This week: how Bruce Springsteen ruled the roost last weekend at Glastonbury. Plus: Spoon triple your pleasure on their new EP; and MGMT meet McCartney.
BY Dave Bookman
Whenever someone asks, “what’s new” we never know what to say. Well, now you can have an answer at the ready with our A-Z guide to summer music.
This week: Hey kids, wanna stump your friends with the inside scoop on all the bands playing Edgefest this Saturday (June 20) at Downsview Park? Then read on.
This week: Let's look at three artists whose names start with J — J. Mascis, Jason Lytle and Jonathan Richman — because what they're up to is AO-K.
This week: Bookie previews Steve Earle's tribute to the late Townes Van Zandt. Plus: the extensive extended-family activities of Queens of the Stone Age main man Josh Homme; and Woodstock revisited.
June rocks 'n' rolls all month long. Bookie gives you a day-by-day rundown of what the month has in store for music fans.
With the sound of Holy Fuck’s "Lovely Allen" coming out of TVs more than stereos these days — thanks to its use in a Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep commercial — let’s take a look at some other bands behind the brands.
This week: The Stone Roses herald the resurrection of their seminal 1989 debut. Plus: a trio of bands produced by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla come to town.
This week: the Eternal power of Sonic Youth. Plus: the new New York Dolls, and Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty comes to Hot Docs to debut his Wilco film, Ashes of American Flags.
We're one-third of the way into 2009… do you know what your favourite records are? Plus: give it up for brother Wayne Kramer, and the shock of The Horrors.