March 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Radio-Canada is giving vinyl fans one more chance to take a browse through all the surplus records (and CDs) they
September 16th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you’re interested into the marketing machinery behind the popular song, here’s a two-part program from Terry O’Reilly’s CBC program,
April 21st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Record Store Day! Yay! What else is making music news on April 21, 2018? Here are my weekly music picks
April 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you’re in Toronto, I’m holding another one of my Music Tech meetups TONIGHT at the Toronto Reference Library. There’s
February 25th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Over the decades, the CBC has become one of the biggest repositories of recorded music in the known world. Its
May 25th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
If you missed last August’s Tragically Hip tour finale in Kingston and are tired of watching bad YouTube video, you’re
May 17th, 2017 | by Mathew Kahansky
If you were an avid CBC Stereo listener between 1984 and 2007, the late-night Brave New Waves probably needs no
April 19th, 2017 | by Nerhys
After a successful 16-year exclusive partnership with CTV, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) just announced a
October 14th, 2016 | by Larry Lootsteen
I don’t know what to say except this is something you need to watch
September 9th, 2016 | by Larry Lootsteen
An announcement today from both The Hip and Gord Downie confirm some new work coming out soon. As we have
August 20th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
The streets will be empty after 8:30ET tonight. Canada will for all intents and purposes be closed as the nation
August 19th, 2016 | by Amber Healy
Saturday night is going to be a really big deal. Fans of The Tragically Hip have been thinking for weeks
August 17th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
News that the CBC had agreed to broadcast the final show on the Tragically Hip’s Man Machine Poem tour came
June 17th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Shortly after we heard about this upcoming Tragically Hip tour–probably their last, given Gord Downie’s health issues–there was a groundswell
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
May 31st, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Kelly McAlpine or Orillia, Ontario, has this modest proposal for the head of the CBC, Herbert Lacroix. Dear Mr. Lacroix,
August 30th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
You may have seen election-style lawn signs popping up all over that read We Vote CBC. Follow a link and
July 31st, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Another way to phrase that headline might be “What will Canadian classic rock and oldies look like in the future?”
July 15th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
I had a conversation with a promoter dude backstage at U2 last week. “The Pan Am people came to us
July 9th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
Everyone loves lists, right? The CBC asked me to write about “Echo Beach” from Martha and the Muffins. It’s in
February 22nd, 2014 | by Alan Cross
No. I have my own thoughts on this but I end up at more-or-less the same place as Terry O’Reilly
January 2nd, 2014 | by Alan Cross
I’ll just quote the press release: The hunt for Canada’s next great hockey song is over. Throughout this hockey season, CBC’s HOCKEY
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