Arkells Win Juno for Best New Group
The Arkells snagged the award for best new group at this year's Juno awards on Saturday night in St. John’s NFLD. The band has been gaining speed since the release of their album Jackson Square, winning awards and sharing the stage with some pretty big headliners.
Treat Me Like Dirt
Liz Worth is not a patient woman. After growing tired of waiting for someone else to produce the essential book or documentary on the southern Ontario punk movement, the Toronto writer and poet dug in and wrote it herself.
John Ellison
Mike O’Drowsky interviews soul man John Ellison, recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award at the Hamilton Music Awards.
Billy Bragg
If there's an elder statesman of protest music, Billy Bragg just might be him. The fiftysomething singer and songwriter would deny any such mantle, but when we think of who might be the modern-day Woody Guthrie, few come to mind other than him.
The Supercrawl
Since 2005, the James Street North Art Crawl has grown from host of area galleries opening their doors on the second Friday of every month to the City’s paramount recurring arts event.
Southern Souls
In a project called Southern Souls, local filmmaker/musician Mitch Fillion attempts to capture an array of Hamilton’s musical tale
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Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra officials said yesterday they talked with Burlington officials about someday staging concerts in the $36m facility under construction in the city's core, but had no intention of leaving Hamilton Place.
Legendary Canadian indie rockers Thrush Hermit will reunite in 2010 for a cross Canada tour. More tour dates, including those on the west coast, will be announced soon.
Link from Chartattack about the free release of Cowlick's Eternia Hernia album. Read the article to get the link.
Apple's iTunes on Tuesday released Rewind 2009, its lists of the year's best and best-selling media. Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" was the best-selling song at the country's leading music retailer.
Canada's national team failed to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but that doesn't mean soccer's showcase tournament will be without Canadian content.
