June 6, 1966
On this day in 1966, Roy Orbison’s wife Claudette died instantly when her motorcycle was hit by a truck. She and Roy had remarried two months earlier after reconciling [...]
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Sinister Twin :: Black Palace
This band, Sinister Twin, came to be with quite an interesting story of origin. The project came together after the members’ individual histories had them born around [...]
newsies: Small Black release video for ‘Breathless’
Brooklyn-based Small Black released the video for their latest single, ‘Breathless’, yesterday. The track is off the band’s second full-length record, [...]
What’s an award show without drama?
On Monday night, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, the Montreal-based rock band, was awarded the 2013 Polaris Music Prize – and the $30,000 that goes with it – for their [...]
k-os :: BLack on BLonde
A depiction of a musician’s struggle between genres and experimental niches, k-os’ long awaited album, BLack on BLonde, can appeal to nearly everyone. But let’s be [...]
Davin Black
Davin Black is a busy man. He was especially busy as the keynote speaker during this year’s Music Video Night, part of the REEL World Film Festival in April – not to [...]
The Little Black Dress :: Spotlight
I’m in the relatively rare position of having seen The Little Black Dress a solid two or three times before I ever heard a lick of their recorded music. In fact, at those [...]