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Simmons Gets The Envy

Author:Adam Morrison | Mar 11 2010 2:10PM

The Envy are the first Canadian act to be signed to Simmons Records since the label's relaunch, which was announced during CMW last year.


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Smashing Pumpkins: "Help Wanted"

Author:Adam Morrison | Mar 10 2010 3:10PM

Ginger Pooley has left the band to raise her new baby with her husband, and Billy Corgan is looking for a new bassist via an open audition process.


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OK Go Leaves EMI

Author:Alan Cross | Mar 10 2010 1:10PM

After all the rumblings, you had a feeling that things weren’t going well between OK Go and their label. At 12:03 this afternoon, this popped into my inbox.


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Weekly CD Sales Report

Author:Alan Cross | Mar 10 2010 1:00PM

First, the good news: album sales are up 15% over the last week as everyone stopped watching the Olympics and started buying music again.


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Foo Fighters Working With Butch Vig

Author:Adam Morrison | Mar 9 2010 10:40AM

Just four months after announcing that the Foo Fighters were taking a break, Dave Grohl has revealed that a new Foos album is in the works.


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Pink Floyd in High Court Over Royalties

Author:Adam Morrison | Mar 9 2010 10:10AM

The members of Pink Floyd have filed a case against EMI, claiming that the amount they get in royalties has been miscalculated.


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The Best And Worst Things Ever! (of the week) - 03/05/10

Author:Adam Morrison | Mar 5 2010 5:20PM

This week: no one died. Also: real vocal$ v$ lip-syncing, and someone didn't plan something out very well.


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The guest-heavy album that was supposed to come out last May but didn't due to legal issues with EMI will actually be released later this year.


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2010 JUNO Awards Nominees Announced

Author:Adam Morrison | Mar 3 2010 12:20PM

Today, at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced the 2010 JUNO Awards nominees.


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Weekly CD Sales Report

Author:Alan Cross | Mar 3 2010 11:10AM

It looks like Canadians were way too caught up in the Olympics to bother buying any CDs last week. Then again, how many people did you see on the streets during all those hockey games?


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5 Songs You Gotta Hear Today
  1. Kae Sun

    Lion On A Leash

    The title track and first single from the genre-blurring Ghanaian/Canadian artist’s debut full length album.

    Sounds like Ben Harper, Bedouin Soundclash, K-Os
  2. Darkest Hour

    Into The Grey

    Death metal/hardcore merger out of DC that records for Victory Records. Latest album, The Eternal Return, dropped in 2009.

    Sounds like Entombed, Lamb Of God, Carcass
  3. Voodoo Bunny

    Zed Is For Zombie

    The first video from the hard-rocking pop/punk band. Lots of fun, plus they own their Canadian-ness with the first word of this song title. The Queen would approve.

    Sounds like The Creepshow, Bloodsucking Zombies From Outer Space ... and a dash of Misfits, of course
  4. Rynecologist

    Burnin' Up

    This Toronto DJ/producer/remixer takes the piss out of the Jonas Brothers. Let's hope this starts a trend in the electro/house community.

    Sounds like Deadmau5, Paul Oakenfold
  5. Star Eyes

    Disappear

    One of the first female drum & bass DJs in the U.S., now writing and performing original tunes. She calls the style "haunted house," and that fits.

    Sounds like goths taking over a rave, looking to assimilate the party-going masses through song.