The new “ultimate mix” of Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas” is out
“Do They Know It’s Christmas” was first released in 1984. An updated version came out in 2004 for its 20th anniversary and another in 2014 for its 30th. Is there
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There will be a 40th anniversary mashup release of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
When I spoke to Bob Geldof back in September, he dropped a hint about a 40th anniversary edition of the seminal Christmas charity single, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” He
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The Police have a new super-deluxe version of their most successful album
Synchronicity was the biggest thing the Police ever released. That was forty years ago. (Jeezus. I remember playing “Every Breath You Take” on the radio as a current hit song.)
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Billy Idol celebrated the 40th anniversary of Rebel Yell in a cool way
Back in 1984, Billy Idol was riding high with a series of hits across alt-rock, mainstream rock, and even top 40 radio. He was all over MTV, too. Those songs
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New Order’s “Blue Monday,” the biggest-selling 12-inch single of all time, was released 40 years ago today
Last month whilst working on the CFNY documentary, me and the crew interviewed Peter Hook at his house outside of Manchester. One of the things we talked about was the
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Madonna got some very, very funny people to help her announce her 40th-anniversary tour in an NSFW way
Madonna and Live Nation announced her big tour today (January 17) that will take Madge around the planet to celebrate 40 years of her Madonna-ness. The Celebration Tour reveal has
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Bono has been married to Ali for 40 years. Here’s his anniversary gift.
Bono and Ali got married on August 31, 1982. Here’s an annivesrary pick taken by daughter Eve. To celebrate, there’s a new animated video drawn from Bono’s upcoming memoir called
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Here’s a 40th birthday salute to the compact disc
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] After more than a decade of work, building on an idea first posited in 1931 for a device known as the
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Rush’s Moving Pictures box set is a sight to behold
Forty-one years ago yesterday (February 12, 1981), Rush released their eighth and most successful album, Moving Pictures. It’s next up on their march to re-release all of their albums as
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Reflecting on my 40 years in the radio business
[I passed a milestone this past weekend. I covered it in my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] This is a story that begins shortly after 9 a.m. on Saturday,
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40 years ago today, MTV debuted
At 12:01 am on August 1, 1981, on a handful of cable systems across the US, this happened. At the time, MTV was considered a bad financial risk. Who would
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