If this was a TV show, here's where you'd cue the dramatic music: Canadian music supervisor Kaya Pino (Sort Of, Alice Darling) was hurrying to secure a song sign-off from one of Toronto's hottest ...

Anthony Fantano, the music critic behind The Needle Drop channel on YouTube, has apologised for past racial slurs and controversial comments.

I'm feeling a light to decent 1 on your existence." For any spectators who aren't familiar with The Needle Drop, "light to decent 1" refers to Fantano's numerical rating system for albums.

It's admirable that Drop the Needle balloons its focus to the vinyl ecosystem of the '90s, like with Tam's friendly rivals at Traxx, as well as the short-lived label Tam co-founded, Steppin Bigga ...