March 11, 2010
In earnest or not, who hasn’t sang Sometimes When We Touch to a loved one at some point?
If you liked the Besnard Lakes’ last masterpiece, you’ll love their new one.
Damon Albarn said he wanted “an incredibly eclectic, surprising cast of people” and he got it for the third and finest Gorillaz album yet.
Jason Collett is a curious character. He’s reached a good level of popularity, but his music isn’t nearly as moving as many of Canada’s other guitar-slinging folkies.
March 11, 2010
It sometimes seems like anything Danger Mouse touches turns to gold. He made Cee-Lo famous with Gnarls Barkley and helped turn Gorlliaz into something other than a Damon Albarn side project.
March 11, 2010
Britain’s streak of fanciful female singer-songwriters continues with Londoner Ellie Goulding — not that the streak was in jeopardy.
March 10, 2010
NASHVILLE - After selling more than a million tickets to her last concert tour, Carrie Underwood is aiming higher this time.
March 10, 2010
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Performers appearing at the Alabama Music Hall of Fame ceremony March 25 in Montgomery include hall members Percy Sledge and the Blind Boys of Alabama.
March 10, 2010
Canadian music labels are looking for a bigger piece of the pie, or whatever else might be cooking in the tandoor, and another Canadian Music Week may just show them how to do it.
March 09, 2010
"Get Off on the Pain"
March 09, 2010
TORONTO - Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn says he isn't one to dwell on the past, but he was hit with a wave of nostalgia when he recently realized he's now into his 40th year in the music...
March 09, 2010
LONDON - Pink Floyd has begun legal action against music label EMI Group Ltd. over the way royalty payments are calculated in the digital era.
March 09, 2010
Here's a list of some new CD releases for the week of March 9:
March 09, 2010
There’s one thing you’ll notice as you walk the streets of Toronto during Canadian Music Week this weekend — hundreds of music fans squinting at their schedules, making sure they haven’t planned to...
March 08, 2010
Josh Rouse sings South American songs on "El Turista," yet his Great Plains roots remain evident. "I want to see some green; get me out of this place," he pleads, sounding like someone trapped in...
March 08, 2010
After five silent years, the 2-D virtual ensemble giants, Gorillaz, are back.
March 08, 2010
Note to the good folks at Pitchfork: Relax, people, Woodhands is only kidding you.
March 08, 2010
Christopher Wolstenhome wants to make it absolutely clear that Muse has no political stripe of any kind, at least not in any way they’d like you to know about.
March 08, 2010
Given its name, one can understand how Canadian Music Week is generally is seen solely as a music festival.
March 07, 2010
On his fourth trip to collect an East Coast Music Award on Sunday, Joel Plaskett decided to forego the typical acceptance speech and instead offer up a poem to the crowd.
March 07, 2010
SYDNEY, N.S. - A list of winners at the East Coast Music Awards:
March 07, 2010
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Brad Paisley is recovering after he tripped on stage and took a tumble during a concert in South Carolina.
March 05, 2010
NASHVILLE - Darius Rucker is still beaming from one of his recent gigs. It wasn't playing a sold-out arena on the Rascal Flatts' tour or entertaining screaming fans at a honky tonk. Instead, Rucker...