Crown Lands, photo by Lane Dorsey
By Will McGuirk
Good week for the Shwarock City Kats and for those in the D-Rawk; Crown Lands, Dizzy, Lennon Stella and Protest The Hero received Juno nominations. Congrats to all. But the tunes go on so yah new music.
By Will McGuirk
Black Sabbath’s ‘Vol 4’ is being treated to a five LP super deluxe reissue set to be available next year. There will be unreleased studio outtakes, additional studio recordings, and live recordings drawing from set lists from the album tour. via Super Deluxe Editions .
Elvis Costello’s new album ‘Hey Clockface’ dropped sometime back, now Iggy Pop covers the track, “No Flag” but in French! via Brooklyn Vegan
PJ Harvey will reissue ‘Is This Desire?’ from 1998 in 2021 along with a separate demo compilation. via Pitchfork.
Ever watch Song Exploder on Netflix, its a show about the stories behind a song, a song such as R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” and “LA” by Ty Dolla $ign, it grew from a podcast. There’s a season two coming. via Kerrang!
Next year the JUNOs, the 50th anniversary of the Canadian music award show, will take place in Toronto, May 16 2021. The 2019 edition scheduled for Saskatoon was cancelled last minute. via FYI Music
While Massey Hall may be shuttered for renovations the Old Lady of Shuter Street is still a presence on the scene. For some years indie artists have been given the stage for a series of short films, “Live at Massey Hall”, which have already featured Timber Timbre, The Constantines, Jennifer Castle and The Weather Station among others.
Toronto singer/songwriter and Juno nominee Rhye had been invited to perform last March and that performance has been released. His album “Blood” available on Last Gang has been nominated for Alternative Album of the Year and Album Artwork of the Year.
Junos are been handed out March 17 in London ON but the film is available now.
Canadian Pianist Andy Milne has been nominated for the 2019 Juno for Best Group Jazz Album. The New York musician and composer will play The Rex in Toronto Apr 12. His album, “The Seasons of Being',” grew out of his own journey when diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2017. He had endured intense back-pain for the previous six years and he suspected a connection. This set him on an exploration of a holistic approach to well-being.
“I grapple with mortality when I write, sometimes, anyway” Milne says in a press release. “This record was created before I knew I had cancer, but during my quest to understand healing and the body and how music intertwined with that.”
Milne’s qunitet The Dapp Theory is featured on the album. Dapp Theory is woodwind specialist Aaron Kruziki, bassist Christopher Tordini, drummer Kenny Grohowski and wordsmith John Moon. Ralph Alessi, Ben Monder, La Tanya Hall, Michael Attias, and Christopher Hoffman guest.
The Junos take place in London, ON the week of Mar 11 - 17. The main award show will be aired on CBC Sunday Mar 17.
