Here’s a stat that proves that THERE’S TOO MUCH DAMN MUSIC OUT THERE!
Streaming music technology is fantastic, almost magical. If, 20 years ago, someone suggested that we’d be able to instantly access
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Wait. Is Blockbuster Video coming back?
One of the great extinctions caused by the internet was the once-ubiquitous Blockbuster Video. At its peak, there were 9,094
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Great music history: The broken amp that changed the world
The foundation of rock is the loud, fuzzy, electric guitar. Rock has shown that distortion can be beautiful, something that
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Using music as a weapon
[Second week of spring break. A brand new show next week! – AC] Music is one of the greatest gifts
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Ongoing History Daily: The Ramones inspired by…Led Zeppelin?
One of the most influential groups in the history of new rock was the Ramones. By extension, the late Johnny
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Random music news for Friday, March 24, 2023
A five planet alignment is about to happen. Astrologers are losing their sh*t. Moving to music news for March 24,
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What are the top music markets in the world? And where does Canada rank these days?
The IFPI, the organization that represents the global recorded music industry, released its annual report recently. There’s a staggering amount
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What are Canadians listening to and watching these days? I’m glad you asked.
There’s been a bunch of new research into the listening/watching/streaming habits of Canadians lately. Here’s what we’ve learned. Like stats
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Here’s a running list of artists who have sold some or all of their song catalogues to a new breed of company. (Updated as required)
[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is
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An interesting corner of the metal universe: Behold the hard-rocking women of Japan.
For the longest time, the only Japanese all-female bands I was familiar with were Shonen Knife (beloved by the North
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Quebec City’s FEQ unveils line-up for this year: Foos, Green Day, Imagine Dragons and more
If there’s one province that knows how to put on a music festival, it’s Quebec. Festival d’été de Québec (hereafter
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