Burton Cummings’s latest blow in his legal battle against the current lineup of the Guess Who is tarnishing the legacy of the famous Winnipeg rock band, a local music historian says — and could set the stage for similar rifts between bands and former members. The band’s ex-frontman has terminated agreements with performing-rights organizations for … Read more
Day 613:59Canadian music legend Ron Sexsmith looks back on a remarkable career with a 60th birthday concert at Massey Hall Canadian songwriting legend Ron Sexsmith has turned 60, and will be celebrating the milestone with a concert at Massey Hall Thursday. A favourite of legends like Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello, Sexsmith has headlined the iconic … Read more
Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality of his performances during three decades at the helm of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died, his management office said Friday. He was 88. The internationally acclaimed maestro, with his trademark mop of salt-and-pepper hair, led the BSO from 1973 to 2002, longer … Read more
Thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin on Friday to say goodbye to the Pogues front man Shane MacGowan as his funeral procession wound through the Irish capital. MacGowan died Nov. 30 at the age of 65 after a lifetime of drinking, carousing and writing songs that fused Irish tradition with the spirit of … Read more
When Canadian producer Jordan Young started playing around with AI voice-cloning technology — ultimately creating a fake Kanye West song that sounded, well, just like Kanye West — it immediately prompted him to think about the ethical implications of the technology. “As soon as I made it, I started to think … if anybody can make music with … Read more
