The partially razed remains of McClear/Digital. Except for twisted lengths of rusting I-beams and small piles of broken concrete, not much else remains of the single-story structure that once stood at 225 Mutual Street. Before being razed in early August, this was the location of a once-venerable recording studio. Visiting the site a few weeks [...]

Photo by Miles Storey/Torontoist. Clubland crawlers will notice a new visual distraction while wandering the east end of the Entertainment District this weekend. Where partiers once stopped into the northwest corner of Richmond and Duncan to dance to 1980s tunes at Whiskey Saigon, they will now be urged by a refurbished classic neon sign to [...]

Every Saturday morning Historicist looks back at the events, places, and characters—good and bad—that have shaped Toronto into the city we know today. Images courtesy Dale Patterson/Rock Radio Scrapbook. March 26, 2009. For the second time in a decade, the music died at 1050 CHUM. With little fanfare and citing declining ratings, CTVglobemedia pulled the [...]

As the dismemberment of the CHUM City empire proceeds apace, the CHUM building on Yonge near St. Clair has been sold to developer Aspen Ridge Homes for $21 million. Well, progress is progress and AM radio hasn’t been a viable medium since the Stones were only middle-aged, but let’s hope they keep the sign. Cemetery [...]

With Rogers’ plan to move Citytv, OMNI Television, and the Fan 590 to the southeast corner of Dundas Square, those familiar with the current streetfront studios on Queen Street have wondered if the former Olympic Spirit building will be opened up in a similar way. Though merely an preliminary concept rendering, Rogers and Quadrangle Architects [...]

Back in March, we told you about the launch of MTV Canada. Yesterday we were noticing how they’ve spent their budget on adding fancy lights to give the Masonic Temple, where they film MTV Canada, more prominence. Strangely, it reminds us of the Chum City building, home of Much Music, without all the foot traffic [...]

“Hey hey. Ho ho. Ashlee Simpson is a no-talent goat.” That sort of taunt, made up this very second, could very well be included in the grass-roots movement to embarrass Ashlee Simpson today at Much Music. The group making the noise, headed up by some Ry-High students, has put forth the following message: We are [...]