It happens around once a year. I pack things up and take my Ongoing History of New Music/Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry Act on the road. This tour will be
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] You may have seen stories about how after years of decline, CDs are making a comeback. The most dramatic report came from Techcrunch which
Read MoreThe Dead Boys were one of the bands that became famous playing CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City in the late 70s. After they outgrew the Cleveland punk scene (they descended from a legendary
Read MoreThere aren’t a lot of big airports named after musicians. Let’s start with those names after classical composers: As for non-classical musicians, we have: There was a petition to name Birmingham International Airport
Read More[Ross MacDonald was out there again. – AC] Summer is ending, and it sure felt like a melancholy fall evening in Ottawa on Wednesday night. Unseasonably muggy and the rain made the streets
Read MoreWhen CDs first appeared in 1983, one of the things were sold was that they would deliver perfect sound forever. Not quite. If you’re into collecting physical media like CDs (and DVDs, Blu-rays,
Read MoreForeign agents tried to us Claude AI to develop biological weapons but were stopped. We’re all gonna die. Distract yourself from the inevitable end with music news for September 14, 2027 BONUS: Speaking
Read MoreA lot of U2 fans (including me) have predicted that U2 will release (or at least announce) a new album this fall, specifically on September 25. Why then? Because that would be the
Read MoreThis is a rerun from the archives, but it’s certainly worth re-watching. First, check out Toyah Willcox’s Egyptian-slash-leather gimp outfit. Second, she has a whip. And third, this performance doesn’t originate in the
Read MoreThis is making the rounds on X. It’s unlike The Tragically Hip to do something like this, so whatever they plan to announce sounds like it could be pretty big? Theories? Thoughts? What
Read MoreElizabeth Zharoff, otherwise known as The Charismatic Voice, has finally heard about Dolly Parton over the last few week. What better time for her to discover her music, analyze her style, and react
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