Random music news for Wednesday, August 15, 2018
On this day in 1965, the Beatles played to 60,000 people at Shea Stadium in New York. This is considered to be the birth of stadium rock. And as for August 15, 2018…
Read MoreOn this day in 1965, the Beatles played to 60,000 people at Shea Stadium in New York. This is considered to be the birth of stadium rock. And as for August 15, 2018…
Read MoreArctic Monkeys have been dishing out a few surprises since starting the Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino tour in May. Frontman Alex Turner shaved his head for one, more or less destroying the
Read MoreIt was two years ago today that Donald Trump publicly appealed to Russia to find Hillary Clinton’s missing 30,000 emails. Later that day, guess what? A dance party that starts at 6 am?
Read MoreThe first regularly-scheduled transatlantic airline flight began on this date in 1951. El Al of Israel began flying a turboprop airliner from New York to Heathrow in London. And when it comes to
Read MoreOh, crap! I forgot to take care of my quarterly HST payment! Sorry, CRA. I’ll do it today. But first, I have to report on the music news for May 3, 2018. No
Read MoreWith the new album Tranquillity Base & Casino coming May 11, the Arctic Monkeys are also planning a tour. And because they hate scalpers and the way tickets inevitably end up on the secondary
Read MoreClever title, that. Alex Turner and crew will return May 11 with their first album since AM back in 2013. Here’s the trailer. The tracklisting goes like this: Star Treatment One Point Perspective
Read MoreSongs almost never emerge fully formed. They end up going to through re-writes, revisions, re-recordings, re-mixes and so much more before they’re declared fit for public consumption. But if you’re a student of
Read MoreI love trying to figure out why things are the way they are. It’s this weird obsession I have with understanding, you know? Take a guy like Jack White, for example. If you
Read MoreAnyone famous die today? Please let the answer be “no.” RIP Carrie Fisher. And now, in other music news… Eddie Vedder played Santa Claus–for real. Look what he did for this struggling mom.
Read MoreMaybe some of us have suspected it, to some extent, but the manager of the Arctic Monkeys is saying it’s true: Ticket resellers are trying to work with artists to increase the cost
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