Lil Nas X joins the Area 51 raid. Sort of.
July 18th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
What began as a joke Facebook post about citizens storming Area 51 in Nevada (“Show us them aliens!”) has turned
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Random music news for Thursday, July 18, 2019
July 18th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The speaking tour continues. Tonight I’m in Kamloops. If you’re in the area, come on out. Details here. Give it
Attention, Tragically Hip fans: Secret Path Live set for October 19 at Roy Thomson Hall
July 17th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
In 2016, two months after the final Tragically Hip show, Gord Downie returned to the stage for a very limited
RIP South African music pioneer Johnny Clegg
July 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
For the decades South Africa was under apartheid, we didn’t get to hear much of the music that was being
Random music news for Wednesday, July 17, 2019
July 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
My western Canada speaking tour takes me into Vancouver tonight. Wanna join me? Go here. Confused about music festivals and
Here is the Short List for the 2019 Polaris Music Prize
July 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
First came the nominations, resulting in about 200 candidate albums. Then came the vote to bring things down to the
UPDATE: Roxodus Music Festival promoters MF Live files for bankruptcy. Town considers civil lawsuit.
July 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Had everything gone according to plan, tens of thousands of people would be talking about the great time they had
Survey: The most annoying things fans do at music festivals.
July 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Sartre had it right when he said “Hell is other people.” This especially can be true if you’re stuck in
Random music news for Tuesday, July 16, 2019
July 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Anyone else getting tired of that smug Trivago guy? Just askin’. Here’s music news for July 16, 2019. My western
This streaming music service offers nothing but “great Catholic music.”
July 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
While the big streaming music services work to sign up people by the tens of millions, a few small companies
Ringo Starr joined Paul McCartney onstage to play some Beatles songs
July 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
In the midst of a show at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Paul McCartney turned to the crowd. “We’ve got
Random music news for Monday, July 15, 2019
July 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
I’m technically on vacation this week, but the music news never stops, does it? Here’s what’s going on for July
Liam Gallagher tries to prove his brother wrong in a very bizarre way
July 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Among the many clever and pithy one-liners fired off by Noel Gallagher was this description of his baby brother: “He’s
Tool FINALLY turns up on streaming services–at least a little bit.
July 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Along with Garth Brooks and a few other holdouts (either on principle or as the result of contractual issues), Tool
Random music news for Saturday, July 13, 2019
July 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
This was Live Aid day in 1985. Yes, it was that long ago. Moving on to music news for July
Woodstock 50 organizers are now begging for a venue.
July 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
With just 36 days to go before the gates are supposed to open, Michael Lang and his merry band are
Aerosmith has been reunited with their old touring van. It got emotional, too.
July 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Before Aerosmith broke through to become a platinum-selling band which flies private to gigs, they, like countless other groups, hit
Random music news for Friday, July 12, 2019
July 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1962 that the Rolling Stones played their first gig. It was at the Marquee
Here’s video of my interview with Kirk Hammett of Metallica about his awesome vintage horror movie poster collection.
July 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
All the guys in Metallica have their non-musical passions. James into guitars. Lars plays tennis and is into collecting art.
Win Butler of Arcade Fire is now officially a Canadian citizen
July 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
After living for years in Montreal, Arcade Fire man Win Butler thought it was about time he made it official.
UPDATE: If this doesn’t stick a fork in Woodstock 50…
July 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Woodstock 50 is like a zombie that just won’t go down. But this might be the shot to the head
Forbes just released its annual richest celebrities list. There are a bunch of musicians here.
July 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Forbes likes to estimate the net worth of famous people and how much they made in the past year. Note
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