When you go to a concert or a festival, you have every right to expect to be reasonably safe. There’s security. There’s inevitably a police presence. And EMS people are standing by with
Read MoreJoey’s been gone almost 25 years but his memory lives on in so many ways. He’s now that focus of a new children’s book called Gabba Gabba We Accept You. And a warning
Read MoreIn case you missed it, here are some examples of other stories and features I posted around the internet this past week. Weekly Global News Column: Mainstream music isn’t what it used to be.
Read MoreWe’re now officially into spring. Bring it on. Bring on music news for March 22, 2025, too. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Are you a Star Trek fan? Check this out.
Read MoreThis is now a proper coast-to-coast tour for my my salon events. These are all the announced dates along with ticket availability. These two-hour(ish) events are wide-ranging discussions with music fans along with
Read MoreMore than a quarter-century ago, the decision was made to move the JUNO Awards out of Toronto and tour the event throughout the country. The first city to be chosen was Hamilton. The
Read MoreWhile Canadians have curtailed a lot of travel to the US (business trips, vacations, shopping excursions) since Donald Trump started threatening us with annexation and tariffs, musicians are still trying to tour south
Read MoreWell, this is awkward. In the tight-knit community on top of the Canadian music industry, there’s a fight between Neill Dixon, the founder and operator of the original Canadian Music Week, and Loft
Read More[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is being shaken by the actions of a growing group of companies which are
Read MorePeople who study such things say that the human brain—this folded lump of mostly fat—has a pretty good hard drive. The average adult brain has a capacity of about 2.5 petabytes…put another way,
Read MoreIt’s no secret that Dave Grohl has always been a big Led Zeppelin fan. The fact that he was in Them Crooked Vultures with Zep bass player John Paul Jones is nothing short
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