The progress and evolution is and always has been driven by youth. Each generation puts its imprint on the popular music of the day, leaving older generations to criticize its taste and wonder
Read More[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca this week. – AC] We’re approaching the end of awards season, the time of year when the various entertainment industries try to squeeze a little more juice
Read More[A guest blog by Peter Freer. -AC] A Gig is a Gig That statement is part rallying cry, mantra and coping mechanism for every working rock musician who’s ever lugged a 65-pound amp
Read MoreBy the time you read this, Donald Trump may have already issued an executive order pushing back the US ban on TikTok by 90 days. But what’s really been going on here? Trump
Read MoreYou may have heard about an utterly bullsh*t campaign called Scrap the Streaming Tax. This is a scare tactic PR thing designed to convince Canadians that playing a levy/tax 5% of revenues on
Read MoreNow that we’re going to get Trump V2.0, what will this mean for music? For decades, a Republican in the White House meant a resurgence in hard and heavy music (especially rock) as
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] With three of six Taylor Swift shows in Toronto complete, the city — which really should be named “Tayronto” because it has given over everything to
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The first thing I thought when I awoke Wednesday morning was that there’s now an SNL Curse. Any female U.S. presidential candidate — even
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I try not to be judgmental, but I have a thing for correct nomenclature and proper pronunciations. I’ll let slide anyone who pronounces the
Read MoreOver the weekend, I got this email from Danny out in Alberta in which be brings up some interesting points about the venerable band t-shirt. Thoughts and comments welcome. I thought of something
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] We first heard about the brave new world of “digital” at the end of the 1970s. We weren’t sure what that meant, but it
Read More
