June 30th, 2008
In an overall slumping time for record sales, Coldplay has shown that it can still be done - you just need to be a global musical power.
Since this album’s launch it seems to be available for purchase everywhere - at the cash of the pharmacy, grocery store, coffee shop…etc. This is smart, but also […]
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June 28th, 2008
Rebel Emergency is an innovative band from Toronto whose sound is an eclectic mix of Rock, Reggae and Ska that is undeniable in both its energy and originality.
Check them out tonight at Black Betty - doors at 8pm
The show is free through the Inside Edge - click here for details
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June 26th, 2008
The order for the Edgefest ‘08 main stage has been announced, and it is as follows:
Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS)
Attack in Black
Ashes Divide
The Bravery
Sam Roberts Band
Stone Temple Pilots
Linkin Park
Edgefest will take place at Downsview Park on Saturday July 12th.
For more details, check out The Edge
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June 25th, 2008
Pre-prepped journalism…sometimes will bite you in the ass. I was pretty pumped for the Peter Hook show, so I decided to throw two posts yesterday on the blog. I posted them late Monday night to run Tuesday, because I knew I would be away from my computer for most of the day. i was in […]
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June 24th, 2008
It somewhat of Peter Hook/Joy Division week in Toronto this week with Hook playing The Sound Academy on Friday (the 27th).
If you are not familiar with Joy Division (and New Order) this is a good week to explore this incredibly influential band. Joy Division became the first band in the post-punk movement […]
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June 24th, 2008
A great throw back/nostalgic show this week. Peter Hook will be playing The Sound Academy on June 27th at 9pm.
Hook was a co-founder of the post-punk band Joy Division along with Bernard Sumner in the mid-1970s. Following the death of lead singer Ian Curtis, the band reformed as New Order, and Hook played bass with […]
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June 23rd, 2008
I have always supported musicians with spending my money on their concerts - the ticket, often a t-shirt and occasionally an impulse buy of the album at the show. In this digital music age, I discover music online and for the music/bands that I really dig, I support them financially when they roll into town […]
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June 23rd, 2008
World Class Jazz Music is flooding the streets of Toronto
The main stage concert series within the Festival (Toronto Star Stage) at Nathan Phillips Square features top musicians this week including:
June 23rd: Oliver Jones Trio @ 8PM
June 24th: James Hunter | Big Bad Voodoo Daddy @ 8PM
June 25th: Cyrus Chestnut Trio | Blind Boys of […]
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June 22nd, 2008
The Toronto Jazz Festival is in full swing throughout the city.
The renowned jazz event in Toronto and takes place in June and July. Unlike the Toronto Beaches Jazz Festival, most of the events are indoors and located throughout the downtown core. Formerly known as the DuMaurier Jazz Festival until the ban on tobacco […]
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June 19th, 2008
The movement of online record sales has taken traditional retailers back to the drawing board in trying to figure out how to increase traffic and sales in stores.
HMV - Canada’s largest retailer - is introducing a range of new “entertainment” products that moves away from its traditional focus on music. Throughout HMV’s new ‘reinvented’ […]
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