“Strangers” no more: The Wilderness ready to release new album and hit the road
The Wilderness have been a band for nearly 10 years, but it’s the past 12 months that have been among the most intense in their career.
Read MoreThe Wilderness have been a band for nearly 10 years, but it’s the past 12 months that have been among the most intense in their career.
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Before the internet, a band could break up, its members retire, and still be a profitable venture. The Beastie Boys, for example, sold so
Read MoreThese days we call a bunch of musicians playing together a “band” or a “group.” The two words are interchangeable. But it wasn’t always this way. In the early days of rock, musicians
Read MoreUnless your name is The Rolling Stones, U2 or Radiohead, your band has a best-before date and is inevitably going to break up. What do you do when the inevitable happens? This story
Read MoreSalon looks at the most reviled, most hated rock band in detail here. This is an executive summary of Salon’s list along with some commentary from me. 1. Nickelback Goes without saying, really.
Read MoreWhen I was young I heard music on the radio. I would get excited about a picture in the newspaper of my favourite bands. I could never get or afford tickets to their
Read MoreOpening acts are supposed to benefit. Exposure to more people. Bringing in new fans. Larger venues. Generally you would expect something like that to be good for a new band’s career. Especially financially. If that
Read More[Ruth Blatt, a frequent contributor to publications like Forbes on music-related topic, has something new to share. – AC] Damn you, Forbes, for not allowing cut’n’paste! Read the rest of the story
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