The world is still talking about the effect Muhammad Ali had in his lifetime. One area that isn’t getting enough attention (in my opinion, anyway) is Ali’s music career. He released a spoken
Read MoreThe musical evolution of The Beatles was insane. They went from songs like “I Want to Hold Your Hand” to “A Day in the Life” in less than five years. Most of this
Read MoreThere were many reasons for the rise of punk rock in the 1970s. For some, it was an art movement while for others it had to do with class struggle. And then there
Read MoreI know this has happened to you. A song comes on the radio that you haven’t heard in FOREVER yet you can remember all the words. How is this possible? It has to
Read MoreHumans are a weird species… Yes, we can be inquisitive, but we can also be very docile, especially when it comes to tradition. We’re told to do something because, well, it’s always been
Read MoreHave you ever looked closely at any of the Canadian releases in your collection? You may have noticed a strange marking that looks like a pie cut into quarters and one or more
Read MoreHere in Canada, it’s the law that radio stations have to devote at least 35% of their playlist to Canadian music. The licenses of other stations state a quota of 40%. Do any
Read MoreIt was once very common for an artist to hide a song on a CD. Maybe it was an unlisted track. Maybe it was buried deep in the silence after you think the
Read MoreIt’s an understatement to say that rock has been dominated by dudes since its birth in the early 1950s. Consequently, most of the inductees in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are
Read MoreEven after the CD took off in the 1990s, the music and electronics industries were looking for the next format. Sony thought they had a solution with the MiniDisc, a portable digital music
Read MoreIn 1994, a former fibre optic technician named Ricky Adar was given a presentation of some new technology. Adar, who is British, had recently turned his attention toward the music industry. He’d become
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