Sass Jordan’s “Rats” 25th Anniversary Limited Edition 180 Gram Coloured Vinyl Available August 30, 2019

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 Music Express

JUNO Award winner Sass Jordan is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her third album, Rats, this year. The monumental record is one of the biggest releases of her career so far and a popular fan favourite. To commemorate the anniversary, she will release a newly-manufactured 180-gram orange-coloured vinyl. The limited-edition run of 1,000 copies will be available at upcoming live shows... Read More

Neon Dreams Premiere Music Video ‘Life Without Fantasies’ From New Album Sweet Dreams Till Sunbeams

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Music Express

“When you don’t fit in, it’s like your forced to see the world differently. These are the fantasies of a very uncool, unpopular kid,” says Frank Kadillac of Neon Dreams, about the duo’s song “Life Without Fantasies.” The video pays homage to Frank’s favourite movies from his childhood – Napoleon Dynamite and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off – and was shot... Read More

Iron Maiden’s Concerts Are A Religious Experience

August 14, 2019August 14, 2019 Keith Sharp

Over two nights at Toronto’s Budweiser Ampitheatre, over 30,000 disciples assembled to worship at the Temple of Iron Maiden. You can only describe these concerts as a religious experience as the bond between the five-member British band and their devoted fans are much more complex than your average rock crowd extravaganza. Iron Maiden is so much more than just a... Read More

Hall Of Fame Honours Give Gilder Fresh Motivation

August 7, 2019August 13, 2019 Keith Sharp

On Tuesday, June 18th of this year, Nick Gilder was inducted into the Canadian Song Writer’s Hall Of Fame in recognition of his song “Hot Child In The City” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 back in 1979. With his current wife, his mother and both his son and daughter present during the ceremony, staged by SOCAN at the BMO... Read More

Iron Maiden Brings Video Game To Life With Legacy Tour

August 3, 2019August 14, 2019 Keith Sharp

To paraphrase a certain saying, “there are only three certainties in life; death, taxes and Iron Maiden playing Toronto.” Friday, August 9th and 10th, Iron Maiden hits the Budweiser Amphitheatre stage as part of their 44-date North American leg of their current Legacy Of The Beast Tour (which also features dates in Montreal, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver).... Read More

A Tribe Called Red Release Ba Na Na Ft. Odario, Haviah Mighty And Chippewa Travellers

August 2, 2019August 3, 2019 Music Express

A Tribe Called Red, share their newest single, Ba Na Na. Featuring guest performers, Odario, Haviah Mighty, and Chippewa Travellers, Ba Na Na perfectly showcases Tribe’s signature way of blending sounds and worlds. Listen to the track here. “The Halluci Nation has two new members,” exclaims Tribe’s Bear Witness. “Odario, Haviah Mighty and Chippewa Travellers came to help us to... Read More

Maritime Music Festivals Cater To All Tastes

July 30, 2019August 20, 2019 Keith Sharp

Maritime music festivals may be defined by the crowd-pulling Cavendish Beach Music Festival staged every July at this scenic Prince Edward Island venue (this year July 5-7 featuring the likes of Carrie Underwood, Eric Church, Russell Dickenson and Co) but even as Cavendish takes aim at 2020, there’s still a number of key festivals to be staged in the coming... Read More

Special Silver Vinyl And Half Speed Master Editions Of The Tragically Hip’s Iconic Album Day For Night To Be Released On September 27

July 29, 2019August 3, 2019 Press Release

Release Marks The 25Th Anniversary Of The Groundbreaking Album PRE ORDER HERE: HALF SPEED MASTER VINYL and SILVER EDITION VINYL Legendary Canadian band, The Tragically Hip announced today the release of a special silver vinyl edition and a Canadian first half master speed vinyl (cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios) of their famed album, Day for Night via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading... Read More

Double-Platinum Canadian Band Streetheart Announce, Live After Dark, To Be Released August 23

July 29, 2019July 31, 2019 Press Release

Newly Mastered Reissue Of Their Classic Album Recorded Live In Winnipeg, Edmonton And Regina In July 1983 Includes Previously Unreleased Live Track, “Highway Isolation” Available For Pre-Order Now In Digital And Physical 1Cd/2Lp Formats JUNO Award-winning band Streetheart announce the special reissue of their 1983 live album, Live After Dark, on August 23 via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. A... Read More

Former Sheepdog Lends Credibility To League Of Wolves

July 29, 2019August 12, 2019 Keith Sharp

During his many sorties into Saskatoon, Dillon Currie and his musical pals often bumped into former Sheepdogs’ guitarist Leot Hanson. Whether it was hanging around Lydia’s Pub or later The Capitol Music Club (which Hanson co-owned), Currie’s band, soon to be known as League Of Wolves, made a connection with Hanson. Initially, it was just informal jam sessions where they’d... Read More

