The Luminate data came late this week–Thursday night instead of late Monday–but at least it got here. We begin with comparisons between last week and the same week in 2022. This next comparison
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[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I’ve always dreamed of seeing a genuine honest-to-God UFO. Like Fox Mulder of The X-Files, I really want to believe there’s something Out There in
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Noel Gallagher has formally been banned from ever setting foot in China. What’s more is that he’s been branded an enemy of the people. Turns out that this isn’t a new thing, either.
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Great American Songbook interpreter Tony Bennett has died at the age of 96, two weeks short of his 97th birthday. He’d been living with Alzheimer’s since a diagnosis in 2016. Why would a
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The Tupac investigation lives. Let me break this down. Late summer 1996: The East Coast-West Coast rap feud that began several years early continues. Tupac hasn’t forgotten being jumped in a Times Square
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The legend of Syd Barrett is that he was kicked out of Pink Floyd for being too drugged out, too erratic. While the rest of the band blew up into one of the
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There’s a legend that’s been handed down from the old days of CBGB about a list of lies that was found rolled up in in an old Heineken bottle rolling around backstage. Whether
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When it comes to the next musician-based biopic, Bob Marley is an obvious no-brainer. Here is the first taste of One Love, which is due in theatres next year. (Via Sean)
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[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca.- AC] A wise music industry person once told me that the average lifespan of a band is about seven years. You form, get better, get big,
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Sure the 80s were all about Guns N’ Roses, Motley Crue, and Def Leppard, but the hard rock and metal scene involved so many other bands. They’re now getting some attention thanks for
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Moog Music–originally led by Bob Moog–revolutionized music by inventing the first practical keyboard synthesizers. The company has a series of short documentaries called Giants which looks at the iconic people who helped make
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