Random music news for Saturday, March 23, 2023
Powdered beer? It’s here. So is music news for March 23, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Besides helping to bring down Donald Trump, what else has Stormy Daniels been up to
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Beethoven
A thought experiment: Which of today’s rock artists will still be heard 100 years from now?
[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] What’s the oldest song you know? I’m not talking about something from oldies radio but something really old. Some people will cite a hymn or other
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Imagine this Christmas sound-and-light display next door to you.
Beethoven would be proud. The rest of the neighbourhood? I’m not sure. (Via Nerdist)
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What if The White Stripes covered Beethoven?
Then it might sound something like this. (Via Larry)
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If Beethoven had written “Old McDonald Had a Farm,” it would sound like this.
Clever? Or stupid? As always, there’s can be a very fine line between the two. (Via Tom and ClassicFM)
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Random Music News for Monday, April 16, 2018
Interesting hockey factoid: On this day in 1910, the Boston Arena opened. It’s the oldest hockey rink still in use. And when it comes to music news on April 16, 2018… It’s possible
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Random music news for Saturday, April 14, 2018
Go home, polar vortex. You’re drunk. That’s all I’ve got–other than these music news items for April 14, 2018. Here are my weekly music picks for Global News. Art Bell, the former host
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Random Music News for Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Okay, people. Time to take down the Halloween decorations. Those carved pumpkins look pretty disgusting. You’ve been warned. And now, the music news for November 21. One of the reasons the Canadian music
Read MoreAI Project Figures Out How Jimi Hendrix Might Interpret Beethoven–And Vice-Versa
Researchers at Birmingham City University were wondering “How might a classical giant like Beethoven handle a song by Lady Gaga?” It sounds a little silly on the surface, but if you’re working with
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Random Music News for Thursday, February 23, 2017
I’m somewhere between Perth, Australia, and home in Toronto. Through the miracle of traveling east across the date line and through 13 time zones, my Thursday will be 37 hours long. And now,
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Your Weird Thanksgiving Music Video: 167 Theremin Nesting Dolls Play Beethoven
Ever hear of a musical instrument called a Matryomin? Its invention dates to the 1920s when Masami Takeuchi became a Theremin master while living in Russia. He took the Theremin back to Japan
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