Canadian Country Legend Stompin’ Tom Connors Has Died He may be gone, but he’ll live on in hockey arenas around Canada. The singer of the Hockey Game, as well as Canada Day, Up Canada Way; Bud The Spud; and Sudbury...
The American Juno awards (aka The Grammys) might have just passed, but now the real excitement begins (right?). This morning, the Juno Awards announced the nominees for the April 21st showcase in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Junos are the highest awards...
Monday is a holiday in Ontario, so I took today off to have an extra long weekend, and have a bunch of scheduled posts running to give the illusion I’m blogging. As such, this news is not morning fresh. So...
We recently told you about the Prism Prize, the new award created to celebrate Canadian music videos. The Prism Prize awards $5,000 to the Best Canadian Music Video for 2012, and will be announced on March 24. As you might...
Drake started from the bottom, and look at him now – last night he won Best Rap Album Grammy for Take Care. I also started at the bottom, and am destined to remain there (see: this blog). But from one...
Toronto’s very own Drake decided to drop a new single on Friday for your Super Bowl tailgating parties. The track is likely from his upcoming third album. The track is called Started from the Bottom, which is where I am...
Drake Hooks Up His Label OVO with Warner Bros. Drake has built up a pretty good brand in his label and merchandise outfit, OVO (October’s Very Own). OVO have announced they’ve made a deal with Warner Bros. (via Pitchfork). The...
Toronto’s favourite son, Drake, has been killing it commercially the past few years. But what if everything you thought you knew about Drake was wrong? What if he was actually born in an English seaside town? Drake is Plymouth, and...
Toronto has been exporting good artists for many years. Drake emerged a few years ago and conquered the mainstream outside of Canada. The Weeknd has been mysteriously capturing critics with his EPs he released last year, being bundled as the...
Feist Wins 2012 Polaris Prize Last night, Toronto played host to the 2012 Polaris Prize, which recognizes the best Canadian album based on “artistic merit without regard to genre, sales history or label affiliation.” Oh, so this is why Justin...
A Study of Worldwide Piracy Yields Interesting Results Stop the press – piracy is rampant worldwide! An attempt at tracking piracy was done by Musicmetric, and is broken down by country for the first half of 2012 (via Gizmodo). In...
Closing Ceremonies Were What Brits Feared Opening Ceremonies Would Be I’ll admit – the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremonies were pretty good, especially considering they had to follow up Beijing’s insane opener. Danny Boyle did a good job of mixing...
S.S. Coachella – Cash Cow or More Fun for Everyone? Coachella famously expanded from one weekend festival to two in Indio, California this past year. Now they are moving from the desert to the sea – promoters Golden Voice have...
Mumford & Sons finishing new albums Mumford & his Sons have announced that they are putting the finishing touches on their second album. Every interview on the planet has quickly shifted from “are you surprised at the success of your...
Drake has announced the acts for his third annual OVO Fest. Rapping at Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre on August 5 will be another Toronto artist, The Weeknd, as well as A$AP Rocky, and 2 Chainz (via Pitchfork). How’s that for a...
