These articles brought forth are for a few different reasons:
1. It is relevant music information that pertains to you as a reader, no matter the level of intent or the genre.
2. They are relevant to the music I would be currently listening to or a genre I have put some attention and focus on.
3. I am somewhat patriotic about my Canadian music, so that always comes as a first for me. I enjoy music from all parts of the world respectively, but I still have to promote local if I can. Canadian music rocks!
4. Because it's humourous and we can ALWAYS use a good laugh. Rarely will it be at someone's expense...but then again I am just the guy talking about it. They're the ones causing the comments.
So in closing, I trust you all will not read EVERY single article posted here. But I hope you find something of use here and keep the conversation going by forwarding it onto someone else. Click on each article heading for redirection to the full article. Cheers!
This week’s must-see Toronto shows:
Robert Glasper Experiment, Alabama Shakes, Jonny Corndawg Fritz, Willie Nelson & Family, A Tribe Called Red, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, Mavis Staples, Dr John, and many more!
TDSB avoids scrapping music programs to balance budget:
"That wasn't very popular with parents and students and I guess trustees felt the passion of the people, so what they've decided instead is a long menu of cuts." -Shari Schwartz-Maltz (TDSB spokesperson)
Feist to perform at Luminato as part of seven-member supergroup HYDRA:
"HYDRA, whose seven members were on Tuesday revealed to be AroarA, (Broken Social Scene’s Andrew Whiteman and Ariel Engle), indie pop band Snowblink (Daniela Gesundheit and Dan Goldman), singer Feist, Broken Social Scene member Charles Spearin and drummer Lucky Paul, will play at The Courtyard Review from Tuesday, June 18 to Thursday, June 20."
Photo Gallery: Broken Social Scene, Feist, Stars and more celebrate Arts & Crafts at the Field Trip festival:
The Sheepdogs premiere documentary film in Saskatoon:
“It was a little weird because they would just show up. We’d be in New Orleans and they’d just show up and have cameras so it was a little weird at times but they were very good at fly on the wall trying to capture actual moments rather than more contrived like some documentaries can be.”- Ryan Gullen
P Diddy to launch cable music channel Revolt TV:
"I would say this journey started me for seven years ago when MTV stopped playing music and that had huge impact on the future of music. The music started to become safe. We didn't have the experience I had when I grew up, whether it be Led Zeppelin or Janice Joplin. There was no longer a platform for music artists to trust with their creativity.
There was also no place that was covering music in the way that if you follow sports you go to ESPN, or like CNN with news, but with music you were just thrown into the abyss. We will cover music in a journalistic way, covering it in a way in that it has not been covered before, and we will celebrate creative and cinematography." -Combs
Sigur Rós to Perform 'Kveikur' Tracks Today in 360-Degree Webcast:
Music lovers descend on Gastown for Make Music Vancouver:
“That’s why we actually called it Make Music Vancouver and not Fête de la Musique, otherwise we knew that people would think it’s French, and that only if you’re related to France, or that you like France, that you would go.” -Laure Sabini (MMV communications committee member)
2013 Polaris Music Prize long list announced:
"The much anticipated Polaris Music Prize long list has just been announced, and some of Canada's best-known indie acts, as well as relative newcomers, have made the cut.
Metric, Tegan and Sara, Colin Stetson, A.C. Newman, Corb Lund, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Purity Ring, Majical Cloudz, Suuns, Whitehorse and Hayden are just a few of the 40 artists whose albums are on the 2013 long list, which was announced in Toronto Thursday morning, June 13."
How to dance like Gord Downie:
Following these simple 10 steps and your music will be at work!
Soundwave is a new take on sharing your music taste on the go:
"Soundwave is admittedly quite a simple idea right now, and it’s far from the first app to offer mobile music sharing (Soundtracking is a notable alternative, for example) but whereas most other apps of its ilk have gone down the Instagram route of deliberate, sporadic sharing, Soundwave is automatic and works without you thinking about it."
Beartooth (Ex-Attack Attack!) Announce Summer Tour With City Lights:
‘Best Friends 4 Lyfe Tour‘:
08/16 Wilmington, DE – Harmony Grange
08/17 Hartford, CT – Webster Theatre
08/18 Syracuse, NY – Lost Horizon
08/20 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground Showcase
08/21 Quebec City, QC – L’Agitee
08/22 Ottawa, ON – Club Saw
08/23 Toronto, ON – Sneaky Dee’s
08/24 London, ON – Rum Runners
08/25 Pontiac, MI – The Pike Room at Crofoot
Misery Signals Preview New Song “Reborn: An Execution”:
Music Festivals, Bluetooth Monitoring and the Behavior of Crowds:
"These guys set up 33 Bluetooth scanners at various locations at the festival that recorded any Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone that passed nearby. The idea was to see how participants moved between the six different stages at the event, how this changed with the music that was on offer and how people gathered at other places such as beer halls and restaurants."
Hatebreed Set Initial Dates For Fall Tour With Shadows Fall, The Acacia Strain & Battlecross:
09/26 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
09/27 Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
09/30 Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
10/02 Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
10/03 Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s
10/04 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
10/09 Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s Downunder
10/11 Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
“There will be a few more headline dates to come & a press release & full tour announce next week – all shows will go onsale next weekend. We will have another announcement tomorrow!” -Hatebreed
FIREWIND: 'Head Up High' Performance From 'Apotheosis - Live 2012' Available For Streaming:
Why buy music when you can stream it?:
"It's becoming more popular, but it still isn't at a point where you can replace royalties from record sales with royalties from streams." -Patrick Carney
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Bassist's CYCLE OF PAIN Signs With SLIPTRICK RECORDS:
"New Jersey merauders Cycle of Pain, currently in studio working on their new EP, recently signed to SLPT Records. The EP due to hit the streets this summer will see Cycle of Pain unleashing their brand of groovy, funk influenced heavy rock. A video is due to be out soon, currently under production."
LETLIVE: Entire New Album Available For Streaming:
Listen to the rest of "The Blackest Beautiful" here.
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