Spotify users have been waiting for almost two years for the platform to up its game when it comes to audio quality. Apple, Tidal, Qobuz, Amazon, and others are already available in higher-resolution
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How many times have you wished you could make someone just shut up? There’s now a device called a “speech jammer”–a type of sonic weapon, if we’re honest–that seems to work wonders. Watch.
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[A report by Elisa F.G. – Ac] A new multi-day festival is putting down roots in London, Ontario, in November. With over 50 artists slotted to set it off, VENUExVENUE is looking like
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This arrived in the inbox last night. I haven’t slept since. What’s the answer? Hey Alan, My cousin sent me this trivia question/riddle and its killing me….and to be honest, it made me
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Earlier this year, Kyle Gordon released a pitch-perfect parody of all the mindless European club songs that were big in the 90s. “Planet of Bass” was a worldwide viral smash. Gordon is now
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It must have been so easy to write about rock back in the 1950s. Well, comparatively easy to today, I mean. Everything was so new that that’s all you had to pay attention
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If you got back to the turn of the millennium, you’ll run across a band called American Nightmare who released some pretty powerful punk and hardcore material, largely written by vocalist Wes Eisold.
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Is this guy now officially the World’s Most Embarrassing Dad? Maybe. I’ll try to keep the embarrassment to a minimum with music news for September 22, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS:
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As we approach the 1,000th episode of The Ongoing History of New Music radio show (est. 1993; that show will run in December), I’m excited to announced my new project. It’s a true-crime-and-music
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This year has been Barbie-licious for many but Barbie Hell for others. Avenged Sevenfold probably falls into the latter category. The band has just released a series of Barbie-themed videos that–well, see for
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After a short break, my next round of speaking events is set to begin in August. These are discussions with music fans in what I call “salons.” Because no two audiences are ever
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