Announcing my UK Legends of Rock Music History Tour!
About eight years ago, I led a music tour of London with group of music fans. It was fantastic fun, and we agreed to do it again. But just as planning started, COVID
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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox tackle Lenny Kravitz for Sunday Lunch
This week’s kitchen performance comes a little late thanks to North America jumping into daylight saving time ahead of the UK. Nonetheless, here’s Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox covering Lenny Kravitz and “Are
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It’s Eurovision season and here’s the first big controversy
The Eurovision Song Contest has been amusing and confusing the world since the mid-1950s. Each year usually brings some kind of controversy to the table, so let’s dive in for 2026, shall we?
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Phil Campbell of Motorhead has died. He was 64.
Phil Campbell, the longest-surviving member of Motorhead, has joined Lemmy. The cause of death was complications from some sort of surgery. Phil met Lemmy when he was just 12 he the latter was
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Time to check on the most recent discovery by our adorably naive opera singer
It’s hard to imagine growing up in North America and not be exposed to anything by Weezer. But that was the case with Elizabeth Zharoff, the woman who spent so much time training
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There was just a MASSIVE record-breaking auction for a private music memorabilia collection
Jim Isray had a lot of money, enough to be the owner of the Indianapolis Colts. He had enough money left over to indulge in collecting some very rare music items. He was
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Survey: What do long-haul truckers listen to on the road?
The highways are always filled with 18-wheelers hauling goods around the continent. It can be a lonely job, so music is essential to keeping spirits up and staying away. A new analysis of
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Random music news for Saturday, March 14, 2026
The Oscars are tomorrow. Think they’re gonna be extra security? You bet there will be. Moving on to music news for March 14, 2026… BONUS: David Byrne has a few things to say
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As if we don’t have enough to worry about these days, a mysterious “numbers station” is pumping out secret codes.
Numbers stations are an old-fashioned way of communicating with spies in the field. Using shortwave frequencies, a voice will appear, reading a string of numbers that mean something to someone somewhere. The code
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Morrissey cancelled a show because he was too sleepy
Why does anyone buy tickets to a Morrissey show when there’s a 50-50 chance he’s going to cancel at the last second? Why would any promoter agree to book him? Since 2021, he
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Here are the key dates for the 2026 edition of the Polaris Music Prize
Right now, music writers from across the country are diving deep into new Canadian albums, nominating the best for consideration for the 2026 Polaris Music Prize. The listening and debating will continue for
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