AltWeeklies Wire
Goodbye, Gil Scott-Heronnew
New York has killed the counterculture poet and singer.
NOW Magazine |
Joshua Errett |
05-27-2011 |
Music
Will Gossip Blog Notoriety Translate into Music Industry Clout for Perez Hilton?new
You could almost hear universal snickering in the music industry a few months ago when Perez Hilton announced his intention to start a label and become the next Jimmy Iovine. Now the industry watches to see what the Perezcious Music label will bring.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
09-21-2009 |
Music
Frankie Venom, 1957-2008new
When Frankie Venom succumbed to throat cancer last week at the age of 51, the Toronto punk scene didn't just lose a gobbing godfather -- Canada lost one of the most engaging entertainers ever to stalk a stage in a rubber-legged frenzy.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
10-27-2008 |
Music
Pop Montreal Does Festival Revelry Rightnew
The still-growing music fest thrives with booking policy that favors artistic quality over quantity.
NOW Magazine |
Jordan Bimm |
10-14-2008 |
Music
The Season's Most Desirable Releasesnew
A looks at new releases from Beyonce, AC/DC, Girl Talk, Oasis and more.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich and Benjamin Boles |
09-29-2008 |
Music
Five Bands That Could Pass as Creepy Cultsnew
Dark Meat isn't the first hairy-scary music ensemble to be mistaken for some bizarre quasi-religious cult. Here are a few more that could qualify for a tax exemption.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
05-27-2008 |
Music
Junos Get Relevant!new
Canuck music biz tries honoring deserving artists for a change.
NOW Magazine |
Jason Keller |
04-11-2008 |
Music
Toronto Hip-hop's Bad Rapnew
With so many insanely great artists making bangin' beats and dope discs, why is the local scene so slept on?
NOW Magazine |
Addi Stewart |
03-21-2008 |
Music
Solving the Download Dilemmanew
A $5 music levy for web surfers would save our songwriters from online ad stranglehold.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
03-10-2008 |
Music
From Sheet Music to iPodsnew
Charting the rise and fall of the record industry.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
03-10-2008 |
Music
Oscar Peterson, 1925-2007new
For all that's been written posthumously about his eight Grammys and numerous citations, awards never mattered much to the humble man who was Canada's greatest jazz musician, who died of kidney failure December 23 at the age of 82.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
01-04-2008 |
Music
Rock vs. Rap Thespiansnew
With Sting's Police and Ice-T hitting Toronto around the same time, we take a look at how their screen careers stack up.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss and Tim Perlich |
07-20-2007 |
Music
Professor Griff's Freaky Frequencynew
The former minister of information for Public Enemy says satanic messages are embedded in hip-hop grooves.
NOW Magazine |
Sigcino Moyo |
06-04-2007 |
Music
Pink, Thinknew
Advance planning for pop-star survival
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
01-26-2007 |
Music
Beyond First Nationsnew
The Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards smash stereotypes.
NOW Magazine |
Kerry Potts |
11-28-2006 |
Music
