Random music news for Tuesday, September 10, 2019
September 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1977, the last guillotine execution was carried out in France. With that imagery in mind, here’s
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Tool unseats Taylor Swift atop the album charts to take the number one spot–including Canada.
September 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
There was an old-school chart battle this week to see who would end up at #1 on the Billboard Top
Weekly survey: Best songs for housecleaning.
September 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Last week, a story emerged from the US about the best songs for housecleaning. Some 2,000 people were surveyed and
Right down front: Photos from The Who in Toronto
September 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Photographer Andrei Chlytchkov got up nice and close to The Who when they performed at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto
Best video of the day: Sinead O’Connor singing “Nothing Compares 2 U” on Irish TV.
September 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Sinead O’Connor’s life is…complicated. But she can still belt out a song. This is a performance from last week on
Yes, Korn has a new album coming, but they’re also launching a podcast
September 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
With a new album entitled The Nothing almost here (it’s out Friday), Korn has offered up this trailer that plugs
Sure, Woodstock happened 50 years ago, but so did a Toronto festival that helped break up The Beatles.
September 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There have been plenty of 50th-anniversary commemorations this summer. The Apollo
Random music news for Monday, September 9, 2019
September 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1956 that Elvis appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Fast-forward
By the end of the year, vinyl could outsell CDs for the first time since 1986 (in the US, anyway).
September 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The sales of compact discs have been in a death spiral for almost twenty years and no amount of pulling
This pianist turned a track from the new Tool album into a classical music opus
September 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
If you’re familiar with the new Tool album, Fear Inoculum, you’ll know that it ends with a 16-minute track entitled
Sony’s 40th anniversary Walkman features this cool party trick
September 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was 40 years ago–July 1, 1979–that Sony transformed personal music listening with the release of the first iteration of
Microsoft: The Musical. Wait–what?
September 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
I’m not entirely sure what’s happening here, but this clips features 150 Microsoft employees and interns in a big musical
Watch robots making Fender electric guitars
September 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Back in the day, all guitars were handcrafted. Today? Not so much
Rock My World Canada, chapter 98: Universal Honey
September 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Car has created a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the past few
Maynard James Keenan wonders aloud if Tool will unseat Taylor Swift for number one on the album charts with this meme
September 7th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The chart week closed at 11:59 PDT on Thursday night, which means we’ll learn which album is at #1 on
This grandma rocking out to Slipknot is more metal than most of us.
September 7th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
We don’t know her name, how old she is or how she came to be at a Slipknot show in
More concert photos: Three Days Grace, Breaking Benjamin and more
September 7th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Photographer Andrei Chlytchkov was dispatched into yet another pit, this time to grab shots of the Three Days Grace/Breaking Benjamin
How is data changing the music industry? You might want to read this.
September 7th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The music industry is filled with risk. Record labels deal in musicians, a product that has opinions, health issues, is
Here’s a new radio ad that will have Canadians talking
September 7th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
This is audio from a radio campaign by the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting decrying the influence of foreign (especially American)
Random music news for Saturday, September 7, 2019
September 7th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When people know that I’m driving somewhere, why do they kept texting me to ask if I’m close? I’M DRIVING!
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 859: Ultra-deep background on Dave Grohl, part 1
September 6th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
A couple of years back, I was invited to 606 Studios, which is the headquarters of all things Foo Fighters.
Apple Music’s new shot at Spotify: An official web app version
September 6th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Spotify users have been able to access the service through a browser forever, something you could never really do with
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