Random music news for Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Student prank kills teacher. Teacher cool with that. We’re cool with music news for March 10, 2026, too. BONUS: How can you make sure your vinyl lasts longer? Let’s ask Henry Rollins. (Via
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Random music news for Monday, March 9, 2026
The Brady Bunch home has been declared a historical landmark. Moving to music news for March 9, 2026… BONUS: Here’s a synth, sampler, and drum sequencer that you didn’t know you needed.
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Ukraine managed to jam Russia’s “superweapon” by playing a song
If you’re following the Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, you’ll know that Ukraine has been putting up far, far more of a fight than Putin expected. Every once in a while, Putin bloviates
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Ongoing History Daily: The heavy metal church
Metal and hard rock have long been considered the devil’s music, but one church in metal-crazy Brazil would beg to differ. The Crash Church ibegan in a large garage in Sao Paulo and
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Not to worry you, but Russia’s “doomsday” radio station UVB076 just sent out four strange messages after four years of silence
If you have access to a shortwave radio, you can hear all kinds of strange broadcasts emanating from…somewhere. Some are known as “numbers stations” that periodically feature a voice in a foreign language
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Some mind-blowing facts about music from 2024
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] My home office sometimes looks as if a Category 5 hurricane swept through. There are piles of magazines, teetering towers of books, records and
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, September 30, 2024
Now THIS is bagpiping! And this is music news for September 30, 2024. More music news? Go here. BONUS: This is pretty metal.
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This weird fact may change your view of classical music
I enjoy a little etymology every once in a while. What’s the origin of this word? Why do we use it as we do? Why is it spelled that way. I know. It’s
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, May 20, 2024
A new nightmare: using emojis inaccurately. I’ll be as accurate as possible for music news on May 20, 2024. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Have I posted this before? Even if I
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Al Jourgensen, the leader of Ministry, one of the fiercest metal and industrial bands of all time, is an interesting character. He’s abused his body and mind over the years and has been
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, January 17, 2024
The wealth of the world’s five richest men has doubled since 2020. It may not be long before at least once of them becomes a trillionaire. On that depressing note, here’s music news
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