Gibson Guitars has a new documentary on Tony Iommi. Watch it here.
Tony Iommi is rightly considered to be the godfather of heavy metal. Thanks to his work with Black Sabbath, metal took root and is now one of the biggest rock
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Someone is recreating the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound PA system in their house
One of the most famous PA systems in the history of music–maybe THE most famous system–was the Grateful Dead’s Wall of Sound rig, which appeared for a few short months
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Here’s a trailer for Bowie: The Final Act
Come January 10, it will be ten years since David Bowie died. Naturally, there are a lot of commemorations planned, including this BBC documentary entitled Bowie: The Final Act which
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Random music news for Friday, January 2, 2026
Some Silicon Valley companies are so determined to get more productivity out of employees that they’re handing out free nicotine patches. Perfect. Creating addiction in your people. On to music
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The Real Story Behind The Pogues’ Christmas Classic, “Fairytale of New York”
One of the most beloved modern Christmas songs of all time is “Fairytale of New York” from the Pogues with a guest appearance from the late Kirsty MacColl–even though it’s really not about Christmas at all.
The song was born sometime in 1985 when Jem Finer, the Pogues’ banjo player, started messing about with an idea. He showed it to singer Shane McGowan who like it but didn’t really know what to do with it.
For the next two years, Jem and Shane struggled with the song. Coming up with the lyrics was especially difficult. The original idea was to tell the story of a sailor heading to distant seas, but that didn’t work. The song was abandoned.
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This was the UK’s first streaming music service–but it’s not what you think
There’s a reason you’ve never heard of Dial-a Disc, a British on-demand streaming music service. It stunk. Conceived in the 1950s, based on a German idea, and launched in the
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Rap City BUILT a Generation – Then It Vanished
Two cities. Two networks. One movement. In the U.S., BET’s Rap City became the heartbeat of hip hop culture — from Chris Thomas to Prince DeJour, Hans “Prime” Dobson, Big
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Here’s a trailer for Bowie: The Final Act
Let’s face it. Since David Bowie left us 10 years ago(!!!) next month, the planet just hasn’t been the same. Now a new documentary–Bowie: The Final Act–is just about ready
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There’s a new podcast that looks at music history in Toronto and surrounding areas: Music Milestones YYZ
Music Milestones YYZ is a weekly podcast hosted by former 102.1 CFNY-FM “Spirit of Radio” era DJ’s, Scot Tuner and Ivar Hamilton. Each episode goes deep on milestones and anniversaries
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The new Beatles Anthology is out. Is there anything left to release? Maybe, maybe not.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] First of all, if you think that The Beatles are overrated and aren’t the greatest and most influential rock group of
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Fifty years after its release, Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” gets a new video
I vividly remember hearing “Bohemian Rhapsody” for the first time in November 1975. I was lying in my bedroom after supper, listening to my chosen Top 40 radio station (1470
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