Research

Latin Underground Comes North

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

On August 8 and 9, Toronto plays host to the first Latin Alternative Music Conference outside of the U.S. The obvious question is – why Can...

Synth Punks and Super Freaks

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2003

From sci-fi fromage master William Shatner to the glam-bam thank-you ma'am of Plastik Patrik, Montreal has contributed more than its share...

Seen Your Favourite Indie Band On TV? Why Not?

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

You've just spent the last year getting your new album together. You've begged, borrowed and stolen to finance the recording, the mixing, t...

Kitchener-Waterloo Scene Hits International Stage

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

For musicians hailing from Kitchener-Waterloo, ON, it's always been a little embarrassing to admit you're from a city whose best-known musi...

Vancouver Hip-Hop Boycotts New Music West

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2003

Members of Vancouver's hip-hop community banded together to boycott this year's edition of New Music West, BC's largest annual showcase for...

11th Anniversary Cross-Canada Concert Series

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2003

Tangiers Rock the Party Coast to Coast"We're not one of these bands that claims to push music in some supposed futuristic dimension that is...

On the Air

After two years of Flow, has Canadian urban radio become a soul survivor or just another pop pretender?

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2003

On March 17, 2001, Bob Marley helped usher in a new era in Canadian radio history when his "Roots, Rock, Reggae" was the first song ever br...

Arts Funding For Whom?

Indie Labels Starve While Government Support Rewards Success

PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2002

The Canadian music industry is fed from below by a team of dedicated, underpaid enthusiasts who stoke the fires of underground culture. But...