Why does the music of our youth sound better than that of today?
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] If you’re beyond a certain age — and really, that age can be as low as 25 — you’ve probably muttered to yourself, “Music
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Why did someone just pay US$300 million for the music catalogue of the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
Big companies still see music as a long-term investment. If they acquire the rights to the catalogue of a popular artist, they have an opportunity to make money from that music for the
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Why the “payment per stream” argument is entirely BS.
There are all kinds of sites online purporting to calculate how much an artist earns per stream on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and all the others. People then latch onto these numbers
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Ongoing History Daily: A lesson in radio frequencies (part 1)
The radio spectrum is a wide and varied thing. FM—frequency modulation—is the most popular, and you’d think that it would be the same all over the world. It’s not. The worldwide standard has
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Random music news for Monday, May 11, 2026
This is next level deepfake. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Meanwhile, music news for May 11, 2026… BONUS: What do we know about the Pentagon UFO files? Let’s look into that.
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Looking for something to do today? This video on resonance will make you think.
The world is filled with special frequencies and vibrations. This MIT video explores the relationship between mind, matter, and sound. (Via Sean)
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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox reheat some Sunday Lunch
It’s another encore from the kitchen as Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox reach back to the 60s for this hit from Gerry and the Pacemakers, Nice spoons.
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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 being shaken by the actions of a growing group of companies which are
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What well-known rock song has our opera singer discovered this week?
Elizabeth Zharoff, the professional opera singer, missed out on so much rock when she was young, working instead to improve her Puccini and Mozart. She’s now making up for lost time with her
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We’re learning more about the killing of Ian Watkins, the evil former lead singer of Lostprophets
For a while earlier in the century, Wales’ Lostprophets had a moment with a worldwide fanbase. Then we learned about the horrible perversions of lead singer Ian Watkins. I covered his crimes on
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The Oasis reunion documentary has a release date
The reason the Oasis tour took so long to organize is because they wanted to cover everything from every conceivable angle from start to finish. Naturally, a comprehensive documentary documenting the whole thing
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