Random music news for Tuesday, July 10, 2018
I think I speak for all of us with gross feet: men in opened-toed sandals anywhere but at the beach is a bad idea. And now, music news for July 10, 2018 Canadian
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Barenaked Ladies
Random music news for Saturday, May 19, 2018
I just have time to watch the Royal Wedding from an anti-monarchist pub down the street from my London hotel before I have to head to Heathrow. I’ll miss all the drunks following
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 822: The history of nerd rock
nerd: (nərd) n. informal. 1. A foolish of contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious. 2. A single-minded expert in a particular technical field. Example: a computer nerd. This is
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In case you missed the Barenaked Ladies reunion with Steve Page at the Junos last night…
…here it is. It was a feel-good moment for the country, no? And here was their speech upon being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Overall, this had to be one
Read MoreThis rehearsal footage shows that Fergie wasn’t sure about what she planned to do with her national anthem performance
The tsunami that is social media just won’t let it go. Chatter about Fergie’s, er, unique rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the NBA All-Star Game continues. Now footage has emerged that suggests
Read MoreRandom Music News for Friday, January 19, 2018
The first-ever PC virus that targeted MD-DOD, Brain, was released into the wild on this day in 1986. Which reminds me: gotta do a deep scan today. And now, some music news for
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How the Barenaked Ladies Fluked into the Biggest Hit of Their Career
Ed Roberston of the Barenaked Ladies came into the studio a couple of years ago looking very healthy, very relaxed and wearing a very cool (and obviously expensive) jacket. “So I see writing
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Canada’s Newest Supergroup: The Trans-Canada Highwaymen
Things can go one of two ways with supergroups: the whole can end up greater than the sum if its parts or the project can collapse into an incoherent mess of egos and
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Random Music News for Friday, January 6, 2017
Off to Fredericton today to speak at the Canadian University Press conference. Must. Have. Seafood. And now, the music news. Okay, one more: Mariah Carey’s ex says she needs help. Starting next Wednesday, Norway
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Are These the 20 Worst Songs of All Time?
Earlier this week I reported on a project purportedly designed to flush out the worst songs in the universe. The New York Post–which also reported on the story–asked its readers to chime in
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, July 23, 2016
Off to Dubai tonight on a diplomatic mission. Pray that my nickel-sized kidney stone doesn’t cause any problems on the 13 hour flight. And now, the music news. What can we learn from
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