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Space Station 5 – Celebrity Playlist: Jean Marc Pisapia

May 11, 2016 kirk

Well first of all, just to get me in the space mood, I'd make sure I have The Police's Regatta De Blanc at hand because of "Walking On The Moon" (!) what else!! These guys simply reinvented the wheel with their unique blend of Reggae and Pop and that particular song embodies this perfectly. Read More

Space Station 5 – Celebrity Playlist: NICK GILDER

April 6, 2016April 7, 2016 kirk

"SO MANY RECORDS!" - Trying to narrow down a lifetime of music to 5 records for this space flight seems impossible with so many greats, some still with us some sadly departed, so I am going to take some of the records that have inspired me in my career, this is my musical heritage. Read More

Space Station 5 – Celebrity Playlist: SEAN KELLY

March 23, 2016March 24, 2016 kirk

For my 6 months on the International Space Station I would make sure I had Hanoi Rocks’ Two Steps From The Move to get the journey started. Can’t think of a better way to blast off into the wild blue yonder than with their version of CCR’s “Up Around The Bend” serving as the soundtrack! Read More

Space Station 5 – Celebrity Playlist: Alannah Myles

March 16, 2016 kirk

If I was gone for six months on the space station I know I would not be content to limit my choices to only 5 albums. My appetite for music varies exceedingly. Read More

Space Station 5 – Celebrity Playlist: Bill Henderson

March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 kirk

If I was gone for six months on the space station the first thing I'd make sure I had with me in the way of music was a goddam guitar. Gotta have that. Make yer own music... Read More

Music Express Awards – The Details

February 19, 2016February 20, 2016 kirk

With the closing of the 2016 Music Express Awards on Tuesday, reader votes determined who walked away with the hardware. In a few cases it was a very close race, while in others, fan favourites dominated their respective categories. Read More

SPACE STATION 5 – CELEBRITY PLAYLIST – Alan Frew

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 kirk

Alan Frew – singer, songwriter, Lead Singer of Glass Tiger This week’s Space Station 5 comes to us from Alan Frew. “In the Space Station I would play them on vinyl ; NOT because I am enough of an audiophile or purist that it MUST be vinyl for listening sake but rather seeing the “needle... Read More

2016 Music Express Awards – Voting Closed

January 13, 2016February 17, 2016 kirk

Attention Canadian Music Fans!! Voting for the 2016 Music Express Awards is NOW OPEN!! Voting is open from now until February 16th, and this year you can vote once/per-category/per-day! That's right, check back often because your opinion can count -every day-! Read More

Matthew Good Releases New Lyric Video

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015 kirk

Matthew Good is currently touring across Canada in support of his latest release and today he released a new lyric video for ‘Army of Lions’ – the second single from Chaotic Neutral, Good’s first album with Warner Music Canada. And we’ve got it right here. Enjoy! Also, we’ve got a contest announcement coming up for all you Matthew Good fans... Read More

CMW Showcase Shenanigans

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 kirk

Last night The Rivoli was rockin' with a stellar line-up of bands at the Music Express CMW Showcase. Beautiful Nothing, The Cocksure Lads, HoneyRunners and many more took to the stage... Read More

TME Awards 2015 – And the Winner Is…

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015 kirk

The dust has settled and the votes have been tallied and at long last, here are the results for the 2015 Music Express Awards. Congratulations to all our winners and thanks to all the fans who voted and tweeted like mad and made several categories a race to the finish! FINAL RESULTS Top Record Release The Tea Party (The Ocean... Read More

TME Awards 2015 – Standings and Extension

February 18, 2015February 19, 2015 kirk

Well, it’s been a whirlwind of voting – some fans have really showed up on Twitter. Given that many have expressed a desire to know how they stacked up with all the Twitter votes included – here are the current standings –INCLUDING– votes counted from Twitter. Also, we’re extending voting until Midnight (EST) Friday, Feb 20th. This is your last... Read More

TME Awards 2015 – Now With More TWEET!

February 4, 2015February 5, 2015 kirk

Despite the workarounds previously provided, many of you have still been unable to properly express your enthusiasm for your favourite 2015 Music Express Awards nominees. Due to overwhelming response (yes, we actually do read all your hate fan mail) about not being able to vote more than once for your selections, we’ve gone back to the drawing board and have... Read More

VOTE EARLY! VOTE… ONCE?

