Rock My World Canada, chapter 83: Carol Laure
July 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
Browsing the "Music History" Category
How to link Jeffrey Epstein to Freddie Mercury (It’s not as sinister as you might think.)
July 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It’s been my experience that there’s a music angle to almost any story, usually through some kind of Six Degrees
Question: Are Canadians more receptive to British music than Americans? Let’s find out.
July 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It’s long been known (assumed?) that Canadians are bigger fans of and more receptive to British music that our American
Rock My World Canada, chapter 82: King Cobb Steelie
July 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
Rock My World Canada, chapter 81: Ray Condo
July 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
The modern telecommunications age began 58 years ago. So what does that have to do with music? This.
July 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
On this date in 1962, the US launched Telstar, the first communications satellite, was launched into orbit. Once it was
Rock My World Canada, chapter 80: The Real McKenzies
July 7th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
Rock My World Canada, chapter 79: The Sadies
July 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
An ancient and ultra-rare U2 recording from 1979 has been found.
July 2nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
By 1979, U2 has coalesced into its four-person lineup and were playing as many gigs and showcases as they could–more
40 years ago today, the Sony Walkman appeared and turned is all into headphone-wearing zombies
July 1st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Sony co-founder Masaru Ibuka enjoyed listening to music while travelling on
Rock My World Canada, chapter 78: Blue Peter
June 30th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
Twenty-five years ago, Aerosmith changed the history of digital music but no one remembers it.
June 28th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
In 1994, the Internet was still a weirdly wild place, something inhabited by scientists and computer nerds. That would begin
Rock My World Canada, chapter 77: Ray Materick
June 26th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
Rock My World Canada, chapter 76: Guy Belanger
June 23rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue was rock and roll circus life at the edge of an era
June 22nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[A guest movie review by John Duffy. -AC] On the DVD commentary for the “Last Waltz,” director Martin Scorsese’s document
Fun with isolated tracks: Listen to Eric Clapton and Duane Allman play on “Layla”
June 20th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Whenever there’s a survey on the greatest guitar riffs of all time, “Layla” from Derek and the Dominos one-and-only album
Rock My World Canada, chapter 75: Harlequin
June 20th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
Weekly Survey: What’s the first thing you ever bought from the iTunes Music Store?
June 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
With all the ink devoted to Apple’s imminent execution of iTunes (on Macs, anyway; Windows fans will get to enjoy
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the release of Joy Division’s Unknown Pleasures. A radio astronomer celebrated by doing this.
June 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
When Joy Division released Unknown Pleasures on June 15, 1979, people were a little confused by the packaging. There was
Rock My World Canada, chapter 74: The Good Brothers
June 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
Do the Canadian Maritimes get ignored when it comes to big-time tours? Let’s investigate.
June 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Geography can be a bitch, especially when you live in a region that’s a little off the beaten track when
Rock My World Canada, chapter 73: The Forgotten Rebels
June 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
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