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Random music news for Wednesday, July 7, 2021

July 7, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Beatles, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Covid, Drums, Gilligan's Island, K-Pop, Katy Perry, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Morrissey, NFTs, Queen, Rebecca Ferguson, Songwriting, Space, Streaming, Toronto Rock and Roll Revival

I’ve long maintained that I have a black ball of infinite density somewhere in my abdomen where I keep all

UPDATE: A Tribe Called Quest sold shares in their first five albums as an NFT. This is interesting.

July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Lil Dicky, NFTs, Royalty Exchange

We’ve heard far too much about NFTs (non-fungible tokens) this year with people dumping huge amounts of money on digital

When They Awake premiere: Indigenous musicians come to the fore

April 5, 2018April 4, 2018 Elisa 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Documentary, Indigenous Musicians, Tanya Tagaq

[Another report from correspondent Elisa F.G. – AC] On April 22nd the Regent Theatre in Toronto will be premiering a

Random music news for Tuesday, March 27, 2018

March 27, 2018March 26, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Backstreet Boys, Chrissie Hynde, Ecstasy, Fentanyl, Joan Baez, Killer Mike, Lana Del Ray, Music sales, NRA, NSYNC, Pretenders, Prince, Radiohead, Spotify, Vans

I really should pay more attention to what’s happening in Canadian politics but the shit show south of the border

Random Music News for Tuesday, August 1, 2017

August 1, 2017July 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Adele, Apple, Arcade Fire, Christopher Nolan, Conor McGregor, Dave Grohl, Dunkirk, Floyd May, Foo Fighters, Halftime Show, MTV, Sinead O'Connor, Soundcloud, Spotify, Super Bowl, Twitter

I always start to get nervous when the calendar clicks over to August. Don’t you? And now, the music news

This Will Start Fights: The NYT’s “25 Songs That Tell Us Where Music Is Going”

March 12, 2017March 12, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment A Tribe Called Quest, Adele, Charles Bradley, Church of Misery, Frank Ocean, Future, James McMurtry, Ka, Kanye West, Kelela, Kungs, Lady Gaga, Leonard Cohen, Lil Yachty, Mica Levi, Migos, Missy Elliot, Mitski, New York Times, Pentatonix, Shirley Caesar, Solange

The New York Times Magazine is put to bed a week before it’s delivered with the Sunday paper, so this

This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 10 March 2017

March 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Bring Me the Horizon, HUMANS, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jesus and Mary Chain, Kaptur, Lorde, Marika Hackman, Mediazoic, Playlist, Rag'n'Bone, Temples

This past week was the busiest yet when it comes to sorting through new music. And if I’m honest, I

Live from New York but Censored in Carolina

November 14, 2016November 13, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Censorship, FCC, Hillary Clinton, Kate McKinnon, Leonard Cohen, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Trump

The most recent episode of Saturday Night Live drew the highest ratings of the season. It’s easy to understand why: