Need To Know

Legalize It

Rdio Streaming Service Breaks Through

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2011

Consumers of music seem to be in two distinct camps: those who want to own the music they listen to, and those who feel like access to musi...

Safety Dance

Unison Benevolent Fund Helps Independent Industry

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2011

In any aspect of the music industry, either as a musician or behind the scenes, employment can be inconsistent. Gigs come and go, careers s...

Rights Next Door

If You've Played, You Should Get Paid

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2011

The world of neighbouring rights is probably foreign to a lot of musicians. Terms like tariff, copyright collective, reciprocal agreement,...

A Post-MySpace World

In Search of Music's Best Online Outlet

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2011

In 2006, MySpace was reportedly the most popular website in the U.S. Not the most popular social networking site – the most popular o...

Rockin' the House

Charlie Angus, Andrew Cash & A New Dawn for the NDP

PUBLISHED May 29, 2011

No one gave Andrew Cash much of a chance in the recent federal election. It was the first time that the singer/songwriter and long-time soc...

Cover Me

Insurance For Musicians

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2011

The sight of a cube van with a trailer parked outside of a venue gets me curious, excited, and even a little nostalgic. Who's playing? Wher...

AUX and the Future of Music Videos

PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2011

In 1986, a new Toronto band called the Pursuit of Happiness were still finishing their first independent EP when a budding filmmaker friend...

Canadian Blast

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2011

Did you know that Canada supplies around 2.5 percent of all the music consumed every day worldwide? It's a Canadian fact! Okay, it doesn't...