A very good question: Is CanCon compatible with streaming? Discuss.
June 28th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
While old-school terrestrial radio has to abide by non-negotiable rules regarding Canadian content (not to mention having to contribute financially
Browsing the "Cancon" Tag
New copyright report wants to bring CanCon regs to streaming
May 27th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
It’s a bit of an oversimplification, but new copyright policy in Canada wants to make sure streaming platforms are adequately
What if Coachella held was held in Canada back in the 80s?
April 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
This is the first weekend of Coachella, which has evolved from a mostly rock-based event to one dedicated mostly to
A CanCon Coachella, 2000s edition
February 4th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Cameron Gordon of Completely ignored contributed an extremely popular post a few weeks back imaging what an all-star all-CanCon Coachella
Garry Lowe, bassist for Big Sugar, dead at 65
July 7th, 2018 | by Amber Healy
Garry Lowe, bassist for legendary band Big Sugar, passed away Saturday, July 7, at the age of 65. He’d fought
Can you solve this musical mystery? [UPDATE! Mystery solved!]
July 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
A reader of this website came to me with a mystery: a song he’d recorded from the radio years and
Canada Day special: Songs from the Cancon graveyard
July 1st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] Despite being next to the largest exporter of popular culture in
Random music new for Tuesday, May 8, 2018
May 8th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
As of today, smallpox has been eradicated from the planet for 38 years. Take that, anti-vaxxers. And for music news
Fun: An American takes a look at Cancon policies
March 3rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
We Canadians have lived with Canadian content regulations on the radio and in other places since 1971, so we’re used
Academic Proof That Canadians Had a Massive Musical Inferiority Complex Until at Least 1995
October 31st, 2017 | by Alan Cross
For the first decade-and-a-half of rock’n’roll’s existence, there wasn’t much of a Canadian music industry. We lacked all the basic
UK Music Magazine Goes Canada-Crazy
August 2nd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Nick points us to take a look at the new issue of ROCK CANDY, a music magazine out of the
Remembering Some Weird Canadian Pop Hits from the Last 20 Years
July 3rd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
While Canada exports a ton of music to the world, there are some songs and acts that for whatever reason,
A Guide to Cancon Songs by Non-Canadians
June 24th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
With Canada’s 150th birthday coming up, I’ve been asked to help prepare some properly patriotic playlists. And while it’s easy
Random Music News for Tuesday, December 13, 2016
December 13th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
How much money do you think Will Farrell has made from the movie Elf? And now, the music news… Another
An American Looks at Canadian Music Making It America
October 6th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Sean Ross may be radio consultant who operates out of an office New Jersey, but don’t try to engage him
INFOGRAPHIC: How Big are the Edgefest Bands of Yesterday Doing Today?
August 22nd, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Cam Gordon’s Completely Ignored site has come up with this analysis of the bands who played Edgefest when the event
America Is Still Trying to Figure Out How Canada Became Such a Musical Powerhouse
August 4th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
As a sparsely populated country of 35 million people–less than the state of California–Canada exports far, far more music that
This Guy Wants to Make a Documentary About Canadian Rock of the 90s
July 11th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Meet Tyler Elyniuk of Regina, a music fan with a particular love of what happened in the 90s. He needs
Random Music News for Tuesday, June 14, 2016
June 14th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Fifty years ago today, the Vatican abolished its official forbidden books list, something that had been around since 1557. And
Channels are Changing: The Future of Televised CanCon
June 6th, 2016 | by Amber Healy
Netflix, Hulu and other streaming services are so drastically changing the playing field for Canadian audiences, it no longer makes
A Discussion Worth Having: Does Cancon Still Make Sense?
May 27th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
The chattering hasn’t stopped since Heritage Minister Melanie Joly said that “everything was on the table” with an impending review
Do Other Countries Require Minimum Levels of Music on Domestic Radio?
May 21st, 2016 | by Alan Cross
The number of radio frequencies available to broadcasters in Canada are finite are therefore a scarce commodity. What’s more is
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