How accurately have radio stations been portrayed in movies and TV? Let’s rate a few of them.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. -AC] Over the last century, radio stations have been the subject and the
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Remembering the weirdness of Playboy After Dark’s musical guests
When Hugh Hefner founded Playboy magazine in the late months of 1953, he envisioned it to be a journal of
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Weezer will debut a new song tonight on The Simpsons
The latest band to turn yellow for The Simpsons is Weezer. Tonight’s episode, “The Hateful Eight Year-Olds” will feature the
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Ever notice how all COVID-19 PSAs and commercials sound the same?
Judging from all these similar-sounding commercials, whoever composes sombre piano production music is making bank these days.
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Did you see how Van Halen almost killed Peter Griffin?
My weekend doesn’t end until Family Guy finishes Sunday night. My wife, who goes to bed when I’m watching my
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If you missed Sunday’s iHeart Living Room Concert, it’s now available on-demand via YouTube
On Sunday night, Elton John hosted a series of live streams featuring a parade of big names including Dave Grohl.
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The hosers win one in Edmonton: The Bob and Doug McKenzie statue is now a reality.
Here’s some news that has absolutely nothing to do with COVID-19. Canada, like other nations which erects statues to their
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Travis Barker and the flipping acrobat. Naturally, there’s video.
Blink-182’s Travis Barker made a surprise appearance on America’s Got Talent Monday night (yeah, I missed it, too; I was
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I was on this TVO panel Monday night: The changing Canadian musical identity.
I was once again invited to appear on TVO’s The Agenda to participate on a music-related panel. Here’s how it
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Because it’s Monday, you need to see these funny TV commercials featuring metal and hard rock bands.
An oldie but a goodie originally posted in 2014. Love the Dokken vs. chicken ad. (Via Tom)
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Fun with Grammy history: the 1985 synthesizer medley performance
Thirty-five years ago, John Denver was the host of choice for the Grammy Awards. And because it was also when
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