YouTube FanFest will make its North American debut in Toronto on May 2nd
YouTube FanFest is coming! On Saturday, May 2nd, Toronto will welcome some of the biggest Canadian and international YouTube stars for a live showcase...
Official Global Trailer For NWA’s Straight Outta Compton
In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences...
You Can Now Interact With a Led Zeppelin, Coldplay or Bob Dylan Video
Founded by Israeli musician and self-proclaimed tech geek Yoni Bloch, Interlude was the realization of a vision to create a new type of interactive...
‘Rock Chicks’, Badass Heavy Metal Band Made of Baby Chicks Trashes the Stage
Nothing says Easter more than exposing a bunch of chicks for what they really are...secret metalheads. So, in a bid to wish each and...
Squirtgun Records Celebrates 20th Anniversary with ‘Return of Our Stupid Noise’ Comp
In celebration of their 20th anniversary, Squirtgun Records (distributed by eOne Music Canada) presents Return Of Our Stupid Noise, a raucous roll-call of Squirtgun...
Frank Zappa (as The Monkees’ Mike Nesmith) Interviews The Monkees’ Mike Nesmith (as Frank Zappa)
John Lennon called them “the Marx Brothers of Rock” and Frank Zappa was such a fan, he made not one, but two onscreen appearances...
Chad VanGaalen Wins 2015 Prism Prize For Best Canadian Music Video
Director Chad VanGaalen was announced as the winner of the 2015 Prism Prize for Timber Timbre's Beat The Drum Slowly music video at the Prism Prize Top Ten Screening and Awards Presentation at...
Big Releases From Sam Smith & Ed Sheeran Help Pop Sales Overtake Rock in the U.K.
From Billboard:
Big-selling records from homegrown artists such as Sam Smith, Paloma Faith and Ed Sheeran have helped pop overtake rock as the most popular...
First New Release Friday Date Set For Music Industry
As announced by IFPI a few weeks ago, Friday will become the release date for all new music releases worldwide. The move will occur...
Music teens: 60% are streaming while 21% buy downloads
From Musically:
Research firm GlobalWebIndex has been tapping its global panel of teenagers to find out what they're doing online and how they're getting their...
Ghostbusters video without the music. Who ya gonna call? The Cops.
I've posted Mario Wienerroither's Musicless music videos here on the site before, but this one for Ray Parker, Jr.‘s “Ghostbusters” is the weirdest, as...
Here are the 2014-15 Ontario Music Fund Recipients
An agency of the Government of Ontario, Ontario Media Development Corporation supports the province’s creative economy by providing innovative programs, services and funding for...
Bill Hicks movie screening coming to theaters for one night only April 27
Fathom Events and Comedy Dynamics present a not-to-be-missed cinema event featuring one of the biggest names in comedy with, "Comedy Dynamics Presents: Bill Hicks,"...
Hear Andy Kim on NPR’s World Cafe
During a 2013 Sense Of Place visit to Toronto, World Cafe talked to Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew, who said he was working with...
Jimmy Fallon and Pharrell Williams perform as Afro & Deziak
Jimmy Fallon and Pharrell Williams look back at some old clips of the '80s R&B duo "Afro & Deziak."
https://youtu.be/Wl0oLGrx9Dw
That Time Sun Ra Played On The Batman & Robin Novelty Record
In 1966, a novelty record of the best kind (well, in my life it was the greatest album I had as a kid for...
