AC/DC GUITARIST AND CO-FOUNDER MALCOLM YOUNG PASSED AWAY AT 64 (JAN 6, 1953 – NOV 18, 2017) AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young who has suffered a long battle with dementia has passed away at the age of 64. He was born in Scotland on January 6, [...]
OLE LABEL GROUP CELEBRATES CANADIAN MUSICAL ICON STOMPIN’ TOM CONNORS’ INDUCTION INTO CANADA’S WALK OF FAME On November 15, one of Canada’s most prolific and iconic artists, Stompin’ Tom Connors, was inducted [...]
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL TO RELEASE NEW LP CROOKED SHADOWS ON DINE ALONE RECORDS FEBRUARY 9 LEAD SINGLE “WE FIGHT” RELEASED Dashboard Confessional has announced details of their long-awaited new album, Crooked Shadows, to be released [...]
NILS FRAHM ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ALL MELODY AND CANADIAN TOUR DATES For the past two years, Nils Frahm has been building a brand new studio in Berlin to make his 7th studio album titled All Melody, which will be released on January 26th, 2018 via [...]
BORN RUFFIANS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘UNCLE DUKE AND THE CHIEF’ TO BE RELEASED ON FEBRUARY 16 NEW SINGLE “FORGET ME” RELEASED Born Ruffians will release their new studio album Uncle, Duke & The Chief on February 16th, [...]
NEIL YOUNG + PROMISE OF THE REAL SET TO RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM THE VISITOR COMING DECEMBER 1st Neil Young + Promise Of The Real will release their new studio album The Visitor [Reprise Records] on Friday, December 1, 2017 in stores and via all [...]
THE FRATELLIS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND RELEASE NEW TRACK “THE NEXT TIME WE WED” IN YOUR OWN SWEET TIME OUT MARCH 9 VIA COOKING VINYL The Fratellis have returned! After four albums and hundreds of sell-out shows across the world, the [...]
THE DEAD MILKMEN RELEASE NEW EP ANNOUNCE REMIX CONTEST Philly punk icons the Dead Milkmen are pleased to announce their new EP, Welcome to the End of the World, out this month on The Giving Groove. And to celebrate, the band is launching a remix [...]
“BEST INDIE” NOMINEE FXRRVST ANNOUNCE TWO NOVEMBER DATES THE 2017 TORONTO INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES WILL PERFORM FROM THEIR 2017 RELEASE, MAY XXVI When a two-piece band unearths such an instant synergy, snapping together like magnets, it [...]
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘I LIKE FUN’ OUT JANUARY 19 HEADING 2 Why is the world in love again? They Might Be Giants has announced the release of I Like Fun, a remarkable 15-track album to be available physically and [...]
NEW GORD DOWNIE VIDEO REVEALED AHEAD OF UPCOMING ALBUM INTRODUCE YERSELF In the lead up to the release of Gord Downie’s new double album, Introduce Yerself, Arts & Crafts has shared a video that documents the creation of the album’s closing [...]
CULTURE CLUB SET TO RELEASE LIVE AT WEMBLEY DVD ON DECEMBER 8 As Boy George says, “We were thrilled to be back home for the final show of such a highly successful reunion tour. Being able to document this show on film before our hometown fans, [...]
FRANZ FERDINAND ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ALWAYS ASCENDING DUE FEBRUARY 9TH | TITLE TRACK RELEASED TODAY Always Ascending,the new album from Franz Ferdinand, will be released by Domino on Friday February 9th, 2018. Nothing short of a rebirth, the [...]
GORD DOWNIE HAS PASSED AWAY AT AGE 53 Canadian music legend Gord Downie has passed away at the age of 53. He was diagnosed in 2015 with a form of aggressive brain cancer named glioblastoma. The band released 14 albums over their career and did [...]
THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN LAUNCH NORTH AMERICAN FALL TOUR After a nineteen-year absence from recording, The Jesus And Mary Chain returned with Damage And Joy which hit the Top 20 and immediately became their highest charting album since Stoned [...]
PROZZÄK PRESENTS: FOREVER ’99 HALLOWEEN FREAKOUT ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 American Pie, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Harry Potter, The Matrix, Titanic, Spongebob Squarepants and PROZZÄK..what do these things all have in common??? [...]
NXNE ANNOUNCES 2018 DATES AND RETURNS TO YONGE-DUNDAS North by Northeast (NXNE) is pleased to announce the 2018 edition will be held June 8-17. Now in its 24th year, the festival returns to Toronto’s downtown epicenter, Yonge-Dundas with free [...]
ROLAND GIFT ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, MOVIE AND DECEMBER UK TOUR DATES Roland Gift, one of modern music’s true torchbearers and the charismatic front man of the Fine Young Cannibals, is back in the pop arena with his new solo album, the [...]
BURGER RECORDS’ LEVITATION ROOM FALL TOUR BEGINS OCTOBER 8th Fusing the lo-fi buzz of 21st century garage punk with the sunburnt drift of vintage psychedelia, Levitation Room was formed in Los Angeles, California in 2012 by longtime [...]
ALICE MERTON ANNOUNCES U.S. TOUR DATES “NO ROOTS” OUT NOW ON MOM + POP MUSIC Alice Merton announces her debut U.S. tour. Ms. Merton continues her rise on the Billboard Alt Radio Top 40 coming in at number 19, and is currently #33 at [...]
LISA LOEB TO BE HONOURED AT THE 2018 SHE ROCKS AWARDS BY THE WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL MUSIC NETWORK The Women’s International Music Network (the WiMN) is pleased to announce acclaimed platinum-selling artist Lisa Loeb as the first honoree at the [...]
HEY OCEAN! RETURN FROM HIATUS THREE BRAND NEW TRACKS PREVIEWED David Vertesi, David Beckingham and Ashleigh Ball of Hey Ocean! have returned from an extended hiatus as a band (and time spent away creating their own splendid solo albums) and [...]
BEAU’S BREWERY RELEASES BEER CONCEIVED AND BREWED COLLECTIVELY WITH RHEOSTATICS To create this one-of-a-kind beer, the team at Beau’s met with Rheostatics founding member Dave Bidini to brainstorm recipe ideas. “Finding warmth in cold [...]
MINISTRY SIGN TO NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS TOUR DATES WITH DEATH GRIPS Groundbreaking industrial-metal pioneers, MINISTRY, have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band recently wrapped up recording their new album AmeriKKKant , [...]
