Want to take a university course in Drake? Here’s your chance.
Toronto’s Ryerson University (or whatever it’s soon going to be called) is about to offer a course in Drake. Actually, the full title of the class is “Deconstructing Drake and
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Music Canada has launched an equity, diversity, and inclusion survey. Can you help?
Music Canada, the group that represented the recorded music industry in this country, has created a new survey seeking to get the scoop on equity, diversity, and inclusion within the
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The Sam the Record Man Sign Rises Again!
Wait. What’s that above Yonge-Dundas Square in downtown Toronto? It’s…it’s the SAM THE RECORD MAN SIGN! After years in storage and a significant refurbishment, the rotating records sign that was
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Some Students at Ryerson are Working on a New Collaborative Platform for the Canadian Music Industry
A group of seven students in the RTA program at Ryerson University in Toronto are working on a new collaboration platform they call Crescendo. Framed as an “interactive online resource
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The Refurbished Sam the Record Man Sign: It’s Almost Ready
For decades, the spinning record (and after 1987, records) on the Sam the Record Man sign were one of the most famous sites on Toronto’s Yonge Street. But then the
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Got a Bitch About the Way Concert Tickets are Sold? The Ontario Attorney General Wants to Hear from You
Just before Christmas, a couple of nice people from the Ontario Attorney General’s Office came to see me about the issue of concert tickets. “We know the system is broken.
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Will Canadian Hip Hop History Be Taught in Canadian Schools? It Will If This Guy Has Anything to Do with It
There was a time when study of any sort of popular culture, especially–gasp!–the music everyday people listen to–was not just frowned upon but ridiculed. Sure, you could study classical music,
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My Ryerson University Lecture on the Future of Radio
In my position as this year’s Broadcaster in Residence at for the Allan Slaight Broadcast Institute, I was asked to offer a couple of lectures on radio. Last month, I
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Upcoming Panel to Discuss Diversity in Radio
On the heels of the debate over diversity in Hollywood, Ryerson University is going examine the situation in radio. From the press release: It’s said that diversity is good for
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A Celebration of Music Technology in Toronto (and New York and LA)
I’m amazed at the growing number of conferences devoted to the collision of music and technology. This, of course, is a good thing since technology dictates much of where music
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