Random music news for Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Is it too late to put in safety guardrails for AI? This researcher fears so. Now for some old-fashioned human-generated music news for January 6, 2026. BONUS: If you’re a Star Trek fan…
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Gen Z doesn’t drink as much. This is a problem for live music. Let me explain.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] So much of the live music industry depends on alcohol. Revenue from bar sales, concessions, and sponsorships pays for so many of the costs
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Ongoing History Daily: The Killers’ concert rider
A contract rider is part of the agreement between a promoter and a band over what must be provided to the band before, during, and after a show. A big part of the
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Ongoing History Daily: Playing music and getting hammered
Music and the intake of alcohol is something that we take for granted—and it’s a relationship that goes back much, much further than you may realize. When humans began to settle down to
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Bob’s Burgers Pays Tribute to the Savior of the Holidays: Alcohol
The Wife and I have spent every waking and sleeping hour with my parental units since Wednesday night. I highly endorse this Bob’s Burgers look at the holidays.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 729: Rock’n’Roll Drugs
There are many ways to clear or expand your mind to allow the free-flow of creativity: exercise, meditation and prayer are but three. But that takes exertion, practice and devotion. What if there
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Australian State Government Cracks Down on the Crazy Drinks Sold in Bars
The Aussies love to drink–and they like to drink, er, creatively. Forget just cans of Fosters and shots of Jaeger; when the Aussies make up their mind to get drunk, they aim to
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“Alcohol May Have Been Involved.” Really? You Don’t Say…
Black Tongue is a doom metal band from Hull, England. While on tour through Poland near a town called Konin, Alex Tenyen, one of the members of the band, got up from his
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Ministry’s Al Jourgensen Enters Rehab
On the same weekend we heard that Dennis Rodman is seeking help for alcohol abuse–that could explain his Kim Jong-un fetish–Al Jourgensen is also entering rehab. From his Facebook page: I’m sure
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