KD Lang – Ingénue Redux Tour – Ottawa, September 17, 2017
This was the second last show of the KD Lang Ingénue Redux Tour marking the 25th anniversary of this iconic album. The tour opened to rave reviews in Australia in July before …
Steely Dan – Why Their Music Matters.
I remember first hearing Steely Dan at a record store on Bloor Street in Toronto in 1977. At seventeen years of age, I didn’t have a surplus of cash, so …
Run For Cover Records
Many of us with a passion for music would love to turn this into a career. Most of us don’t have the musical talent to be the next Kanye (speaking …
Caverna Magica by Andreas Vollenweider
I have a very vivid memory of first hearing Caverna Magica by the Swiss electro-harpist Andreas Vollenweider. It was about 10:30 am December 22, 1983. I had been married for …
JENNA Nation – An Interview
At age 25, most people are very early in their career if they have even settled on one. For Jenna, recently branded JENNA Nation, she settled on a career long …
Black Day In July
July 23, 2017 marks the 50 anniversary of the Detroit Riots of 1967. The riots lasted 5 days and marked one of the worst riots in US history. Detroit is …
Tears for Fears – Toronto June 19.
After R&B solo act Allen Stone took a shot at warming up the Monday night Toronto crowd, Tears for Fears took to the stage in front of an audience that …
More About Music Creators’ Revenue
The more I read about the compensation that music creators receive for their work, the more frustrated I get with the seemingly myopic perspective of the streaming music services like …
Micro Payment and Musician Revenues
It’s a well writing article, but also a rehashing of the same story for musicians in the streaming world – “The Reports Of The Record Industry’s Rebirth Are Greatly Exaggerated”. …
Streaming Music and Musician Revenue
Very interesting article that follows up nicely to a post on where streaming music subscriptions go. Sharky Laguana presents a case for a new revenue sharing/distribution model for musicians and …