World Cup Organizers are having trouble booking big-name performers for Qatar
The World Cup is supposed to show Qatar to the planet in a new, favourable light. It isn’t working out
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Controversy
Is performing with backing tracks cheating? Discuss.
When Queen started touring in the 70s, there were questions if (a) they could reproduce their studio recordings live and
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Here’s a question some people are quietly asking about the Taylor Hawkins tribute shows
Both Taylor Hawkins tribute shows were unqualified successes. But very quietly, some people have been asking a simple question: Why
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Here’s a music conspiracy that may be new to you: Trump supporters “silenced” Chester Bennington
Chester Bennington’s 2017 suicide sent ripples throughout pop culture. We’re still feeling it. It was well known that Chester had
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WTF? Now some Stranger Things fans are trying to CANCEL Metallica?
Along with Kate Bush, Metallica has enjoyed a Stranger Things effect with one of their songs. As soon as viewers
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An Atlanta music festival has been canceled because local authorities say that guns are more important than peaceful music
America loves their guns. They love them so much that they demand to take them everywhere so they can show
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Another explanation of why today’s popular music is less popular and it’s suggested that it just plains sucks.
Much has been written over the last few weeks about the dismal quality of today’s popular music. (Including me, by
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Christians accuse a metal festival of wanting to open a portal to hell in order to summon Satan
It’s been a while since we’ve had a solid Satanic panic over metal music, so perhaps we’re overdue. The Tennessee
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Mariah Carey is sued for plagiarism over “All I Want for Christmas” and I can’t figure out why.
Beware: I’m about to defend Mariah Carey’s music. I know, right? Like many millions around the planet, I detest the
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Why are Kate Bush fans upset about the new life given to “Running Up That Hill” by Stranger Things?
If you’re a fan of Netflix’s Stranger Things, you’ll know that an episode in the current season featured some very
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American radio still refuses to pay fees for playing music
Here in Canada and in most countries around the world, radio stations have to pay a performance fee every time
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