Departure, the official new name for Canadian Music Week, will run from May 4 to 10 all over downtown Toronto. In addition to the music industry conference, showcases, a musical festival, comedy performances,
Read MoreThe Strokes played Coachella this weekend and decided to close out their set with a statement. During a performance of the song “Oblivius,” the giant LED screens across the stage offered a montage
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] On Oct. 14, 2003, I found myself upstairs at the Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Toronto to witness history. Or so I was told.
Read MoreWhenever a big band has a massively successful reunion tour, there are inevitably knock-on effects. “Hey, if they can do that–and make all that money–maybe we can, too.” Richard Ashcroft experienced first-hand the
Read MoreExplosive Media (aka Explosive News, est. 2025), is the Iran-based (I think) digital studio responsible for all the Trump-trolling LEGO videos. Wikipedia says that this is an anonymous “student-led media team with a
Read MoreWe’re touring the extended mix of the CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary through venues in Canada ahead of the DVD/Blu-ray release within the next couple of weeks. Here’s where you can catch
Read MoreSometimes musicians can make things seem much nicer than they really are. Case in point is The White Stripes’ track “Hotel Yorba.” It turns out that the hotel was very real, but maybe
Read MoreDo you think your dog is dumb? Then read this. Moving to music news for April 20, 2026… BONUS: Worried about the rise of AI? Me? (Via Larry)
Read MoreThe headline says it all about the situation in the kitchen this week. This is one from the archive, which might explain the vertical video.
Read MorePoor Elizabeth Zharff. How was it possible that she made it so far into life without hearing “Helter Skelter” from The Beatles white album? The answer: She was too absorbed in becoming a
Read MoreOld rock gear is big, big business with auction houses like Sotheby’s and Juliens staging major events that see sales in the tens of millions of dollars. Here’s a guided tour of some
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