Coal, wind, and solar all went up as hydro took a dive…
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How to Make High-Quality DIY Music Videos (& What’s the Point of a Music Video, Anyway?)
On the podcast this week, Canadian Musician Editor-in-Chief Mike Raine chats with indie musician and industry expert Ari Herstand about making DIY music videos. Ari is a Los Angeles-based musician and the author of the Amazon best-selling book, “How to Make It in the Music Business,” as well as the founder of Ari’s Take Academy…
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Lowest of the Low & The Politics of Songwriting
Lowest of the Low have never been ones to dilute their music, emotions, or message on record, though their latest studio album, Agit Pop, is as powerful an offering as anything in their catalogue thanks to its overly political themes. Frontman Ron Hawkins joins us on this week’s podcast to talk about the inspiration behind these new songs…
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Want to Attract Babes? This ‘Pheromone Soap’ Claims It Can Help
Sure, Grondyke’s soaps—with names like Durden, Maverick, and Bond—smell great, but can their pheromone content actually bring on the babes…
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Quack COVID Group America’s Frontline Doctors Is Suing Its ‘Rogue Founder’ Simone Gold
The suit accuses Gold, who was convicted of trespassing on January 6, of misappropriating funds and attempting to re-seize control of the organization. …
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Rules You Didn’t Know Contestants on ‘The Voice’ Have to Follow
Singers don’t get to choose their own songs…
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Your Holiday Travel Fit Kit
Before you hit the road this season, arm yourself with these go-anywhere fitness must-haves…
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Cargo Craft Bound for Space Station Troubled By Unusual Glitch
NASA and Northrop Grumman hope the solar array issue won’t prevent Cygnus from docking with the ISS…
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Stockholm Thinks It Can Have An Electric Bikeshare Program So Cheap It’s Practically Free
No public subsidies. A day pass for the equivalent of 98 cents. Unlimited 90-minute rides for $14 per year. How…
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What Musicians Should Know About Finances & Taxes
We all know that an artist’s finances are not like most people’s. Of course, this can make things like budgets and taxes more complicated and stressful. And while programs like CERB offered much-needed assistance to so many musicians in Canada, they’ve also created a lot of questions about taxes…
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Does Selling Vinyl Make Financial Sense for Independent Artists?
It’s common knowledge that vinyl sales have been steadily rising for the last decade or so, with 2021 being another record year for vinyl in Canada with 1.1 million records sold. And it isn’t just boomers buying another copy of Abbey Road. Current artists of all genres are learning that vinyl is a reliable revenue stream and that there is high demand for it among young superfans…
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One-on-One with SOCAN CEO Jennifer Brown
On the podcast this week, CM Editor-in-Chief Michael Raine is joined by SOCAN CEO Jennifer Brown. As you’ll hear, while she represents a couple firsts for Canada’ performing rights organization – including its first female CEO and the first employee to be promoted into the role from within the company – it’s her familial attachment to its members that she emphasizes…
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