A famous Neil Peart motorcycle is going up for auction
When Rush went on tour for the band’s 30th anniversary–the R40 tour–the band and crew made accommodations for Neil Peart to bring along his motorcycle. Where possible, instead of a
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Random music news for Wednesday, March 15, 2023
“Klan-TV” isn’t like it sounds. Looks cool, too. Leaving that for music news for March 15, 2023… More music news? Check here. BONUS: This is an actual headline: “Nickelback could
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Coldplay’s next tour will be powered by recycled batteries from BMW
A couple of years back, Coldplay vowed not to tour until they found a way to do it in an ethical and environmentally responsible way. When I spoke to Chris
Read MoreComposer Hans Zimmer has been hired by BMW to create a “soundtrack” for an electric car.
Outside of the crunch of tires, electric cars are completely silent. You can’t hear one coming, which means it’s a serious safety problem for pedestrians. Manufacturers know that they need
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Random music news for Saturday, February 1, 2020
Aliens exist. Tom DeLonge will be proven right. Moving to music news for February 1, 2020… This is important: A report on the report (sorry) about Canada’s digital future. Here
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BMW has launched its own in-car music streaming solution
The infotainment system in my car–a proprietary system developed in-house by the manufacturer–is horrible. It’s slow, unnecessarily hard to navigate and won’t connect with my iPhone 80% of the time.
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Why does a salad seem taste better when someone else makes it? Just wondering. Meanwhile, here’s what I have for music news on August 28, 2019. The Tragically Hip are
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Random Music News for Monday, December 19, 2016
Well, that was an ugly trip back from the Caribbean. Weather-delayed flights. Missed connections. Unwanted overnight stays. Overbooked flights. Crew substitutions. Unscheduled aircraft maintenance. Aircraft swaps. What should have been
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Happy anniversary, dear. And now, music news. Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock was involved in a car crash after falling asleep at the wheel. He’s okay. Did you know that there
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Because it’s Remembrance Day, you need to listen to this song very carefully. And now, the music news. Want to snoop around in Gord Downie’s Toronto house? He just sold
Read MoreRandom Music News for Thursday, November 5, 2015
It’s Guy Fawkes night. If he were still alive, I wonder what he’d think of Anonymous appropriating his mask? Adele: The biggest thing since “Candle in the Wind.” This Adele
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