If I say “punk” in a musical context, you know exactly what I’m talking about: a high-energy, anti-establishment form of music characterized by loud guitars and furious drumming. But how did this word
Read MoreIn 1983, Peter Gabriel was touring with David Bowie as part of Bowie’s Serious Moonlight tour. When the tour moved into Vancouver for two shows on September 11 and 12, Gabriel decided that
Read MoreWhen it came time to shoot the album cover artwork for the second Oasis album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory, the band again hired photographer Brian Cannon. His concept was to have two
Read MoreThere’s nothing like having the window open or the top down on a great day with tunes blasting from the car stereo. Chances are you’ve got your favourite driving song, if not a
Read MoreThe Black Keys have come a long, long way since that first gig in Akron, Ohio, sometime in early 2002. They played a show in front of just ten paying customers. The total
Read MoreBe honest: When you are faced with a dialogue box that wants you to read the terms and conditions of whatever software or service you’re using, you just click “agree” or “okay” and
Read MoreWhen the Foo Fighters were wrapping up their Your Favourite Toy album, Dave Grohl thought he had the perfect title. It came from a line in the title track that goes “Get back,
Read MoreRadio is and always has been a very effective and efficient way to reach many people over a large area. Back in World War II, radio was used to trick hundreds of thousands
Read MoreWe hear plenty of stories about hackers getting into computer systems and devices—viruses, man-in-the-middle attacks, DDos storms, malware, ransomware and the like. But would you believe the first electronic hack happened in 1903?
Read MoreFor years, the top weekly music magazine in the UK was Melody Maker. Since the only radio came from the BBC, fans of pop and rock relied on The Maker for news on
Read MoreFrom the moment Edison unveiled his talking machine in August 1877, there was a race to create recordings with greater fidelity and realism. The technology led us from wax cylinders to rotating discs
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