Breed Release Video About Acceptance

July 29, 2019 Press Release

Vancouver’s all queer, all-female alt garage-rock outfit Strange Breed release the video for “Closer” off their upcoming album Permanence. due September 13, produced by Darren Grahn (Veruca Salt, Metallica, k.d. Lang). Lead vox Nicolle Dupas says, “The song is about queer desire, or desire as a whole: to be loved, to be accepted for who you are. To be pushed... Read More

Meghan Patrick Releases Acoustic “Wild As Me” Video

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Press Release

Back-to-back CCMA Female Artist of the Year winner Meghan Patrick has released an acoustic performance video of her new single “Wild as Me”. Of this acoustic version, Meghan says: “Some of my favourite versions of my favourite songs are stripped down and acoustic and I think there’s something special about hearing a song the way it was created. This song... Read More

Robbie Robertson Taps Into Decades Of Film Work And A Fascination With Human Nature’s Darker Corridors For Evocative New Solo Album, Sinematic, Coming September 20

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 Music Express

Inspired by his decades of creating and composing music for film and filled with an enthralling set of songs exploring the darker corridors of human nature, Robbie Robertson’s aptly titled, evocative new solo album Sinematic is set for release on September 20 via UMe/Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. The album is available now for preorder on CD, digital and 180-gram... Read More

Mother Mother Gains A New Fan!

July 23, 2019July 23, 2019 Keith McTaggart

Mother Mother Coca-Cola Stage Calgary Alberta July 11 My wife played me a video of this Vancouver based group a couple of years ago, and while I recall being impressed, it wasn’t necessarily love at first sight. Fast forward to Mother Mother’s performance at the Calgary Stampede’s Coca Cola stage last week and I am transmogrified into a huge fan.... Read More

Neon Dreams Release Debut Album – Sweet Dreams till Sunbeams – On July 25th

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 Press Release

Neon Dreams spent their first few years pushing boundaries and experimenting with different musical styles, with which they achieved tremendous success. Despite racking up over 20 million streams, a gold record and accumulating an ever-growing fan base, something was missing. “Even with the kindness I’ve gotten from so many people, there was a part of me that felt like I... Read More

Big Wreck Announce Details For New Studio Album As Well As Canadian Leg Of 2019 Tour

July 22, 2019July 22, 2019 Press Release

Multi-platinum recording artists Big Wreck have today announced details for the release of the sixth studio album, …but for the sun. Recorded in Toronto and produced by JUNO Award winner Eric Ratz and Big Wreck’s Ian Thornley, the new album will be released in all formats on Friday, August 30, 2019. Fans can begin to pre-order/save the album now HERE.... Read More

The Glorious Sons Declare ‘A War On Everything’ With Incisive New Album, Out September 13Th

July 19, 2019July 20, 2019 Press Release

“100 Mph. Off the road and into the studio. This is what it sounds like for us. A friend in another band keeps telling us to ‘take care of ourselves’. I’m not sure we’re all that healthy. But we’re having the time of our lives. For however long that is, I don’t know. That’s what makes this so much fun.... Read More

Corb Lund To Release Cover Your Tracks September 13th

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 Press Release

EP Includes Interpretations of Songs By AC/DC, Nancy Sinatra, Billy Joel, Marty Robbins, and More Corb Lund is set to release Cover Your Tracks on September 13th via Warner Music Canada. The 8-song EP is a collection of unexpected cover songs previously recorded by AC/DC, Nancy Sinatra, Billy Joel, Marty Robbins, Bob Dylan, The Eagles, Willie Nelson & Ray Charles, and Dr.... Read More

`Rochdale Zulu’ Succumbs To Cancer

July 18, 2019July 20, 2019 Keith Sharp

Johnny Clegg, one of South Africa’s most famous and popular musical exports, died Tuesday, July 16th after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer in Johannesburg, he was 66 years old. The frontman for Juluka and Savuka during the 1980s and 1990s, Clegg defied South African apartheid laws by performing with black musicians in open defiance against that country’s Group Area... Read More

McNair Brings Streetheart Back To Life

July 18, 2019July 21, 2019 Keith McTaggart

Streetheart Deerfoot Casino Chrome Showroom Calgary AB July 6, 2019 You know those bands, that when you hear them live, shock you with how many great songs you forgot about? That’s Streetheart. They delivered an astoundingly tight, hard-rocking set to a packed room of mostly 50 something fans who more than got their money’s worth. The band opened the show... Read More

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