Music Biz Headlines, March 23, 2018
Steven Page reflects on life after BNL, more top Toronto songs, and a veteran's look at SXSW. Others in the headlines include The Damned, funeral singers, Vintage TV, Reboot Lab, Kellylee Evans, extra-long albums, Tom Cochrane, and Ken Tizzard.
By Kerry Doole
It’s All Been Done: Steven Page after the Barenaked Ladies
A decade after leaving the band, the songsmith is happy with the music he is creating now. On Sunday he'll reunite with his old comrades for just one time – Courtney Shea, The Globe and Mail
We ranked Toronto’s top 100 songs — here are 15 that didn’t make the cut
Our long list of the Top 100 Toronto songs did not fall on deaf ears. Here’s what you think we missed. Those rightfully added include Mandala, Goddo, and Handsome Ned – Raju Mudhar, Toronto Star
The Damned: how we made New Rose
‘Audiences hated us, motorcycle gangs chased us’ … fuelled by amphetamine and cider, this bunch of former toilet-cleaners and gravediggers made Britain’s first punk single – Dave Simpson, The Guardian
These women make a living by singing at people's funerals
Singing at her grandmother's funeral inspired Penelope Shipley to start a business and do the same for other people's families. “The idea has always been to help people," she says. – Vice
Vintage TV is Nashville-bound following Canadian expansion
Founder and CEO David Pick explains why the U.S. launch had to start in Music City – Karen Bliss, Billboard
Undisclosed Location is the first album made inside a Canadian federal women’s prison
Inmates at Kitchener’s Grand Valley Institution for Women wrote and recorded the album as part of the Pros and Cons program – Sarah Greene, NOW
Music industry insiders offer tips for taking care of business
Reboot Lab in Vancouver aims to help artists navigate realities of making music for a living – John Kurucz, Vancouver Courier
Juno nominee’s spirited return
Struck by lightning, then sidelined by a concussion, jazz singer Kellylee Evans is bouncing back with a new perspective on life – David Friend Hamilton Spectator
Austin is still a paradise for music fans
Despite the genuine threat of bombings in Austin this month, the excellent music at South by Southwest played on, a veteran attendee reports – Ben Rayner, Toronto Star
Tom Cochrane and this long, wild highway of life
In an age of playlists, Tom Cochrane is riding up and down the highway in honour of something that seems almost quaint: A rock album, put together 27 years ago, that made Canadian music history – Keith Bonnell, Ottawa Citizen
Infinite sadness: How to endure the longest albums of all time
Music has always been dotted with overly long albums, often by musicians at the peak of their powers. Here’s what we learned by listening to them all – Joel Golby, The Guardian
Music is about stories, and Ken Tizzard has plenty to share
We learned an awful lot about the singer/songwriter onstage, what makes him tick, what makes him sad and most importantly, what inspires him – Cameron Tyson, Brock News
Demi Lovato sings for the disenfranchised at Air Canada Centre show
Lovato’s not that strong of a singer, but if she helps fans exorcize their personal demons more power to her – Nick Krewen, Toronto Star
