A Journal of Musical Things

Poll 

Weekly survey: Are you into the drive-in concert phenomenon?

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Drive-In Concerts

With the pandemic screwing concerts and festivals, music fans are left with two sources of live music: livestreams and heading

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Music News 

Metallica announces a drive-in concert with Three Days Grace

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drive-In Concerts, Metallica, Three Days Grace

Hey, everybody is doing it so why can’t they? Metallica will be part of the Encore Drive-In Nights concert series,

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Music History 

Can you solve this Canadian musical mystery? [UPDATED!]

August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Alan Cross 3 Comments Garth Hudson, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Hawkins

Late last week, an email arrived from Quinn: ?I am wondering if you have any info on a man named

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Recommended Music 

New Music From The Inbox – Monday Edition! (Aug 10, 2020): Saronde feat. Idd Aziz, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Cold War Kids, and more!

August 10, 2020August 9, 2020 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Avatar, Cold War Kids, Idd Aziz, Matt Costa, New Music From The Inbox, Saronde, Squirrel Nut Zippers

Artist: Saronde feat. Idd Aziz Song: “Firewood” Album/EP: Single An afrofunk dancehall barn-burner featuring a remarkable traditional vocal sample, “Firewood”

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020August 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments St. Vincent, Tool

Back from vacation, such that it was. I did get the garden shed cleaned out, though. Is there any music

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Record Collecting 

Now THIS is a vinyl collection: The British Library’s underground vault

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Vinyl

Most countries have a national library of some sort and many contain priceless pieces of vinyl. The British Library’s collection

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Music History Recommended Reading 

Rock My World Canada, chapter 190: Tami Nelson

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mike Carr, Rock My World Canada, Tami Nelson

[Mike Carr has created a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the past few

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Music News 

Jumpin’ Jack Flash Coming to THEMUSEUM

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Kitchener, Rolling Stone, The Rolling Stones, Unziipped

Can’t you hear them knocking? Mick, Keith and the rest of the Rolling Stones will be dancing in the streets

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Recommended Music 

Ten Recommendations from the Reverbnation world

August 8, 2020August 7, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dead Reynolds, DiNORAH, Dogtooth, Jackson D. Begley, Loser Company, Pink Diamond Review, ReverbNation, Ugly Melon, Violet Mindfield

Once a year, artists on Reverbnation–which means they’re from all over the world–pitch to have their material featured on this

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

There are scientific benefits to listening to new music.

August 8, 2020August 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Neurology, Neuroscience

[Stuck listening to the same old songs over and over? You might want to treat your brain to music you’ve

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WTF? 

Let’s put this Dark Side of the Moon-Wizard of Oz weirdness to rest once and for all.

August 8, 2020August 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Pink Floyd, Wizard of Oz

Chances are you’ve heard about experiments by stoners who found weird synchronicity when you watch The Wizard of Oz while

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