Canadian Music News

I started this blog a month ago because I feel like Canadian music needs a little more recognition.  There aren’t a lot of sites or blogs on the subject and that left me a little frustrated.  That was, until, I realized a few things.
I get more readers on days when I write about people who are popular in the States.  I’m talking about Avril Lavigne, Nelly Furtado and even Michael Buble.  I know there is a lot of underground stuff and I’m totally open to people sending me any and all tips (email me!) but I’m really unhappy with MuchMusic, …read more

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I don’t even know what to make of this story.  Fiddler, Ashley MacIsaac, enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame a little more than a decade ago with his single “Sleepy Maggie” (still one of my favorite Canadian tracks of all time).  He declared personal bankruptcy back in 2000 and I’m guessing he hasn’t really recovered from that since he’s seeking an investor on eBay to give him $1.5 million in exchange for half of his future earnings.
“I’m 33, I have at least a good 40 years of earning power ahead of me and I think it’s (C$1.5 million) a reasonable …read more

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