Canadian Music Week is back, and once again in its new found May slot. This year’s edition is May 1-10, and promises to be another good one. Following our coverage in 2013 (where we interviewed CHVRCHES and attended tons of...
It’s May and Canadian Music Week is about to kick off – what kind of bizarro world are we living in? After 31 years in March, CMW has decided to relocate its week-long event to May for primarily “better weather”....
Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain committed suicide 20 years ago (April 5), joining the Forever 27 club, with members Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, and since joined by Amy Winehouse. Nirvana were arguably one of the most...
Last year at the Osheaga festival was a blast – check out our Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 reviews if you don’t believe me. I think the organizers have topped it this year. Check out the poster below...
If I’m being honest, I have more friends in bands than I can count on both hands. I’m sure the same is true for you – everyone is in a band these days. Being in a band is one thing,...
Hello faithful readers and Google search mistakes. PeteHatesMusic has been running since the summer of 2011. There haven’t been too many significant changes, except my hate mail has increased tenfold. What gives? While the features of PeteHatesMusic have slowly changed...
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic I’ve listened to many, many albums this year. Although I trust my ear, it’s always interesting to see what critics are saying about certain albums, and even the pre-judging going on based on past reputation (hello Arcade Fire...
Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic We’re nearing the end of our Best Of 2013 week. We’ve now arrived at one of the most anticipated categories – the PeteHatesMusic Top Songs of 2013. After keeping a list all year, both Rich and I have...
If you’re not sick of lists yet, we have a few more that we here at PeteHatesMusic are being forced to would love to bring you. Monday we showed you the best concert photos, Tuesday was the best quotes for...
It’s a continuation during this Best Of week, where we have been mailing it in showing you the best 2013 had to offer. Monday we showed you the best concert photos, and yesterday we showed you the best quotes for...
We here at PeteHatesMusic, along with the very talented photographer Martin Bazyl, saw a lot of shows this year. From showcases like Canadian Music Week and NXNE, to one-off shows by indie acts like Arctic Monkeys, The Vaccines, and CHVRCHES,...
PeteHatesMusic on Twitter: @PeteHatesMusic You’re a musician. You work hard on an album. It leaks to the Internet ahead of its scheduled release. Do you cancel your celebrations and go ballistic, or simply shrug? If you’re Simon Cowell, you call...
We’re two thirds of the way done 2013. Last fall, we made some predictions about which artists we thought would be good bets for breakout artists in 2013. Hopefully you found time to place some big bets, as we didn’t...
This morning, the Polaris Prize announced their short list of nominees, chopping down the long list from 40 to a short list of 10. These 10 albums will now be voted on to determine the Polaris Prize winner, which recognized...
There’s a charity called Make Music Matter, and they’re trying to do something good with music (unlike some current top 40 pop stars). Make Music Matter works in countries that have been deeply scarred by conflict, HIV/AIDS, and violence against...
