Last Thursday night. The Big Bang Theory came to a very satisfying conclusion after 279 episodes and 12 seasons. The final shot showed the class in Leonard and Penny’s apartment, eating take-out food, taking and joking as they had throughout the series. In the background was a different version of the Bareknaked Ladies’ iconic theme. [&hellip.. more
The craziest song contest in the known universe reached a climax at the finals in Tel Aviv, Israel, with Duncan Laurence, the rep from The Netherlands, being voted into first place. For the uninitiated, Eurovision’s apeshit crazy talent show history goes all the way back to the 1950s. This year, forty-one countries across Europe (and [&hellip.. more
There’s a new video on Apple’s YouTube channel in the UK that focuses on artists who use Macs to create, compose, and record their music. It’s not long–it runs about a minute–the calibre of artists is rather impressive. If you want to dive deeper, there’s this new microsite.. more
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the past few decades. Check out his a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s an incredible discography of hundreds of bands. – AC] Aldo Nova (born Aldo [&hellip.. more
If you’re familiar with Beyonce, you might remember the world “surfbort” from the song “Drunk in Love,” a term she says refers to having sex in the bathtub. That’s when Brooklynite Dani Miller had an epiphany. “What a great name for a band!” And so Surfbort the band was born. Buzz was immediate. Julian Casablancas [&hellip.. more
It’s called “The Car Thing.” No, really. About a year ago, we started hearing rumours regarding a Spotify skunkworks project that would result in voice-controlled music hardware designed specifically for the car. This week, they announced some results of their tests and prototypes. From the Spotify blog: “Americans spend 70 billion hours behind the wheel [&hellip.. more
[A guest post from Jennifer Dales, a writer based out of Ottawa who is also obviously a massive Tragically Hip fan. She’s been writing about the relationships between indigenous peoples and settler Canadians for some time. Read her blog here. – AC] I think it was Algonquin park It was so cold and winter dark [&hellip.. more
[Once again photographer Andrei Chlytchkov elbowed his way into the photo pit in order to get snaps of another show. This time it was metallurgist Michael Schenker at The Danforth Music Hall on May 6. Text by L. Benny Sanders. – AC] The Danforth Music Hall did it’s best to contain the musical force of the [&hellip.. more
And how is your long weekend so far? Need some music news for May 18, 2019? The Eurovision finals are on today in Tel Aviv! Here’s what you need to know about the universe’s most batshit crazy music competition. These are my weekend music picks for GlobalNews.ca. After all the drama and legal issues, no [&hellip.. more
Not all bands hit it out of the park their first time at bat. They need a few albums and a couple of long tours before things start to fall into place. Take the Red Hot Chili Peppers, for example. Their career really didn’t start to blossom until their fourth album. Same thing with Muse–at [&hellip.. more
In a normal American presidential administration, you’d never see anything like this. But these aren’t normal times. Trump’s people don’t like the media. It’s been more than three months since White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders held an official press briefing. It’s even weirder over at the Pentagon where there hasn’t been a press [&hellip.. more
Normally, the music of The Beatles and Motley Crue are light-years apart. But the Internet knows of no such restrictions, which is why we end up with things like his. Thanks to Tom for the link.. more
Anyone involved in the Canadian music industry for any length of time inevitably ran into Deane Cameron. Few people championed homegrown music as much as he did. Once a drummer with a band called Harvest, he later transitioned to the business side of things, beginning with a job in in the warehouse of EMI Music [&hellip.. more
Kirk Hammett, Metallica’s lead guitarist since the dawn of time, is a world-class collector of horror and sci-fi movie memorabilia. That’s pretty cool in its own right. Part of his collection will be on display at the Royal Ontario Museum from July through next January, with more than 100 pieces from works like The Cabinet [&hellip.. more
Today is one of my favourite days of the year. This long weekend signals the unofficial start of summer in Canada and conjures all kinds of hopes and dreams of what’s to come in the next couple of months. Let’s make it a good one. Meanwhile, here’s some music news for May 17, 2019. So [&hellip.. more
Salon: n. a meeting of intellectuals or other eminent people at the invitation of a celebrity or socialite. Side Door Access is a Halifax-based company that sets up small intimate shows in private spaces–homes, stores, restaurants, small venues, wherever–for artists who want to perform in front of audiences in a very intimate sort of way. [&hellip.. more
Going to or performing at a music festival can be a fantastic experience. But staging such an event is fraught with all kinds of challenges for promoters. This report from Global News takes a look. Can someone send this to Michael Lang at Woodstock .. more
Mick Jagger needed a bum heart valve replaced earlier this year, a procedure that in the past would have required cracking open his chest, stopping the heart, and then mucking about with the organ exposed to the world. But not any more The favoured procedure is something called a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), which [&hellip.. more
Ticketmaster has introduced a new system using encrypted barcodes that should cut down on fraud while taking into account that tickets might be transferred from the purchaser to another person. It works like this. Tickets using SafeTix tech each have an encrypted barcode that refreshes every couple of seconds. This means that such a ticket [&hellip.. more
Calling all musicians! Are you finding it hard to take care of your physical and mental well being while trying to earn a living? If so, you should attend the Wellness Event at Signal Creative and learn how to manage stress as well as learn practices that will help increase your productivity. Join Leisa Bellmore [&hellip.. more
Most of us have watched a movie or some kind of video on DVD or Blu-ray. Older folk will remember VHS and (maybe) Beta. If you want to get a little deeper into old formats, there was LaserDisc (essentially DVDs but on 12-inch discs), CED (another form of video disc) and cheap VCDs that you’ll [&hellip.. more
Artist: FKA TwigsSong: Cellophane FKA Twigs is back after over three years with an extraordinarily special piece of art. Cellophane is a stunning minimalist track with intimate, expressive vocals and an otherworldly touch in the production. Watch/listen: Artist: Local NativesSong: Tap DancerAlbum: Violet Street A cinematic track with interesting instrumentation, and a sensitive, expansive so.. more
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