This is a fact: Geddy and Alex could not have gotten things more right when they hired Anika Nilles to play drums for the 50 Something Tour. I’ve watched all the videos from
Read MoreThe All the Feelings Tour, featuring Broken Social Scene, Metric, and Stars, is going to be one of the great indie events of the summer. This short video explains things in a different
Read MoreAbbey Road in the St. John’s Wood area of London (just north of the crosswalk) has to be the most famous recording studio in the world. I’ve had the good fortune of both
Read MoreDonald “A Very Stable Genius” Trump is unwell. He’s in a downward spiral. He’s a danger to the world. But no one around him will step up and do the right thing. Randy
Read MoreThe situation between the US, Israel, and Iran is not improving and doesn’t look like it’ll get better anytime soon. The LEGO-themed anti-American music videos by Explosive keep coming. There is, however, a
Read MoreOn Wednesday (June 10), the Canadian Independent Music Association announced a new initiative in partnership with MusicOntario. They call it LIVE Music Toronto. The plan is to unite independent venues, festivals, promoters, and
Read MoreThe Black Keys have come a long, long way since that first gig in Akron, Ohio, sometime in early 2002. They played a show in front of just ten paying customers. The total
Read MoreArtist: Ravyn LenaeSong: HandleAlbum: Blue Island Ravyn Lenae’s third studio album, Blue Island, is due August 7th. Speaking on the album she shares, “‘Blue Island’ is a point of arrival, and feeling set
Read MoreThis weird story from the BBC is too strange for words. I needed to make that clear up front. As for music news for June 11, 2026… BONUS: Time for another bit of
Read MoreIt’s confirmed: Jack White’s seventh album, entitled Frozen Charlotte, is ready and will be released next month. It’s just that no one has heard the news. Well, a few people. The only announcement
Read MoreMusic memoirs are hot right now, and I can’t get enough of them. One of the latest on my pile is Rough Description by Don Pyle, the former drummer of Canada’s Shadowy Men
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