“While artists are reduced to licking their lips in anticipation of corporate gruel — the average payment from Spotify is $0.004 per play — smug CEO Daniel Ek slashed 17% of Spotify staff three weeks before Xmas to increase profits.”
Death metal veterans Incantation and the rifftastic Baroness are two examples of the level of metal mayhem happening in the latter half of this month.
“If you’re ready to drink your weight in beer next Sunday, Down Under brats the Chats are playing with one of the dumbest bands of all time, Cosmic Psychos.”
“If you want blazing, stripped-down, Detroit-style rock, pick up Killers. If you want theatre-tinged street-gang drama, pick up School’s Out. But really, you should just pick up both.”
Batushka, Sheer Mag and Johnson’s favourite live band of all time are just some of the mind-blowing bands that are Montreal-bound.
The mayor confirmed that while her health has improved since last week’s incident, she remains on a reduced work schedule.
Barbie leads this year’s noms, including in the new Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category, reserved for blockbusters that made over $100M in the U.S. (and at least an additional $50M worldwide).
“It was a historic moment when federal and provincial politicians found the courage to push aside the strikes paralyzing our schools and hospitals, our overflowing ERs and a national housing and cost-of-living crisis so they could bravely unite to strike the final blow in the relentless war against Christmas.”
Montreal has spoken.
