When the Music Is Stripped Out of the A-HA ‘Take On Me’ Video…This is SO Creepy.

Mario Wienerroither has taken the famous video for the A-HA song “Take On Me“, stripped the music out and dubbed in his own VERY...

Brett Eldredge Announces Self-Titled Album Due August 4

Two years, four chart-topping songs and one smash Christmas record (Glow) later, Brett Eldredge announced Tuesday morning on TODAY the follow-up to his No....

Sawdust City Music Festival Announces Full Lineup for August Long Weekend

Sawdust City Music Festival is pleased to unveil the full line-up for the inaugural 3-day festival this coming August 4-6 in Gravenhurst, ON. From...

Gordon Lightfoot biography to be published in September by Nick Jennings

Lightfoot is the definitive biography of Canada’s most beloved singer-songwriter, a legendary musician who helped define the folk-pop era. Publisher Penguin Canada will release...

Rolling Stones Announce European ‘No Filter’ 2017 Tour

The Rolling Stones will play thirteen shows in twelve different venues, across Europe, in September and October. STONES - NO FILTER sees Mick, Keith,...

Jimmy Fallon, Kevin Bacon and Chris Stapleton Perform as ZZ Top in First Draft of ‘Legs’

First Drafts of Rock takes a look at the original version of ZZ Top's "Legs." https://youtu.be/82nRKh6PQRs She's got legs She knows how to use them She never begs She...

Canadian Arts/Media Job Posts For May 8, 2017

PR and Social Media Specialist, EventMobi, Toronto, ON Junior Graphic Designer, Ronor International Inc., Montreal, QC Digital Designer, Lush Cosmetics, Vancouver, BC Graphic Designer, WestRock, Etobicoke,...

Damon Krukowski talks The New Analog with Astra Taylor in Toronto on May 16

Type Books hosts the release of Damon Krukowski latest book The New Analog: Listening and Reconnecting in a Digital World published by The New...

Spotify Gets QR Codes to Make Sharing Music Easier

Spotify has added a new feature to its app: Spotify Codes. In short, the feature creates a unique barcode and album cover image for...

Techno pioneer Richie Hawtin to visit Studio Bell as part of RBC Master in Residence Mentorship Program

The National Music Centre (NMC) is pleased to announce legendary Canadian DJ and producer Richie Hawtin as the latest RBC Master in Residence. In addition...

Peter Gabriel’s Isolated Vocals and Anthony Phillips’ Isolated Guitar For Genesis’ “The Knife”

Trespass is the second studio album from Genesis, released in October 1970 on Charisma Records and is their last album with guitarist Anthony Phillips...

Talking Heads’ Isolated Synth Loop For “Once In A Lifetime”

Talking Heads' Once In A Lifetime was named one of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century by National Public...

Elvis Presley’s Isolated Vocals For “In The Ghetto”

"In the Ghetto" (originally titled "The Vicious Circle") is a song written by Mac Davis and made famous by Elvis Presley, who had a...

How record companies use the data Spotify/Apple send them

At Next Radio 2016, Brittney Bean outlines how DSPs (like Spotify and Apple Music) provide consumption data to record companies and how they use...

The One Song Gordon Lightfoot Regrets Writing

One of my favorite songs of yours is a song that you’ve since said is misogynistic, “For Loving Me.” Oh my goodness, yeah. That’s...

Michael Jackson’s ‘Black or White’ Played on 64 Floppy Drives, 8 Hard Drives, And 2 Scanners

Michael Jackson's Black or White cover by computer hardware orchestra. The original Black or White entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 35. A...