[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The best time of the year for new books on music is the fall. Not only do they make for good Christmas gifts, but
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Here’s some fascinating TV nostalgia: Ed Sullivan shows have gone online. You could spend some time there, so don’t start until you read music news for June 16, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: One
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I offer this without any comment other than to say that I laughed. More at Rolling Stone.
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Happy birthday, Elton John. He turns 72 today. As for music news on March 25, 2019. RIP the mysterious Scott Walker, a songwriter revered by many. Apple is about to tell us about
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Off to Winnipeg to see Paul McCartney tonight. I swear that when he does “Hey Jude” live, he casts healing properties over the crowd. It’s that good. Meanwhile, we have this for music
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On this day in 1975, the Zapruder film was shown on TV for the first time. The JFK assassination investigation hasn’t been the same since. And now, some music news. Ed Sheeran obliterated
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I’m in denial about Labour Day. Please do not bring it up. And now, music news… Great (albeit possibly crazy) theory: Renegade street artist Banksy is actually Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack.
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Still suffering from Olympic withdrawal. Back to watching Jerry Springer in the afternoon. And now, the music news… Barbra Streisand has asked Apple to fix the way Siri says her name. Kanye wrote
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I’ve been told that when I’m under extreme stress (or under the influence of serious painkillers following, say, surgery), I talk in my sleep. I don’t say anything of any great import, but
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With California suffering a horrendous drought and with all them mandated water usage rules in place, how is it possible for Kanye and Kim to have such a green lawn? Note the dry,
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FYI Music News has offers this current summary of all-time album sales in the US. The Beatles: 178,000,000 million albums sold. And that’s just in America. Garth Brooks: 135,000,000 albums. Yes, that many.
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