they things like music news for November 4, 2026. RIP technol pioneer Juan Atkins. He was 64. Despite what you might have read online, Lenny Kravitz was NOT on that private jet...
by Alan Cross | Nov 3, 2026 | Music History
After several fall starts to create a national broadcasting network, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation finally became a thing on November 2, 1936. This video celebrations that milestone. (Via...
by Alan Cross | Nov 3, 2026 | Concerts
[Everything comes courtesy of Ross MacDonald. -AC] Big Wreck has very large, active, and vocal fan groups on social media. They are constantly clamouring for the band to come play their respective cities. This time it was Ottawa’s turn, so Big Wreck fans headed...
by Alan Cross | Nov 3, 2026 | Music Catalog, Music Industry
[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is being shaken by the actions of a growing group of companies which are buying up the song catalogues of successful artists. The artist gets a huge...
by Alan Cross | Nov 3, 2026 | Ongoing History of New Music
What comes to mind when you think of Manchester: the Smiths, the Stone Roses, Oasis, New Order, Joy Division, karaoke. Wait–what? Karaoke? Along with some great music, Manchester was also the birthplace of the karaoke machine. In 1975, an...
by Nerhys | Nov 3, 2026 | Recommended Music
No time to read the full article? Scroll to the bottom for all 5 picks in one playlist! Leisure Hour Song: “Bury Me at 7/11″Album: …that one dayRelease Date: October 2, 2026Location: Muncie, IndianaWhy I like it: Nostalgic emo-pop sounds.Listen:...
by Alan Cross | Nov 3, 2026 | Music News
Donald Trump recently called Norway a sh*thouse country. The nation’s tourism authority had a brilliant response. Moving now to music news for November 3, 2026. Midterm election day in the US! If this Red State reaction to Bryan Adams’ anti-Trump song is...
