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Win a New Cities Gibson Guitar!

January 13th, 2010

It’s time to shred.

Tags: Contests, gibson les paul, guitars, Music & Videos, New Cities
Posted in Contests | Posted by Wendy

Sound Check With Billy Talent!

January 12th, 2010

Get out that hammer and get ready to blow some speakers with BT!

Tags: billy talent, concerts, Contests, much presents
Posted in Contests, Featured | Posted by Wendy

Twitter Pic Winner!

January 12th, 2010

So it occurred to us that maybe a Santa hat on our Twitter logo in January was slightly outdated. And because we’re lazy, we had a contest wherein we asked you to submit new designs! And we got to sit back and eat cookies all day long. Just kidding. We work hard. (Eating cookies). ANYHOODS, [...]

Tags: Contests, twitter
Posted in Contests, Just For Fun | Posted by Wendy

Our Fave Albums of 2009

December 31st, 2009

Yeah, yeah. Everyone and their grandpappy is making lists of the best music of 2009. But if we didn’t you’d yell at us, and we hate yelling. It gives us nosebleeds. ANYWAY, we asked a few of our team members to throw in their two cents for albums of the year – after the jump, [...]

Tags: 2009, favourites, good tunes, holiday wrap, lists
Posted in Just For Fun, Music & Videos | Posted by Wendy

Songs We Were All Over In 2009: Playlists

December 31st, 2009

Two different music tastes, two different playlists of tunes! These aren’t necessarily ranked in order of our favourite songs of the year, but a mish mash of what we felt best represented 2009 for us. After the jump, see & listen to our lists – including tracks from Kid Cudi, Kings of Leon, Beyonce, Julian [...]

Tags: 2009, alicia keys, bat for lashes, drake, Florence and the Machine, good tunes, holiday wrap, jay-z, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Kings of Leon, lady gaga, lily allen, listen, metric, michael jackson, music, passion pit, phoenix, playlists, the xx, wale, weezer, white lies
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Wendy

Holiday GIF Guide

December 28th, 2009

Animated gifs are pretty much the best.

Tags: awesome, gifs, holiday wrap
Posted in Featured, Just For Fun | Posted by Wendy

How To Get Bieber Live@Much Wristbands

December 17th, 2009

OK, here’s the situation. Next Tuesday, December 22nd, Master Justin Bieber will be appearing at MuchMusic for a Live@Much performance and interview starting at 8pm ET. But you already knew that. But NOW you need to know how to score an exclusive wristband, right?! Pay attention shaaawty, cause space is limited and demand is intergalactic!!

Tags: bieber fever, j-beebs, justin bieber, live@much, wristbands
Posted in MuchMusic Guests | Posted by Wendy

50 Music Moments That Mattered

December 16th, 2009

After months and months of discussion, research, meetings and SWEAT, a crack team of pop culture experts at MuchMusic compiled a list of 50 Music Moments That Mattered. Say what you want about the list – debate the rankings, debate the choices – but you cannot deny that each moment has its place in music [...]

Tags: 50 music moments that mattered, holiday wrap, lists, music, tv
Posted in Celebrities & Pop Culture, We <3 TV | Posted by Wendy

Earworm: Alicia Keys f. Drake: Un-thinkable

December 9th, 2009

Alicia Keys’ new album drops next week, and from the looks of things so far, it’s gonna be a real R&B barnburner. So far, tracks like “Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart” and “Empire State of Mind (Part II)” have been melodically beautiful, anthemic and impeccably mastered. Far from the raw, hip-hop driven Alicia I [...]

Tags: alicia keys, collaborations, drake, earworms, good tunes, r&b
Posted in Music & Videos | Posted by Wendy