Ongoing History Daily: Respect to bass players
According to a study conducted by McMaster University in Hamilton, there are some very important and powerful neurological reasons why we crave bass in our music. It all comes down to how our
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Random music news for Friday, October 11, 2024
Turns out the universe is a lot bigger than we thought. (Via Larry) Music news for October 11, 2024, is a little more modest. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Good job, kid.
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Green Day has released a series of “demastered” songs
You gotta love who’s in charge of Green Day‘s marketing. In attention to their Pink Bunny coffee, they’ve found a way to draw attention to some Dookie material in an unusual way. The
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Here’s our weekly look at the Canadian sales battle between CDs and vinyl
CDs will still be the best-selling physical format in Canada by the end of this year. However, the revenue generated by vinyl will be much higher simply because vinyl is more expensive. But
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The Thursday Diddy report. What now?
The Sean “Diddy” Combs scandal has the potential of being the biggest #MeToo thing we’ve ever seen. Not a day goes by without more stuff coming out. Diddy wants a trial date set
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Are metalheads bad drivers? Let’s look at the survey.
There’s another survey (actually, it’s an ad posing as a study) that looks at music and driving behaviors. Metalheads will want to look at this. One thousand American drivers were quizzed to determine
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Motley Crue arrived at a club gig by being dumped out of a garbage truck
Well, that’s one way to make an entrance. Motley Crue is in the midst of doing something called “Hollywood Takeovers” with one of the stops being the famous Troubadour. They arrived for the
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There’s a new chart that ranks artists by “cultural influence”
Luminate, the company that measures music consumption in a multitude of ways, now has something called the “Luminate Index.” This new chart-like thing is designed to “measure a music artist’s influence for brand
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Ongoing History: A brief history of the disco ball
Odd question, but who came up with the idea of the disco ball? You know, that multi-faceted mirrored thing that rotates from the ceiling at nightclubs. Believe it or not, its history goes
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Random music news for Thursday, October 10, 2024
How many times should you call your mom? This many? Moving to music news for October 10, 2024… More music news? Look here. BONUS: Squids. Giant ones.
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This is why you should stay off your phone at a concert
Back on October 4, Justin Timberlake played a show at the Bell Centre in Montreal in front of thousands of screaming fans. At one point, he moved to the front of the stage
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