St. Vincent’s Heartfelt Note About Being A Musician Is Brilliant
St. Vincent’s self-titled effort won Best Alternative Music Album at this year's Grammy Awards, and while Annie Clark was not present to accept the...
Barack Obama Sings Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off”
Who knew that Obama said “mhmm” so much in speeches and even used "Shake It Off" before?
Haters gonna hate. Watch Obama shake em off.
http://youtu.be/nanOevuxpdM
The best video résumé you’ll see all week
Video résumés aren’t so popular anymore, but this one will get them going again, I'm sure of it. This is a self promotion video...
JUNO-Nominated Singer-Songwriter Peter Katz Announces March 31st Release Date For “We Are The Reckoning” Album
“If you want to make something that’s like nothing you’ve made before, then you have to shake yourself up, go beyond what’s comfortable and...
Patoranking Is First African Dancehall Artist To Sign Distribution Deal with VP Records/VPAL
Nigerian dancehall star Patoranking signs a deal with VP Records' distribution arm VPAL Music to release his debut album. He is the first African...
Commander Chris Hadfield Gives an Astronaut’s View of Earth
Commander Chris Hadfield shares what it's like to see the Earth from orbit, and gives some extraordinary stories from his life as an astronaut,...
The Jack Daniel’s Supporting Act Contest Is Closing Soon
Music fans have always been Jack Daniel’s greatest supporters and now it’s time for Jack to give back. Jack Daniel’s Supporting Act fuels music...
Trey Parker’s Cannibal The Musical is coming to Toronto
Before South Park and The Book of Mormon, there was Trey Parker’s fan-favourite film, Cannibal! The Musical. This winter Trey Parker’s Cannibal the Musical...
The Prism Prize Top Ten: Short-List For Best Canadian Music Video of 2014
The Prism Prize is thrilled to announce the Top Ten Best Canadian Music Videos of 2014, as voted by a jury of more than...
Barenaked Ladies Last Summer on Earth Tour Launches June 5th
BARENAKED LADIES will be heading back out on the road this summer for their 2015 Last Summer on Earth Tour. Joined by special guests...
Alanis Morissette to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is pleased to announce Alanis Morissette as the 2015 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall...
How Formats Shaped, Splintered And Remade Pop Music
From NPR:
Music critics these days love to argue about “rockism,” the unexamined prejudices we bring to our musical judgements, and “poptimism,” an effort to...
OMG! The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume Two
The first volume in The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records collection was called "spectacular" (New York Times), "unprecedented" (Rolling Stone), "breathtaking" (Boing Boing),...
9 minutes of Rosie Perez shakin’ on Soul Train
No wonder she was discovered. When Perez was 19 years old, she was noticed at dance club Funky Reggae by Spike Lee in 1988,...
“Old/New” – Narrated by Patton Oswalt
Old/New is the story of Drew McHugh, a man whose penchant for the new -- new devices, new fashion, new friends -- is challenged...