January 30, 2015February 5, 2015 kirk

So, for this years Music Express Awards, our intent was to have fans vote as often as they liked for the nominee of their choice. We felt this would allow enthusiastic but potentially smaller fanbases of an artist to make have just as much impact on the outcome of the voting as a giant but possibly less energized fanbase. This... Read More

ARCADE FIRE Dominates 2014 Juno Nominations

February 4, 2014 kirk

Toronto, ON (February 4, 2014) – The nominees for the 2014 JUNO Awards were announced by The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) at a press conference in Toronto this morning, as Canada’s top artists now get ready for a trip to Manitoba during JUNO Week in Winnipeg, March 24 – March 30, 2014. Arcade Fire leads the... Read More

2014 Music Express Awards – Voting OPEN

February 3, 2014February 26, 2014 kirk

It’s that time of year again – the time when you, our readers, get to vote for your favourites from the Canadian music industry to determine who will win a 2014 Music Express Award! All nominations for the 2014 Music Express were selected by a committee of Music Express writers and photographers…but it is you the Music Express reader who... Read More

NEIL YOUNG – ACFN LIVE : “MOTHER EARTH”

January 30, 2014January 30, 2014 kirk

Recently Neil Young completed a brief tour of his native Canada consisting of four benefit concerts under the banner of “Honor The Treaties.” (we covered this last week here – Ed.) The nature of these shows were assembled to raise money and awareness for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) Legal Defense Fund. The ACFN refer to themselves as K’ai... Read More

ALEXISONFIRE: Box Set Christmas Release

December 8, 2013 kirk

Dine Alone Records / New Damage and Alexisonfire are set to release the official AOF vinyl box set. Limited to 1,000 copies, the very special discography will be available for purchase at 12:01AM EST on December 25 at Alexisonfire’s official website theonlybandever.com. Over a year in the making, the custom-designed box set includes audiophile re-pressings of each AOF studio release,... Read More

30 Years Later: Corey Hart Interpolates Corey Hart

October 30, 2013 kirk

30 years after the release of “Sunglasses At Night,” Corey Hart interpolates Corey Hart “Night Visions (Sunglasses)” by Papercha$er featuring Corey Hart to be the singer’s first release in the U.S. since 1994. 30 years after launching the extraordinary career of Corey Hart, his monumental debut single, “Sunglasses At Night”, is reborn in an exciting new incarnation as “Night Visions... Read More

Blue Rodeo – Video PREMIERE

October 28, 2013October 28, 2013 kirk

When award winning director Chris Mills was asked to film a video for the first single from Blue Rodeo’s new album, In Our Nature, he was given the task to come up with something unique that incorporated two of the albums songs, “New Morning Sun” and “Mattawa.” Instead, what he delivered was an extraordinary film that incorporated most of the... Read More

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Space Station 5 – Celebrity Playlist: Jean Marc Pisapia

Space Station 5 – Celebrity Playlist: NICK GILDER

Space Station 5 – Celebrity Playlist: SEAN KELLY

Space Station 5 – Celebrity Playlist: Alannah Myles

Space Station 5 – Celebrity Playlist: Bill Henderson

Music Express Awards – The Details

SPACE STATION 5 – CELEBRITY PLAYLIST – Alan Frew

2016 Music Express Awards – Voting Closed

Matthew Good Releases New Lyric Video

CMW Showcase Shenanigans

TME Awards 2015 – And the Winner Is…

TME Awards 2015 – Standings and Extension

TME Awards 2015 – Now With More TWEET!

VOTE EARLY! VOTE… ONCE?

ARCADE FIRE Dominates 2014 Juno Nominations

2014 Music Express Awards – Voting OPEN

NEIL YOUNG – ACFN LIVE : “MOTHER EARTH”

ALEXISONFIRE: Box Set Christmas Release

30 Years Later: Corey Hart Interpolates Corey Hart

Blue Rodeo – Video PREMIERE

Press Releases

The Winners of the Country Music Association of Ontario Announced

Madonna’s 14th Studio Album, Madame X, Debuts at #1 in 58 Countries!

Big Wreck to Honour Brian Doherty with Performance at Blue Water Border Festival in Sarnia

Legendary Singer-Songwriter Bruce Cockburn Showcases his Guitar Technique on New Instrumental Album, Crowing Ignites

Open Spaces

Austin Jenckes – The Voice That Roared by Roman Mitz for Open Spaces

Open Spaces: Dean Brody – A Fresh Dose of Country

Dallas Smith – Number One with Seven Bullets

Aaron Goodvin – Are You Ready For The Country