Need To Know

How to Buy a Van

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2007

So you’ve got dates booked across the country and all you need are wheels. Buy or rent? Do the math: downtown Halifax is about 6,310 kilome...

Digital Rights Management, Part I

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2007

Copyright has always been a bit of a slippery concept, because it’s about intangible, intellectual property rather than, say, sandwiches —...

Canadian Content Rules

PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2007

Arguably, the transistor radio started it all. Prior to 1953, consumer radio sets contained giant, power-guzzling vacuum tubes; the only pr...

The Musicians’ Union

PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2007

It’s safe to say that being a working musician has always been a tough gig. In the pre-electricity days, virtuoso performers who could draw...

How to Buy a Guitar

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

Choosing the right guitar isn’t, and shouldn’t be, easy. Like Jimi Hendrix and his upside-down, reverse-strung Stratocaster, your choice of...

How To Take Care of Your Voice

PUBLISHED Feb 16, 2007

The human voice is one of creation’s most marvellous instruments. The average speaking voice is capable of a vast range of tones, sounds, a...

How To Reach Campus/Community Radio

Attacking the Airwaves

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Campus and community radio is frequently misunderstood as just a stepping stone to commercial radio success. But because campus and communi...

How To Understand Music Publicity

Publicise This

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Music publicity is a misunderstood area of the music industry. Whereas marketing campaigns will spend an allotted budget on advertising, re...