The rise of collaborative culture impacts almost every aspect of our lives. Whether it’s cars, couches, or recycled possessions, we’ve moved from a culture of ownership to a culture of sharing. As much as those same ideas make it harder for artists to sell music, they also facilitate artists and techs to to work without [...]

A few days ago, songsillinois mentioned that Graydon James & The Young Novelist were probably a bit too epic to really find on home on his page, Oddly enough, they’re a perfect fit for herohill - beautiful, soaring, rootsy Canadiana - and I’ve still not written about their new EP, A Small Town Eulogy.   [...]

Cam Penner is the working man’s musician. He’s out there on the road, without a booking agent, hoping beyond hope that his music, and all good music gets heard. His latest record, Gypsy Summer, finds Penner exploring new textures and bolder sounds, and even though his fractured rootsy persona still creeps into the mix, this [...]

The title kind of says it all. Last night Tom’s status as a Rock n’ Roll legend was solidified, came with a fitting quote (“They say that I have no hits and I’m difficult to work with,” Mr. Waits said as he accepted the award, “and they say that like it’s a bad thing.”) and [...]