So much can happen in 25 years. Let’s go back to how the 20th century began. In just a quarter century, we got radio, airplanes, the Great War, the Russian Revolution, the Soviet
Read MoreHere is the last installment of a brief list of artists who died while performing onstage. The Italian electronic artist Brandbug died of a heart attack behind the decks in November 2016. In
Read More“Boomerasking” is a thing. Don’t do it. (And it’s not what you think.) As for music news for January 24, 2025… More muisc news? Go here. BONUS: A very, very, very old original
Read MoreThe year began with vinyl slightly ahead of CDs in the race to sell more units in Canada. Here’s where things stand now. Vinyl’s lead: 10,281 units. Streaming? Here you go: All figures
Read MoreTrent Reznor started making noises about resurrecting Nine Inch Nails last year, a personal response to how milquetoast-y music has become. The tour was supposed to be announced earlier this month, but he
Read MoreNice to see that Billy Idol is still kicking around. And it’s good to see him touring in 2025. I also love that he has a sense of humour.(Via Tom)
Read MoreFor the last couple of posts, we’ve been looking at performers who died while onstage. Our list picks up with Deven Clifford. He was the drummer for the indie band You Say Party!
Read MoreWe have entered the era of “gangster tech regulation.” It’s not going to be good. Music news for January, 23, 2025, on the other hand, only seeks to spread love. More music news?
Read MoreGreat. The Orange One wants to bring back the Great Depression by adding tariffs on everything in an effort to make America great again. This was tried once before with the Smoot-Hawley Tariff
Read MoreEating human flesh? Well, the threat of it, anyway. Back when Diddy was involved with the TV show Making the Band, Sara Rivers, a singer signed to Diddy’s Bad Boy Records, claims that
Read MoreI’m part of the Polaris Music Prize jury and am on the group email. An interesting message came in this week from Mary McDickie. And since music history is obviously something very close
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