There are many stories about the Pogues, the punky Irish band with the dentally-challenged Shane McGowan down front. One of the best has to do with how they were signed to their first record contract.

YOU get to help pick the music we play on our station. Just for telling us which songs you have on repeat and which ones you never want to hear again, you’ll be entered to win $1,000 in cold, hard ...

It’s another ICYMI episode during the summer break. This time, we look at alt-rock’s mightiest managers.

GANS is a duo (Euan Woodman and Thomas Rhodes) from Birmingham with a debut album entitled Good for the Soul. If you’re looking for a song that will help you cope (“money! work! power! freedom! prison ...

This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear list is extremely international this week. Don’t you just love the internet?

Yes, THAT Smoke on the Water, but this cover from Ottawa’s Doll is nothing like you’ve ever imagined the song to be. They’ve been around since 2008 working on gritty hard rock, adding in some punk, ...

Nirvana–and all that came afterwards, including the Foo Fighters–may not have ever happened had a guy named Skeeter Thompson been able to get along with his girlfriend. In late 1989, Skeeter’s band, ...

When a band plays a gig, how do they get paid? It depends on the status and commercial viability of the group. If you’re playing background music at an event or some kind of retail space, a rule of ...

Rick Rubin is one of the most successful record producers in the world today. He’s made records with everyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Audioslave to Johnny Cash and Shakira. Here are some ...

On Canada Day, it seems appropriate that we look at the history of Cancon.

Fans and Indigenous influencers criticize Beyoncé for wearing a shirt that frames Native Americans and Mexican revolutionaries as anything but the victims of American imperialism.

Some startup companies say they’re calling Monday a wash and giving staff a paid day off in order to smooth out the mid-week quirk and create a long weekend.