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 rather 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 humorous 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!
Big Music Labels Want to Make Free Music Hard to Get, and Apple Says They’re Right:
"Label executives I talk to agree that free music provides valuable promotion for them, and they don’t want to turn it off entirely. Different labels — and different executives within the labels — seem to have different degrees of dissatisfaction with a free option.
Sony, for instance, is replacing its home-grown music service with Spotify, which will offer its free version to people who use the company’s PlayStation gaming consoles and other devices.
And Apple itself isn’t entirely against free music. Sources say the company intends to keep its free iTunes Radio service running, since it doesn’t think Web radio services compete with music sales."
The winter effect on music chills the bones with warmth:
“It’s definitely more dangerous and more intense to travel around a rough country like Canada in the winter. But when the show finally happens, and you’ve got an audience clomping into the venue in huge parkas and Sorel boots, everyone’s looking for a place to put their coats, these bars feel even more full and the audience is just so ready. At a winter show, the audience really wants to be there.” -Casey Laforet
My Morning Jacket Reveal 'The Waterfall' LP, Share New Single and Tour Dates:
1. Believe (Nobody Knows)
2. Compound Fracture
3. Like a River
4. In Its Infancy (The Waterfall)
5. Get the Point
6. Spring (Among the Living)
7. Thin Line
8. Big Decisions
9. Tropics (Erase Traces)
10. Only Memories Remain
"What fused this record is, I feel like it's a weird turning point for the universe. I feel like so many people I know are getting divorced or having kids. There's so much change going on and I feel like, for me, that one chapter has ended. And if you're looking at a book, there's a hand flipping the page up and it's in between the chapter you just finished and the one that's getting ready to start. That's kind of the sound of this record, and my life, the sound of the page turning and not being sure what's coming next." -Jim James
05/15 Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
05-16 Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
05/17 Gulf Shores, AL - Hangout Festival
05/23 Boston, MA - Boston Calling Festival
06/03 Cleveland, OH - State Theatre *
06/04 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE *
06/05 New York, NY - Governor's Ball Music Festival
06/07 Toronto, Ontario - Field Trip Festival
06/09-11 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre ^
06/12-14 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
06/16-17 Detroit, MI - The Fillmore ^
06/19 Waverly, IA - Gentlement of the Road Stopover
06/20 Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theater *
06/23-24 Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre *
06/26 Minneapolis, MN - Northrup Auditorium $
06/27 Minneapolis, MN - Northrup Auditorium %
07/17-19 Louisville, KY - Forecast Festival
07/21 Charlottesville, VA - nTelos Wireless Pavilion %
07/22 Lewiston, NY - Artpark Series %
07/26 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/28 Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheatre !
07/29 Charlotte, NC - Uptown Amphitheatre !
07/31 New Orleans, LA - Champions Square !
08/01 St. Augustine, FL - Amphitheatre ~
08/03 Miami, FL - The Fillmore ~
08/04 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live ~
08/07-08 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre ~
08/10 Birmingham, AL - BJCC Concert Hall ~
08/12 St. Louis, MO - The Peabody Opera House $
08/13 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre $
08/14 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre @
* with Floating Action
^ with Hiss Golden Messenger
$ with Hippo Campus
% with Lizzo
! with Lucius
~ with Mini Mansions
@ with Sylvan Esso
The Royal Conservatory of Music goes online to connect with students:
“You get to a kind of another realm, an ennobling realm. A glorious kind of a realm that you can’t reach anywhere else. And it gives you the space for thought where you’re really contemplating. You can think about these issues – the nature of your life. That’s exactly what happens to me.” -Peter Simon
Mumford & Sons Return with 'Wilder Mind' LP:
"Wilder Mind" will be released on May 5th, 2015 via Island Records.
1. Tompkins Square Park
2. Believe
3. The Wolf
4. Wilder Mind
5. Just Smoke
6. Monster
7. Snake Eyes
8. Broad-Shouldered Beasts
9. Cold Arms
10. Ditmas
11. Only Love
12. Hot Gates
"Towards the end of the Babel tour, we'd always play new songs during soundchecks, and none of them featured the banjo, or a kick-drum. We didn't say: 'No acoustic instruments.' But I think all of us had this desire to shake it up. The songwriting hasn't changed drastically; it was led more by a desire to not do the same thing again. Plus, we fell back in love with drums! It's as simple as that." -Marcus Mumford
PRIEST'S HALFORD CALLS FAIRNESS IN STREAMING DEALS:
“The big ones like Spotify appreciate the position they’re in. They’ve got buckets of money. I think you’ve just got to be ‘fair’s fair’ here. Without us, you don’t have a streaming company – that’s it, plain and simple.” -Halford
Tom DeLonge Announces Solo Album:
"Pre-order up on TomDelonge.me"
Get a 3-month Google Play Music subscription for $3:
"For a limited time, you can get a three-month Google Play Music subscription for $3. That works out to just a buck per month (math win!) for unlimited ad-free listening. When that sweet, sweet stretch comes to an end, you can continue for $9.99 per month, or just cancel."
