blog post Music Notes: Islands, Trust, Dan Bejar, more!

Artist Shary Boyle teams up with singer Christine Fellows for an enviro-themed opener for this year’s World Stage at Toronto’s Harbourfront – Now

Montreal professor finds there really is a rhythm to the universe – CBC

Tunecore reaches out to Canadian songwriters with a new royalty collection service – Prefix

Whitehorse makes the move to NYC and as a result, their record label, Six Shooter Records, opens up an office in one of the top music-industry centres in the world – Globe & Mail

Dan Bejar needs your help to release recordings of his 90’s project called Points Gray. There is a donation page setup on Indiegogo to repress the album on vinyl; hear a track called “Growing Beards” – Exclaim!

Rose Cousins announces the release of a mini-doc to accompany her new record, called "If I Should Fall Behind;" watch it – CBC Music

Rodney DeCroo announces the release of his new album,"Allegheny," coming Feb 25 on his own Barge Records – Exclaim!

Eamon McGrath announces tour dates is support of his new album, "Young Canadians," coming April 10 via White Whale Records – Exclaim!

Octoberman announces tour dates in support of their 4^th album, "Waiting In The Well," coming next month on Saved By Vinyl – Killbeat

Dim Mak and Deadmeat Tour introduce Datsik; watch video – Dim Mak

Join CBC Vancouver for "The Toque Sessions" every week this winter! Tonight, join us for a FREE session with Hey Ocean! and on Friday don’t miss Sarah McLachlan (the only way to get in is to win). For more info, as well as next week's performances, go here – CBC

Hear the new Trust album, "TRST" – MM

Hear a new track from Humans’ new EP entitled "Traps," due March 6 on Hybridity Music – Exclaim!

Hear a new Modulok track featuring HR from Bad Brains - Bandcamp

Hear a new Gold & Youth (formerly Racoons) song called “Time to Kill” – AUX

Hear another new Rufus Wainwright song called “Out of the Game” – Prefix Watch the album teaser!

Watch the new Islands video for “Highways” – YouTube

Watch The City Streets’ new video for “For All The (Doomed) Lovers (feat. Colin Stetson)" – YouTube

Watch the new Joshua Hyslop video for “Nowhere Left To Go” – YouTube

Watch Yukon Blonde performing “My Girl” live for Vancouver’s Toque Sessions – YouTube

Do Musicians Ever Deserve to be Jeered Off Stage? Guardian

Asian Man Records founder, Mike Park, launches new child-friendly record label called Fun Fun Records – Punknews

John Peel’s record collection of 25 thousand LPs, 40 thousand singles and thousands of CDs to be made into an interactive online museum – NME

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