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Giants: The Launch’s Ethan Young Interview, Review, and 5 Quick Questions
February 16th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayCTV’s The Launch brought us our last new artist of season one as Ethan Young’s version of Giants was selected to be released after the sixth episode. The 13-year-old Toronto singer put everything he had into the recording and performing on the song, and it showed through the television screen that he loved what he […]
Four Chords and the Truth February Lineup Announcement and Interview
February 15th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayThe power of stripped down, raw, emotional, live music is immeasurable. And, the chance to sit in a special room and listen to songwriters tell their stories and sing their songs is one of the most fantastic experiences a music fan can find. In Toronto, Four Chords and the Truth has been offering that experience […]
Cavendish Beach Music Festival Makes Major Lineup Announcement
February 13th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayThe Cavendish Beach Music Festival made a pair of major announcements on Tuesday, with a massive lineup addition, and the news that a fourth day is coming to the 10th anniversary of the festival. 17 artists were added to the 2018 festival lineup, joining previously announced Sunday headliner, Luke Bryan. And, in a major twist […]
Gimme Time: Last Bullet Ends the Rock & Roll Dream
February 12th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayIt’s not easy being the band that loads into the bar to play a set of loud rock and roll for 12 people. And it’s even harder to keep doing it for a decade. At some point things have to move in one direction or the other. Either there’s going to be a breakout hit, […]
Music in Film: 2018
February 12th, 2018 by thereviewsareinMaybe it’s just our imagination, but music seems to be playing a bigger role in cinema of late. We’ve seen musical docu-dramas (Straight Outta Compton) and original musicals (La La Land) win awards; we’ve seen films in which the soundtrack determines the pace of the action and generates all the attention (Baby Driver); we’ve seen […]
Canadian Music Week Announces Lineup for 2018
February 10th, 2018 by Trish CasslingThis week Canadian Music Week gave us a sneak peek into the lineup for 2018. The festival, which runs May 7- 13 this year, is a great way to welcome spring in Toronto. There’s a focus on local music, followed closely by Canadian content, after all, it is “Canadian” Music week. One of the many […]
Codes: The Launch’s Jayd Ink Interview, Review, and 5 Quick Questions
February 9th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayFor the fifth week in a row, The Launch put a spotlight on Canadian music, and one talented music maker was given the opportunity to take their career to the next level. And it very much looks like Jayd Ink is on her way to a new level with Codes. Scott Borchetta and his week […]
2018 Juno Award Nominations Announcement
February 6th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayThe 2018 Juno Award nominations have been announced, setting the stage for the winners to be crowned March 24-25 in Vancouver at the 47th annual celebration of Canadian music excellence. We would like to congratulate the nominees across all 42 categories, and recognize the work, love, and dedication that went into creating the music that […]
Soldier Of Love: The Launch’s POESY Interview, Review, and 5 Quick Questions
February 2nd, 2018 by Joshua MurrayThe Launch returned to Canadian television screens this week to crown a fourth winner and release another single to the world. And as the show ended and Big Machine’s Scott Borchetta (along with mentors Fergie and Stephan Moccio) told POESY that her version of Soldier Of Love would be launched, another career was kick started. From […]
2018 Nashional Music Festival Lineup and Ticket Announcement
February 1st, 2018 by Joshua MurrayThere’s a new music festival coming to Nashville, and it’s bringing a lot more than just country to the stage. The Nashional Music Festival will descend on Bicentennial Capitol Mall on April 20 & 21, 2018 with Sam Hunt acting as dual-night headliner and curator of the event. The genre-bending country star has tapped 10 […]
Super Bowl LII Musical Prop Bets
February 1st, 2018 by Joshua MurraySuper Bowl LII (52) is coming up… and that means it’s time to start planning out the bets we’ll be making for Sunday! We’ve combed the internet to find some of our favourite musical performance prop bets that can be made for the big game, and we want to see how you would bet on […]
Secrets: The Moffatts Reunion Q&A
January 31st, 2018 by Joshua MurrayThe Moffats are back! After 18 years, the brothers Moffatt have released new music, and pop fans in Canada and all over the world are rejoicing. Secrets, the new single from the celebrated pop stars of the late 90s and early 2000s, acts as the reintroduction of Bob, Clint, Dave, and Scott to the musical […]
Rise Over Run: Crown Lands at The Horseshoe Tavern
January 30th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayOn Saturday night, at a sold out Horseshoe Tavern, Crown Lands played their first show of 2018… and the duo started the new year the way the last one ended, rocking! While the show was recognized as the farewell gig for Toronto rockers, Last Bullet, it should also be remembered as another step on Crown […]
One Last Night: Last Bullet, Crown Lands, Ready the Prince, and Hot Lips
January 29th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayThe legendary Horseshoe Tavern has been hosting sold out Saturday nights for 70 years, and on a late January weekend they did it again with Last Bullet, Crown Lands, Ready the Prince, and Hot Lips hitting the stage in front of happy, hot, sweaty Toronto rock and roll fans. There’s something special about live music […]
New Music Spotlight: Jason Aldean, Hunter Hayes, DYLYN, Art Of Shades, Lisa Nicole
January 27th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayWe’re still only in January, and already we’ve heard some fantastic new music in 2018. Today we’ve got five more new songs to share with you, from the worlds of country, pop, and electronica. Check out these tracks by Jason Aldean, Hunter Hayes, DYLYN, Art Of Shades, and Lisa Nicole, and leave a comment if […]
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