Depeche Mode's Martin Gore Announces Album as MG:
"MG" will be released on April 28th, 2015 via Mute Records.
1. Pinking
2. Swanning
3. Exalt
4. Elk
5. Brink
6. Europa Hymn
7. Creeper
8. Spiral
9. Stealth
10. Hum
11. Islet
12. Crowly
13. Trysting
14. Southerly
15. Featherlight
16. Blade
"I wanted to keep the music very electronic, very filmic and give it an almost sci-fi like quality. Music is a necessity for me. I go into the studio at least five days a week, every week, so once I had the idea and the template, the process was quick and fun." -Martin
Ontario Scene 2015 Line-up Announced:
Danko Jones, Say Yes, Cold Specks, Shad, Jesse Stewart, Ron Sexmith, F**ked Up, and many more!
Bob Dylan Has Recorded Another Album of Frank Sinatra Songs:
"He came to my house eight or six months ago and spent a few hours. We listened to 21 songs – because he's made two records of this [Sinatra project]. He felt that a lot of that music was written not only by great professional songwriters at the time, but a lot of it was written from the heart, from the wartime and [by] people just pining for a lover. He felt there was a lot of spirit in that music. He felt there was a kind of beauty, a sacred ground for him. After having said all that, we then listened to the music, and I felt everything that he talked about. For one of America's great writers to say, 'I'm not gonna write a song; I'm gonna pay homage to what shook me as young boy,' I thought was very graceful and dignified." -Daniel Lanois
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Unveil 20th Anniversary Tour Schedule:
03/03 Dallas, TX - Club Dada *
04/24 Oklahoma City, OK - Conservatory *
04/25 St Louis, MO - Ready Room *
04/26 Indianapolis, IN - The HIFI *
04/27 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall *
04/28 Detroit, MI - The Loving Touch *
04/29 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace *
04/30 Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls *
05/01 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
05/02 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge *
05/03 Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall *
05/04 Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts: Black Box *
05/06 Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel *
05/10 New Orleans, LA - Gasa Gasa *
05/11 Houston, TX - Fitzgeralds *
05/12 San Antonio, TX - Korova *
05/14 Austin, TX - Holy Mountain *
05/15 Austin, TX - Hole In The Wall *
05/28 Bristol, United Kingdom - The Marble Factory
05/29 Nürburg, Germany - Der Ring (Grüne Hölle Rock)
05/30 Camden, United Kingdom - Camden Rocks Festival
05/31 Munich, Germany - Rockavaria Festival
06/02 Madrid, Spain - Paddock $
06/03 Barcelona, Spain - La 2 de Apolo $
06/05 Athens, Greece - Plisskën Festival
06/07 Prague, Czech Republic - Futurum
06/08 Klosterneuberg, Austria - Arena
06/09 Grouarl, Austria - Rockhouse
06/10 Zagreb, Croatia - Culture Factory
06/11 Padova, Italy - Circolo Mane
* w/ Your Favorite Enemies, Boyfrndz
$ performing Source Tags & Codes
Wu-Tang Clan's One-of-a-Kind Album Won't Be Released Commercially for 88 Years:
"After 88 years the copyright, which includes public and commercial rights, automatically transfers to the owner of the work. However, it will still be his or her choice at that [point] to release it or not release it." -Cilvaringz
Sepultura Celebrate 30th Anniversary with North American Tour:
05/09 Las Vegas, NV - Rock In Rio
05/10 Phoenix, AZ - Joe's Grotto #
05/11 West Hollywood, CA - The Whisky #
05/12 Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades #
05/13 Portland, OR - Bossonova Ballroom #
05/14 Seattle, WA - Studio Seven #
05/15 Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theatre #
05/16 Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room #
05/17 Billings, MT - Pub Station #
05/19 Winnipeg, MB - Zoo Cabaret #
05/20 Minneapolis, MN - The Amsterdam #
05/21 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon #
05/22 Chicago, IL - Reggie's #
05/23 Louisville, KY - Expo Five #
05/24 Kokomo, IN - Centerstage Bar & Grill #
05/26 Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme #
05/28 Toronto, ON - Opera House *
05/29 Montreal, QC - Club Soda *
05/30 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
05/31 Manchester, NH - Jewel Nightclub *
06/01 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *
06/02 Norfolk, VA - The NorVA *
06/03 Jacksonville, NC - Holligans Music Hall *
06/04 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade *
06/05 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room *
06/06 New Orleans, LA - Publiq House *
06/07 Houston, TX - BFE Rock Club *
06/08 Fort Worth, TX - The Rail Club *
06/10 Austin, TX - Empire Garage *
06/11 McAllen, TX - Cine El Rey *
06/12 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater *
06/13 Denver, CO - Summit Music Hall *
06/14 Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater *
# with Destruction, Arsis, Boris the Blade, Micawber
* with Destruction, Arsis, the Last Ten Seconds of Life, Starkill
