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Exploring some alternative music realities: What if…

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] On the most infinitesimal level of reality, normal physics breaks down,

Who knew that the guys in SLAYER were fans of hockey? With the NHL slated to start up again with

One of the great pleasures of a Canada summer is reclining outside in a chair with your favourite adult beverage.

Listening to isolated vocals–especially from the era before studio trickery and Auto Tune fakery–is revelatory because it shows the true

We’ve all been taught that in space, no one can hear you scream. But the truth is even though the

Now that “zoom” is a verb on the level of “Google,” you’re probably engaging in more video chats that you’d

In what may be a very good or very bad idea, Twitter is rolling out “audio tweets,” a chance to

If you’ve ever been in another city and rented a car, you’ve probably poked around on the radio looking for

Check out what Black Sabbath is doing with their famous t-shirt design from the Master of Reality album. All proceeds

Every band dreams of headlining a stadium gig in front of thousands of screaming fans. Mayday, a band from Taiwan,

Back before the internet, finding new music from far-flung places around the planet was difficult. Today, things have evolved to