Ticketmaster is moving away from physical tickets towards digital mobile tickets only. This means that concert-goers are now faced with a number of problems. Beyond the loss of souvenir keepsakes that physical tickets provide, mobile tickets presume attendees own a cell phone, will have access to the internet when at the venue, and have a version of operating system compatible with its app.

A couple of weeks ago, the stars, for a brief moment, began smiling at this pale blue dot we call Earth. We sent our best man out to investigate. It turns out that Rochelle Jordan released a new album, Through the Wall, and the heavens were grateful for it. Here we have what the RJ is known for: deep electronic house textures and rich, dizzying atmospherics.

Canadian platinum recording artist Coeur de pirate (Béatrice Martin) recently dropped her latest album Cavale (Escape) with synthpop soundscapes as breathtaking as views from the Tunnel Bluffs. Jammed with energy and vigour, this 10-track masterpiece easily captures the prize of 2025's best album to date. Reminiscent of the 80s, Cavale benefits from both delicious songwriting and slick production; it grabs your heart and never lets go.

"Since it is logical to conclude you will impose tariffs in any event, we choose not to cooperate." The above would have been an interesting statement made by Canadian officials. Instead, the planned DST and many counter tariffs were dropped with sketchy reasoning. The issues at stake here are as wide as the Mackenzie River. But let's begin the conversation.

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The British Columbia-native was signed to Interscope Records, but was reportedly tasked to make a brand new record with all new producers.

Onto its scoreboard, Vancouver can now chalk up another successfully made K-pop music video thanks to new group KiiiKiii. In 2017, K-pop giant Twice filmed the MV for its song "Likey" showcasing iconic locations around Metro Vancouver. That video has to date accumulated 650 million views. KiiiKiii is a 5-member girl group consisting of Jiyu, Leesol, Sui, Haum, and Kya, all South Korean nationals.

Jolin Cai recently dropped her 15th studio album, Pleasure. QQ Music certified the album diamond on its first day of release. Anticipation had been running rampant, as it has been seven years since the dance-pop specialist's last album, Ugly Beauty. Jolin rose to fame right from the get-go on her home base of the island of Taiwan and beyond, shaking the Mandarin speaking world in 1999 with her debut disc…

Twice, known as The Nation's Girl Group in South Korea, has announced the release of its 4th Korean-language full-length studio album, due out in July 2025. Not much is known about the new disc at this point, but let's catch up on the group's journey so far. The nine-member collective is one of the most successful of its kind. Twice was formed through a televised talent competition called…

In 1984, much of Canada had forgotten about Gary Numan. This, despite his having authored the 5th biggest song of 1980, which essentially invented "80s music". It had been four years since his monumental performance on Canadian-created variety show Saturday Night Live, and four years since the old guard at Canadian radio closed the airplay doors to any followup hits Numan chalked up on the eastern Atlantic (that would be 11 Top 40s between "Cars" and the…

Canadian recording artist Yung Kai saw his song "Blue" take off on social media (particularly Instagram and TikTok) following its release in early August 2024. The dreamy ditty landed on the Hot 100, topped the charts in Indonesia, and reached the Top 5 in several countries. A new version released last week includes a vocal segment contributed by Thai singer Minnie, best-known as a member of A-list K-Pop group (G)i-dle.

English recording artist Billy Idol has tapped Avril Lavigne to add her vocals to track "77" off his ninth album Dream Into It, his first disc in over a decade. Avril calls the collaboration "two generations of rebellion". Billy, once the frontman of punk band Generation X, launched his solo career in the early 80s which was an instant success.

Notable Canadian band manager Bruce Allen organized a project to record a charity single for African famine relief in response to Britain’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Ji…

The “tumultuous twenties” seems an apt header for a decade that has met waves of chaos, conflict, pestilence, and villainy. It is more than half over. We have put together our 35 favour…