After seven sold-out salon events in Ontario, my 2025 speaking tour moves west to BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Here are the dates, venues, and details on ticket availability. Hope to see you
Read MoreReports are starting to trickle in about the death of Kevan Staples, Carole Pope’s partner in Rough Trade. He was 74. No cause of death was mentioned. The first I heard of it
Read More[Another report from Ross MacDonald and Karen Coughtrey. – AC] Soulful blues rock was the order of the night brought the people out to the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa Saturday night (March
Read MoreHeadphones and earbuds are a multi-billion-dollar industry and are generally seen as an area of music tech that’s safe. But is it really? While they work great, headphones can be bulky and miserable
Read MoreHow do you consume music? This is of great interest to everyone in the business of making, selling, and distributing music around the world. It’s always a good idea to keep up to
Read MoreRunning a music festival is hard. The logistics and economics and SO complicated that it’s a wonder any promoter manages to stage one. Some are very, very good at staging festivals. So here’s
Read MoreWhat? BAD ChatGPT! BAD! Music news for March 25, 2025, is much more accurate than that. More music news? Go here. BONUS: To the surprise of no one, Apple TV+ has renewed Severance
Read MoreWarning: Spoilers ahead for anyone who hasn’t heard ‘The Ongoing History of New Music’ radio show/podcast series on music in the 21st century. This weekend marks the finale of a 10-part Ongoing History of
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FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, Ticketmaster tickets and gift cards are shown at a box office in San Jose, Calif. Millions of people are eligible for free tickets through Ticketmaster as a result of a lawsuit over ticket fees and other charges. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
One of the most common questions I get at my speaking events is “How much more expensive will concert tickets get?” My answer is “For the foreseeable future–unless artists start seeing seas of
Read More[Ross MacDonald is on cameras and Karen Coughtrey is on text. – AC.] Back in 1986, Aerosmith collaborated with rap group Run–D.M.C. on a remake of ‘Walk This Way’. An unexpected mashup of
Read MoreI haven’t posted any reaction videos by Elizabeth Zharoff lately, so let’s fix that. In case you don’t know, she’s a professionally trained opera singer who was so deep into opera when she
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