New Concert Announcements: John Summit, The Smashing Pumpkins, XG

Here's your weekly roundup of every major concert that's been announced in Toronto over the past week, beginning with featured announcements, followed by a venue-ordered list.

Clicking on the artist's name will take you to the FaceValue Concert Tracker page for that show. From there, you can see detailed pricing information (if tickets have gone on sale), tap "Keep Me Posted" to receive deal…

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XG producer Simon Jakops indicted for cocaine use, issues apology and resigns as XGALX CEO

XG producer Simon Jakops released a statement on Instagram moments ago in which he apologizes for his actions and resigns as CEO of XGALX. This comes after he was indicted on charges of cocaine use — though it also says he was cleared of possession, and I’m not familiar what the difference is — and …

March Girl Group Brand Reputation Rankings Announced

The Korean Business Research Institute has revealed this month’s brand reputation rankings for girl groups! The rankings were determined through an analysis of the consumer participation, media coverage, interaction, and community indexes of various girl groups, using big data collected from February 8 to March 8. IVE continued their reign at the top of the… Continue reading March Girl Group…

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Playlisting: Blue Smile, Ako, LUMINOUS DAY, XG, HONEST BOYZ, Hyun.O

While there wasn’t a ton of volume, thought these releases made for a solid end of the month for January at least. The whole Spotify playlist is embedded at the end, as always. ====== Blue Smile – “Love Highway” Apparently this is a solo project of a Standing Egg member, and I certainly fuck with …

Highlights: SawanoHiroyuki[nZk], CiON, An Shinae, Dodree, FRUITS ZIPPER, KiiiKiii

Okay, so rather than doing reviews for everything in the moment, I’ve decided the best thing for the long-term sustainability of running the site is to basically mush together what I enjoyed into this Highlights feature that’s essentially a quasi-playlist. Not only does this help me reduce workload and give me an excuse to be …

XG: The Japanese ‘X-pop’ group who want to change history

XG have always resisted definition. Be it through their genre-blending mix of pulsing EDM, seductive Ramp;B and mesmeric house beats or their sci-fi coded visuals, the Japanese septet – composed of Jurin, Chisa, Hinata, Harvey, Juria, Maya, and Cocona – evoke interdimensional realms in their music, drawing listeners in with their siren-like voices.

It all stems from an approach that has always…

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