Call me nosy, but I love knowing what other people think about things. This is why I gravitate towards surveys, the kind of stories where ordinary people are asked for their opinions on
Read MoreMy wife and I are in Dundee, Scotland, to pick up our new English bull terrier. We hadn’t picked out a name because we wanted to meet her in person first. That happened
Read MoreMaybe you had the same reaction the Super Bowl committee announced that Usher was the big get for the halftime show in Las Vegas in February: Meh. Usher? That’s the best you could
Read MoreThis morning’s FYIMusicNews.ca newsletter came with an interesting graphic. It’s a Stats Canada look at how we consume various forms of media. The highlights:
Read MoreThis survey comes from a site called Word List Finder. It focuses on American searches for song lyrics (they couldn’t be arsed to bother finding out about the literally dozens of people who
Read MoreSecondary concert ticket seller Viagogo has published the results of a survey (via The NME) that the most passionate music fans belong to Gen Z (i.e. those born between 1997 and 2012). Here’s
Read More[A report on a report by Elisa FG. – AC] Would you? Could you? In a car?I would not, could not, crank a country star! Dr. Seuss said nothing of the sort but
Read MoreYears ago, William Shatner received a special award and was asked to make of a video of him “singing” “O Canada.” He made an interesting tweak to the lyrics which I thought was
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I’m a curious fellow when it comes to music and how the world interacts with it. This makes me a sucker for press releases
Read MoreThis survey began with a question: Could the kind of music you prefer affect the amount of hooking up action you get? This British poll–conducted by a cheaty dating site called Illicit Encounters–asked
Read MoreIn my travels, I’ve determined that no one loves music more than the English. With so many people packed together in a tiny space, everyone follows music like politics or sports. Everyone looks
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