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5 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Stuck on Planet Earth, CeeLo Green, The Manvils, Japandroids, and MIKE
June 27th, 2020 by Trish CasslingDespite the ongoing pandemic, lots of great new music continues to be released. In our second edition of 5 New Albums You Should Listen to Now, I offer up a quick overview of notable new releases available on streaming services. This week’s list includes new albums from Stuck on Planet Earth, CeeLo Green, The Manvils, […]
New Music Spotlight with The Killers, Anderson .Paak, The Dirty Nil, Nice Horse, and Alee
June 19th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayNew music from The Killers, Anderson .Paak, The Dirty Nil, Nice Horse, and Alee The New Music Spotlight is back with rock, hip hop, and country to finish the week and kick-off the weekend. This collection of songs comes from Canada and the United States. It’s got hot singles, powerful messages, pre-release cuts from upcoming […]
Canadian Music Comes Together to #SupportCanadianVenues During COVID-19 Shutdown
June 18th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayAs Canada slowly starts to reopen as we continue the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, the sad reality is that live music and the venues that offer stages and opportunities are still waiting and wondering and struggling with financial hardships and uncertainty. In an effort to gain government support for independent music venues, the #SupportCanadianVenues […]
The 2020 Juno Awards Set Online Show and Celebration
June 18th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayThe 2020 Juno Awards was one of the very first things cancelled in Canada by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was an absolute shame as fans, industry members, volunteers, and artists were all ready to party and celebrate and show off Canadian music. BUT, the 2020 Juno Awards are back on, and it’s fantastic to […]
New Music Spotlight with Run The Jewels, Mickey Guyton, Trey Songz, Kane Brown, Meek Mill
June 5th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayNew Music from Run The Jewels (ft. Pharrell Williams & Zach de la Rocha), Mickey Guyton, Trey Songz, Kane Brown, and Meek Mill In this week’s New Music Spotlight I’ve looked for songs that came to us as music fans in a time of hurt, in a time of standing up, in a time of […]
New Music Spotlight with Morgan Wallen, Classified, Manny Blu, FIONN, and Til Morning
April 17th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayNew Music from Morgan Wallen, Classified ft Breagh Isabel, Manny Blu, FIONN, and Til Morning Some weeks there’s more new music we love than we can fit into one New Music Spotlight post – so this week we’re here with a second offering of songs for you to enjoy. This set of five tracks has […]
2015 Music Memory Quiz!
April 9th, 2020 by Joshua Murray2015 was only five years ago, but a lot has happened in the world and in music since then – making it hard to remember everything that happened. then. Today, we want to put your knowledge and memory to the test with 25 questions, all pulled from the year 2015 in popular music. We’ve got […]
75 Live Album Recommendations!
April 7th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayLive Album Recommendations for an at-Home Concert Experience! We miss live music and we bet you do too. And because we don’t know when we’re going to get to the front row next, we’ve put together a LONG list of live albums that recommend for music lovers so we can all get a little taste […]
Why We Love Live Music
March 29th, 2020 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingWe’re all living in a surreal world right now. Responsibility keeps us at home to protect ourselves, our family, our friends, and our communities. COVID-19 has robbed of us so many of the things we take for granted in our lives, including the ability to enjoy live music in small clubs, big arenas, and at […]
International Women’s Day 2020 Playlists
March 7th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayCelebrating Excellence by Women in Music March 8 is International Women’s Day, and we decided that it was an excellent opportunity to share big playlists full of great songs by women. We’ve built two playlists, putting Pop, Rock, R&B, and Hip Hop on one list, and Americana, Country, Folk, and Roots on the other. There […]
2020 CBC Music Festival Makes First Lineup Announcement
March 5th, 2020 by Joshua Murrayand 📸 Trish Casslingand 📸 Sydney Butters and 📸 Cory ParsonsCBC Music Festival will return to Echo Beach on May 30 with headliners Metric leading the way. The one-day music festival will include the q stage, CBC Music Tent Stage, and the CBC Kids Zone to go along with the main stage. It’s a setup that allows for multiple acts to be featured throughout the […]
Arkells Announce The Rally 2020 at Tim Hortons Field
February 28th, 2020 by Joshua MurrayThe Rally returns to Hamilton this summer when Arkells and special guests visit Tim Hortons Field on Saturday, June 20, 2020. With the help of friend of the band and NBA Champion and All-Star head coach, Nick Nurse, the band announced The Rally on Friday morning. The video clip is fun, funny, and starts a […]
2020 Laketown Shakedown Day-to-Day Lineup Announcement
February 25th, 2020 by Joshua Murray and 📸 Trish CasslingLaketown Shakedown is back for 2020 with a huge festival lineup for June 26, 27, and 28 in Lake Cowichan, BC. The Friday through Sunday musical festival spans genres and generations, bringing big names like Wu-Tang Clan and Nelly to go with Third Eye Blind, The Beaches, Haviah Mighty, and The Katherines in their list […]
Start.ca Rocks The Park Adds TLC, Nelly and More to 2020 Lineup
February 21st, 2020 by Trish CasslingStart.ca Rocks The Park released their ever-popular Flashback Friday lineup this morning. Sponsored once again by Virgin Radio 97.5 FM, the Friday, July 17th lineup includes top-tier headliner, ’90s band TLC. Supporting them is none other than the “it’s getting hot in here” Nelly, Arrested Development, Jenny Berggren of Ace of Base, 112 and 2 […]
Veld Music Festival 2020 Lineup Announcement Phase 1
February 18th, 2020 by Trish CasslingVeld Music Festival is gearing up for their ninth summer EDM two-day event with the phase one announcement of the 2020 artists. EDIT* Presales start February 20 at 10 am Onsale starts February 21 at 10 am Included in the phase one announcement are Armin Van Buuren, Illenium, Marshmello, Martin Garrix, Dababy, Tyga, Alan […]
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