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Adam Has Issues – Episode 19

In this weekly podcast, Alan Cross and I discuss some music-based (or at the very least music-adjacent) issues that I have.

ExploreMusic’s Free Music Fridays! – 09/24/10

This is our weekly roundup of free, legal downloads that don’t suck.

Karkwa

More on Karkwa’s Polaris Music Prize Win

From Brad Wheeler’s story in today’s Globe and Mail.  Hey, at least I’m being honest.  And, yes, Les Chemin de Verre is a good record.  “Karkwa, pourquoi? An obscure (to [...]

The Best And Worst Things Ever! (of the week) – 09/17/10

This week: the return of the mighty B&WTE!

Polaris Music Prize 2010

Handicapping the 2010 Polaris Music Prize

After many months of debate, we’ll finally have a Polaris Music Prize winner Monday night.  From about 200 albums suggested by broadcasters, bloggers, critics and journalists, we’re down to ten [...]

ExploreMusic’s Free Music Fridays! – 09/17/10

This is our weekly roundup of free, legal downloads that don’t suck.

Conspiracy Theory Alert

The Great Indie Music Conspiracy

Thought-provoking article by Kyle Bylin from the always-excellent Hypebot: “If understand this ‘theory’ correctly, an entire cottage industry has been erected around indie music and companies and bloggers like myself [...]

Adam Has Issues – Episode 18

In this weekly podcast, Alan Cross and I discuss some music-based (or at the very least music-adjacent) issues that I have.

So Whose Music Got Stolen the Most Last Week?

A company called PayArtists monitors P2P file trading.  You may be surprised at whose music is whipping around the ‘net.  For one, there’s not a lot of modern rock; Elvis, [...]

Music

First Reports: Google’s Music Service

One of the worst kept secrets in Silicon Valley has been Google’s intentions to launch a music service to take on iTunes and, to lesser extents, Amazon and eMusic.  Word was [...]

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