Random music news for Thursday, May 16, 2019
May 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was 90 years ago today that the first-ever Academy Awards took place. Meanwhile, in the world for music news
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Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 230: Dadbod Garage Band
May 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Most who played in a garage band dodged the Wedding Singer bullet. But they’re the inspiration for your favourite music,
The Drake curse: Real or not, he needs to stay away from the Toronto Raptors
May 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Dear Drake. We need to talk. Listen, we appreciate how much you’ve done to put Toronto on the map. Thanks
You knew this was going to happen: Daenerys has been mashed up with Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
May 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Oh, Dany. You had to follow in the footsteps of your mad father. So much for your emphasis on mercy
Random music news for Wednesday, May 15, 2019
May 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
One hundred years ago today, the Great Winnipeg General Strike began. It was one of the biggest labour protests in
A history of the record deal from 1850.
May 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
AWAL.com has this look back about how recording deals have evolved since the dawn the music industry. Fascinating. “Artists have
And the best Canadian music video of the year is…
May 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Artists and directors gathered at the Bell TIFF Lightbox in Toronto last night to name the best Canadian music video
Can we please put the whole idea of Woodstock 50 out of its misery? Here’s a list of all the things that went wrong.
May 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The chances of Michael Lang pulling off a 50th-anniversary Woodstock festival lie somewhere between naught and nil. Let us count
Random music news for Tuesday, May 14, 2019
May 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Today is Mark Zuckerberg’s birthday. Imagine the number of messages he’ll get today. On to music news for May 14,
And…we’re back! Finally.
May 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Whoa. That was a bitch of a website problem. Due to no fault of ours–blame the site hosting company–we were
Weekly survey: What’s the best alt-rock love song of all time?
May 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Since alt-rock isn’t really known as a genre that generates a lot of love songs and power ballads, this might
Check out these photos from the Alice in Chains/City and Colour gig at Casino Rama
May 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Staff photographer Andrei Chlytchkov made the trip up to Casino Rama on April 25th to catch a double bill of City
This 80s song seems to be powering the St. Louis Blues through the NHL playoffs.
May 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Back in January, the St. Louis Blues looked to be one of the basket cases of the 2018-19 season. But
Which Canadian musicians are streamed the most? You might be surprised.
May 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Cameron Gordon over at Completely Ignored took at look at streaming numbers to see which Canadian musicians are the most
Geddy Lee is going on a national book tour and I’m helping out. A little bit, anyway.
May 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Rush might be done touring, but the Rush stuff keeps on coming. The latest is Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book
Random music news for Monday, May 13, 2019
May 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Let’s see if we can get through the week without the hosting service of this website getting pooched again. This
Here’s my appearance on the AVB podcast (video)
May 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
A.J. Vanden Berghe invited me to be on his video podcast, so I invited him to the home office for
Rock My World Canada, chapter 65: Matthew Barber
May 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.
Great doc on rock’n’roll sidemen
May 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When someone like Madonna, Justin Bieber, or Britney Spears play live or go into the studio, they need a backing
The most complicated mechanical rhythm machine in the world. Look.
May 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Normally, MartinMolin spends his time in a band called Wintergarten. When he as time on his hands, he builds steam-punky
Redoing the bathroom? How about this retro rock toilet paper holder?
May 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
In an age of wireless speakers, there was a time–summer 1969, to be exact–when something like this was the height
Someone thought we needed a hand fart version of System of a Down’s “Chop Suey.”
May 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
I love me a good cover version but sometimes, you just gotta know where to draw the line. Witness this
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