Random music news for Wednesday, June 19, 2019
June 19th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1978, the Garfield comic strip debuted. It’s now the most widely-syndicated strip ever. As for music
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Political junkies will love this song: “Why Don’t You Run for President?”
June 18th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
There are about two dozen people in the running to be the Democratic candidate for president in the 2020 election.
Behold pictures from Toronto’s Alexisonfire gig.
June 18th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Photography Alex Lupul was dispatched to the Budweiser Stage on June 15 to capture what he could of the Alexisonfire-Dirty
Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures is being reimagined song-by-song for its 40th anniversary
June 18th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was 40 years ago this past weekend that Joy Division released Unknown Pleasures, one of the most influential post-punk
Random music news for Tuesday, June 18, 2019
June 18th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Happy 77th birthday, Paul McCartney! (Check out the reference to him in this story.) Now on to music news for
Weekly Survey: What’s the first thing you ever bought from the iTunes Music Store?
June 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
With all the ink devoted to Apple’s imminent execution of iTunes (on Macs, anyway; Windows fans will get to enjoy
40 years ago, we were told that radio killed the radio star. So did it? [SPOILER: No.]
June 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Through the latter half of the 1970s, some areas of the
MUST READ: Survey looks at how musical preferences are linked to sexual ones. How do you fit in?
June 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
A new survey by secondary ticket seller TickPick on music and sex has uncovered some, er, unusual behaviours. The company
Now there’s a documentary exploring why Winnipeg is so hung up on a cult music movie.
June 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
As someone who spent his first 23 years in Winnipeg, I can speak with plenty of authority about the city’s
Here are the dates for the western swing of speaking tour. If you’re in BC and Alberta, you should come out.
June 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Salon: n. a meeting of intellectuals or other eminent people at the invitation of a celebrity or socialite. Side Door
Random music news for Monday, June 17, 2019
June 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
No basketball. No hockey. I feel so…empty. Best just concentrate on music news for June 17, 2019. And here come
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the release of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures. A radio astronomer celebrated by doing this.
June 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When Joy Division released Unknown Pleasures on June 15, 1979, people were a little confused by the packaging. There was
Rock My World Canada, chapter 74: The Good Brothers
June 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
With apologies to (and thanks to) Jane’s Addiction, this song is called “Trump Says”
June 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Norman shot me an email from Orange County about a new Donald Trump-themed protest song based on “Jane Says” from
Would someone PLEASE make this happen with podcasts and music?
June 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
One of the most-asked questions I get is “Why don’t you include full songs in the podcast edition of The
Saturday mashup fun: Slipknot vs. Disco
June 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Everyone likes mashups, right? Especially the ones where the songs involved are polar opposites yet somehow manage to come together
WestJet adds a music twist with its introduction of Dreamliners to its fleet
June 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
WestJet’s ambitious expansion continues. For years, the airline followed the Southwest model, sticking to operating just 737s on a network
Random music news for Saturday, June 15, 2019
June 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1970 that Charles Manson went on trial. Meanwhile, in music news for June 15,
The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: The 90s, Part 2(b): The All-female and Female-fronted bands
June 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
During ’67’s Summer of Love, anything seemed possible. Civil rights issues were finally being addressed. There was a feeling that
A cool new twist on album cover artwork: Albums in Motion
June 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
This dude has figured out a way to add animation to album covers and is willing to do the same
Miley Cyrus has released a happy cover of NIN’s “Head Like a Hole.” No, really.
June 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
If you’re a fan of Black Mirror, you might have seen the episode featuring Miley Cyrus. In it, Miley, playing
RAPTORS WIN! Time for the anthem.
June 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Those last few seconds (specifically that lat 0.9 seconds) of last night’s game were excruciating. But in the end, the
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