Articles by Jason Schreurs

K'naan Demands Apology from South African Newspaper After Being Branded "Difficult"

PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2010

World Cup anthem-writing K'naan is demanding that a South African newspaper issue a formal apology to him after they published a story wher...

Radio Stations to Pay More Royalties After Copyright Board of Canada Ruling

PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2010

New tariffs will force commercial radio stations to pay Canadian music rights owners about $13 million more, according to a July 9 decision...

Victoria Skafest - Fishbone / The Black Seeds / Cherry Poppin' Daddies

Victoria Curling Club, Victoria BC July 10

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2010

Now in its 11th year, Skafest has become a summer festival institution in Victoria, BC but this night belonged to another milestone, the 25...

Shonen Knife to Deliver New Album and DVD, Play Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto on North American Tour

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2010

It's been less than a year since their last album, Super Group, but Japanese trio Shonen Knife are back with a new album, and a North Amer...

Wax Mannequin Hits the Canadian Road, Brings Along Candles

PUBLISHED Jul 8, 2010

Wax Mannequin (aka Chris Adeney) is set to once again to leave his hometown of Hamilton, ON and embark on a new series of misadventures on...

St. Vincent, Man Man, Joe Henry and Swell Season Join Calgary Folk Music Festival's "Arranged Marriages"

PUBLISHED Jun 30, 2010

As if the upcoming Calgary Folk Music Festival didn't have enough going for it already, the festival organizers have announced the artists...

Minus the Bear / Bend Sinister / Forestry

Sugar, Victoria BC June 25

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2010

Seattle's Minus the Bear haven't been to nearby Victoria, BC since 2003, so those in attendance (sparse yet dedicated) were pumped. The ban...

Queens of the Stone Age to Give <i>Rated R</i> the Reissue Treatment

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2010

It's hard to believe it's been ten years since Queens of the Stone Age hits us with the repetitive slogan of "nicotine, valium, vicodin, m...