"It's going to be an amazing experience to celebrate a 30-year career with the strongest album we've ever made in our history. We are coming back to America and Canada with full force and with a hunger to destroy everything! Can't wait to perform the songs from the new album on stage!" -Andreas Kisser
Metallica Reissue Demo Tape for Record Store Day:
"This year we decided to celebrate Record Store Day with our friends at independent retail by taking a huge leap back in time to our humble beginnings with that little rectangle of plastic known as the 'demo tape. In 1982 we recorded seven songs that became our initial calling card known as No Life 'til Leather and it led us to our first record deal . . . the rest, as you some of you may know, is history!" -Metallica
Apocalyptica Announce North American Headlining Tour:
04/08 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroom *
04/10 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel / Casino *
04/11 Los Angeles, CA - Club Nokia *
04/13 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre *
04/14 Kansas City, MO - Arvest Bank Theatre At The Midland *
04/16 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live *
04/17 Dallas, TX - The Bomb Factory *
04/19 Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights *
04/20 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre *
04/21 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre *
04/23 Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre *
04/24 Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom *
04/25 Worcester, MA - The Palladium *
04/27 New York, NY - Best Buy Theater *
04/28 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *
04/29 Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring *
05/17 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa #
05/19 Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Center #
05/20 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade #
05/23 Lubbock, TX - Jake's Backroom #
05/24 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater #
05/25 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre #
05/27 Reno, NV - Knitting Factory Concert House #
05/28 Garden City, ID - Revolution Center #
05/29 Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO #
05/30 Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom #
06/01 Edmonton, AB - Union Hall #
06/02 Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall Ballroom #
06/03 Saskatoon, SK - O'Brian's Event Centre #
06/04 Winnipeg, MB - The Garrick Centre #
06/06 Milwaukee, WI - The Rave #
06/07 Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection #
06/08 London, ON - London Music Hall #
06/09 Quebec City, QC - Imperial #
06/10 Montreal, QC - Metropolis #
* with Sixx A.M.
# with Art of Dying
Vinyl Fans Rejoice: Kansas Plant Expands with 13 New Presses:
"It was getting aggravating because everyone all over the world is looking for presses and I knew that without them, we simply couldn't deal with all the orders for vinyl we had on the books." -Chad Kassem
Pianos Become the Teeth Announce North American Tour with Loma Prieta:
04/17 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *
04/18 Hamden, CT - Burt Kahn Court *
04/19 Rochester, NY - California Brew Haus *
04/21 Indianapolis, IN - Hoosier Dome *
04/23 Chicago, IL - Subterranean *
04/24 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock *
04/25 Kansas City, MO - recordBar *
04/26 Denver, CO - Marquis Theater *
04/28 Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep *
04/29 Albuquerque, NM - The Works *
04/30 Scottsdale, AZ - Pub Rock *
05/01 Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction *
05/02 Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy *
05/03 Berkeley, CA - 924 Gilman St. *
05/05 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
05/07 Lincoln, NE - Vega *
05/08 Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club *
05/09 Grand Rapids, MI - Pyramid Scheme *
05/10 Toronto, ON - Hard Luck Bar *
05/11 Montreal, QC - La Vitrola *
05/12 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair *
05/13 Brooklyn, NY - Saint Vitus
05/15 Cleveland, OH - Spring Fling Festival
05/16 Pittsburgh, PA - Altar Bar
05/17 Asbury Park, NJ - Skate and Surf Festival
05/23 Howell, MI - Bled Fest
* with Loma Prieta, Gates
WHY AUDIOPHILES ARE PAYING $1,000 FOR THIS MAN’S VINYL:
"Prices for wish list titles like The Who’s Tommy, Pink Floyd’s The Wall, and The Beatles’ White Album would make a military contractor blush: $1,000.
Price gouging? Not according to Better Records owner Tom Port. He thinks a thousand bucks is a bargain to hear a classic rock opus sound better than you’ve ever heard it sound before—stoned or sober."
Burn Halo (Ex-Eighteen Visions) Sign With eOne Music:
"It was important for us to find the right team. With Scott Givens and his staff at eOne, we believe we have found that team. We're all very excited about the future of Burn Halo." -James Hart
Rockstar Mayhem Festival Announcement Coming In April:
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