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2021 JUNO Awards Nominations!
March 9th, 2021 by Joshua MurrayNominees for the 50th annual JUNO Awards have been announced, with 225 nominations across 42 categories. The awards will be broadcast across Canada on Sunday, May 16 at 8 PM on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music and at CBCMusic.ca/junos! Super Bowl halftime show star, The Weeknd leads the way with six nominations […]
Public Enemy – What Ya Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down Album Release
October 2nd, 2020 by Trish CasslingOn September 25th, Public Enemy released their 15th studio album, What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down? It’s their first new album for Def Jam in over 20 years. A reconceptualization of Fight The Power by Public Enemy with Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, YG, Jahi, and Questlove for the 2020 BET Awards in […]
Four Irish Indie Artists You Should Be Listening To – NÍV, Craig Cooney, Fintan McKahey, and Elina Filice
September 5th, 2020 by Trish CasslingThis past week I received an email from a PR company in Ireland. After a handful of emails and a lovely Zoom call with Colm Slattery I’ve got a new source for indie music. Colm is part of a three person team at events and promotions company Fluttertone.com based in Dublin, Ireland. I appreciated the […]
5 Quick Questions with Rosh Grove
July 11th, 2020 by Trish CasslingRosh Grove, previously known as R.T.B.theWriter, is back with a new 3 track EP, Weakdays: Friday Vibes. Released on June 12th, Friday Vibes is the second installment of his album Weakdays. It’s aimed at reflecting the different “vibes” people experience on a Friday. Last week the writer and producer dropped a lyric video for the […]
Shopé Enchants at the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class Showcase [Interview + 5 Quick Questions]
October 26th, 2019 by Trish CasslingShopé is right smack in the middle of a big year. The Toronto-based artist who won the CBC Searchlight top spot was in Toronto this week for the Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class. We met up at The Hideout to talk before his sound check for the evening’s industry showcase. He arrived smiling and friendly. […]
The Flyer Vault Book is Here! [150 Years of Toronto Concert History]
October 25th, 2019 by Trish CasslingThe Flyer Vault. You may already be following the Instagram account, @theflyervault, they have a follower count of 11K. The goal of the Instagram account was to share the 3000+ flyers Daniel Tate had collected over the years. Daniel Tate worked in the concert industry and started out as a flyer guy. It’s said that […]
New Music Spotlight with Backstreet Boys, Sam Hunt and More
May 18th, 2018 by Joshua MurrayNew Music from Backstreet Boys, Sam Hunt, Jade Eagleson, Jazz Cartier, Dizzy, and Midland The newest edition of the New Music Spotlight features a legendary boyband, the biggest crossover country artist of the decade, three homegrown Ontario artists, and a bonus track from one of country music’s best new bands. Check out all six of […]
Roy Woods at the London Music Hall Photo Review
April 21st, 2018 by James MckeandOn Thursday Night, Roy Woods performed one of his final shows on his Say Less Tour, at the London Music Hall. The venue was packed with eager young fans waiting to see the Brampton local. There was a showcase of other local Canadian talent consisting of special guests, Booggz and Tripsixx. Woods doesn’t disappoint when […]
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 […]
Festival Announcement: WayHome by Republic Live!
February 11th, 2015 by Joshua MurrayAt the end of December we found out that Republic Live (Boots & Hearts) and AC Entertainment president Ashley Capps (Bonnaroo) were coming together to host a music and arts festival in the GTA. The dates were set – July 24-26, 2015. The venue was locked down – Burl’s Creek Event Park. But that’s all we […]
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