12 (other) best people at concerts
After we put out the original "The 12 best people at concerts" piece, we heard from a lot of readers about who we missed. So today, after a...
4 Philadelphia record labels you should know
The city of love, Philadelphia, has many claims to fame, including being home to the defending Super Bowl champs, being the sixth largest city in the U.S.,...
Robots are now creating AND performing their own music
Earlier this month, we told you how artificial intelligence is being used to create Celtic folk music in London, and back in April we introduced you to...
Is the Night Tube actually changing London nightlife?
The London Underground is the world's oldest metro system, a point of pride for many Londoners. It's a symbol of the city always being on the cutting...
5 reasons you should wake up to music every day
If you wake up to an alarm clock that buzzes, beeps, or worst, rings, we have nothing in common. I couldn't imagine starting the day to a...
So how are crowd sizes measured anyways? A completely unprompted analysis
It's actually more complicated than you think.
For most events, music or otherwise, measuring the crowd size is an important metric. In ticketed events, it's a relatively simple process...
How can we fix music festivals? Will they even be music festivals?
Music festivals are a big part of the music industry. But where are they going in the future? We'll be exploring that in our series The Music...
A beginner’s guide to day drinking in warm weather
Warm weather is here, and that means everyone will more than likely be outdoors as much as possible, the annual emergence from winter hibernation. It's time to...
Music Bracketology: East Division
It's basketball time, but if you're having trouble making a bracket (or just don't care about college basketball), how about using artists to guide you through this...
Revitalizing Toronto’s music scene in 3 steps
On March 1st, 2017 NOW Toronto reported that seven music venues had already closed since the beginning of the year. So the question on many Toronto music...