The drummer for New Pornographers arrested
New Pornographers have been indie darlings for at least a quarter-century now with impeccable music cred. Their image took a big blow this week when drummer Joe Seiders (a member of the band
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Random music news for Saturday, April 19, 2025
Music news for April 19, 2025, is a much safer wager. BONUS: A metal version of “Gangnam Style?” Why not? (Via Rick J)
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Music can help you get into the right headspace. But what music is best for that?
We all use music to regulate our emotional temperature throughout the day, ranging from material to help us focus and concentrate to those tunes that help get us through a particularly brutal workout.
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What are today’s most concerning and offensive pop songs when it comes to lyrics?
A lot of surveys and studies have come through the inbox this week. Among them is this list (commissioned by QR Code Generator) of the ten most inappropriate and offensive songs being played
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1048: Rock Explainer 5
Humans are a weird species… Yes, we can be inquisitive, but we can also be very docile, especially when it comes to tradition. We’re told to do something because, well, it’s always been
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Ongoing History Daily: Being Canadian via MAPL
Have you ever looked closely at any of the Canadian releases in your collection? You may have noticed a strange marking that looks like a pie cut into quarters and one or more
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, April 18, 2025
More music news? Go here. BONUS: You gotta admit seeing Billy Idol in a shirt and tie is pretty weird. (Via Sean)
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 038: Depeche Mode’s Debauched Devotional Tour
I once had a conversation with someone about the craziest tours in the history of music. The usual names came up. The Who trashing hotel rooms. Led Zeppelin’s tours with their private jet,
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In incredibly shocking news, Fyre Festival 2 has been canceled. Or postponed. Or something.
Gee, who didn’t see this coming? After months of incompetence, gaslighting, dodgy promises, and utter disinterest from people who have more than two functioning neurons, Billy McFarland’s Fyre Festival 2–the sequel to the
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This is the weekly Canadian sales report for CDs and vinyl
Like I’ve been saying for a couple of weeks, the battle of 2025 is already over. Barring some kind of unforeseen miracle, new vinyl will outsell CDs in Canada for the second year
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These acts inspire the most fan fiction
Fan fiction, unofficial material added to the canon of a performer’s fame, is a big deal. People just love to let their fantasies run wild. According to a company that specializes in promotional
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