Random music news for Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Today is my parents 65th wedding anniversary. Yay, mom and dad! I put together this round of music news for
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Why musicians need to pay close attention to the data that’s available to them.
[Musicians have more information at their fingertips than ever before. But how should one use this data to advance their
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What’s the most-used word in rock lyrics?
I received this email from reader Ted over the weekend: “My wife and I were sitting at the dinner table
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Adele’s entire Las Vegas residency is canceled–and there’s behind-the-scenes drama. (UPDATING AS THINGS DEVELOP)
I can’t imagine the insurance implications and box office headaches this causes. And those fans who spend thousands to get
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Looking for another way to discover new music? Try GNOD.
Gnod stands for “Global Network of Discovery,” which promises “Let’s use the latest technological advances to make us all discover
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It’s really beginning to look like Tom DeLonge can blow the lid off the mystery of UFOs
One of the reasons Tom DeLonge quit Blink-182 was that he wanted to spend more time uncovering what’s really going
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Will Ferrell gets an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song
If you scroll down through the nominations for the 2021 Oscars that were announced this morning, you’ll find something refreshingly
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What makes a good driving song? Let’s explore that with Tom Cochrane.
[This a column I contributed to the Toronto Star Wheels section this weekend. -AC] It may seem like a distant
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Random music news for Thursday, December 17, 2020
Yep. That’s about right. No worries. On to the next court. pic.twitter.com/xR2vA0FRzS — Brown Eyed Susan (@smc429) December 15, 2020
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A little coffee house outside of Ottawa is managing to stage live gigs. Here are photos from the Whitehorse show
[Ross MacDonald is fascinated with Neat Coffee Shop outside of Ottawa and its ability to stage safe COVID-era concerts. The
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Now Playing – @theobgms – The Ends
Punk fans rejoice: 2020 is not a total loss! Case in point – Toronto punk band The OBGMs released their
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