Music Biz Headlines, Oct. 30, 2017
Keith Richards reveals the real meaning behind "Beast of Burden" that everyone got wrong
"Those who say it’s about one woman in particular, they’ve got it all wrong" — Matt Miller, Esquire
I can go for that: how soft rock finally got cool
Once, the sound of 70s and 80s yacht rock was a musical punchline. Now Doobie Brother Michael McDonald is in demand from cutting-edge artists such as Thundercat, and hipster cratediggers are championing lost classics — The Guardian
11 new companies innovating in the music industry
A changing music industry means even more opportunities for creativity — Ash Vongtau, pigeonsandplanes.com
Gord Downie's final album Introduce Yerself will haunt you: review
23-track album cannot be divorced from the tragic circumstances of its creation, nor is it really intended to be — Ben Rayner, Toronto Star
Sex Pistols break down 'Never Mind the Bollocks' track by track
As the British punk landmark turns 40, Johnny Rotten and Glen Matlock look back — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone
BBC hopes to bury ghost of Top of the Pops with new music show
Sounds Like Friday Night features celebrity comedy sketches as well as live music performances across many genres — Hannah Ellis-Petersen, The Guardian
His Name was Prince
"Yesterday morning I had a private tour of the new Prince exhibition at London’s O2 centre… This is the unedited version of a Times piece I wrote about it" — barneyhoskyns.om
The musician, 66, discusses free love, Funkadelic, coming to earthly consciousness and getting away from being Bootsy — Candice Pires,The Guardian
Jenny Mitchell builds record through "winnowing"
"Winnowing" is a curious word and Guelph-based songwriter Jenny Mitchell learned about its meaning from a "kindred spirit of tiny songs" — Coral Andrews Waterloo Region Record
U.S. Girls unveiled a bigger, groovier new incarnation at the Tranzac
Meg Remy's Polaris-nominated project has expanded to a 10-piece and the first of her two hometown shows was a glimpse into where they're headed — Michael Rancic, NOW
Dance like the living dead
Check out our spookily awesome Halloween 2017 playlist — The Georgia Straight
Depeche Mode keeps it fresh on last stop in North America
Their first show in Edmonton Friday night was also the last on the North American Global Spirit tour — Fish Griwkowsky, Edmonton Journal
Outspoken Corb Lund says he's done talking politics: 'Put it in your song'
On a rainy October afternoon in Nashville, Alberta’s cowboy-poet savant puts the no religion and politics theory to practice around the diner table — Theresa Tyler, Calgary Herald
Missing is an opera for murdered and vanished Aboriginal women and girls
City Opera Vancouver and Pacific Opera Victoria commissioned a chamber work based upon the Canadian national tragedy of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls stands out — Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Sun
Ready for It? Not when it’s unworthy of Taylor Swift’s talents
Swift’s new dystopian video features a regrettable rap-pop hybrid that feels forced and synthetic — Vinay Menon, Toronto Star
