Can you take the 30-day song challenge?
Unless you’re in Sweden, you’re gonna be staying home for at least another Monday. That gives you time–a LOT of
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Lists
Fun fact: The most-played songs on British radio and TV through the 2010s
With everything we’re going through, the 2010s feels like a century ago. In reality, though, it’s been a little more
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10 musicians who died before they got really famous
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Overheard on British radio: a customer had this conversation with a
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10 ways the coronavirus is going to change music in the coming weeks, months, and years
Long after this crisis has passed, we will be talking about this unprecedented planetary lockdown. And we’ll also be singing
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The best musical memes of the 2010s
Years ending in “9” are way more fun when it comes to creating lists because we can look at the
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On the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, here’s a slightly different musical angle to the story.
Fifty years ago today. my parents say they rousted out of bed and sat me down in front of a
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As we hit the halfway point of 2019, here’s the best music of the year so far.
[Gilles LeBlanc, whom you might know as the person who writes under the name ROCKthusiast, has picked his favourite songs
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12 songs for the Chinese year of the pig
We have entered the year of the pig. Here’s what Chinese zodiac astrologers predict for you over the next twelve
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Gearing up for Halloween with the stories behind 9 spooky hits
A site called MusicNGear has come up with this article that looks at the stories behind nine spooky Halloween (or at
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The latest hip-hop rich list is out. Guess who’s on top?
The people at Forbes have a thing about estimating the earnings of celebrities. With their latest list of hip-hop stars,
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With Mother’s Day coming, here are five songs about flowers
This year, April showers were replaced with April hailstorms, but nevertheless, I’m expecting there to be May flowers and all
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