It’s always a shock when a rock star dies. Our first reaction is “What happened? How did this person die?” That’s completely natural. Whenever we’re met with something incomprehensible, we demand an explanation.
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Want to stay in Shrek’s swamp? Now you can. You can also read music news for September 29, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Be safe. Learn from this government-issued mixtape.
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[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] If you were part the minuscule audience who watched the MTV Music Video Awards last week (according to Nielsen overnights, only 865,000 people tuned in
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Hands up all of you who were dying for a new flavour of Coca-Cola created by AI. Anyone? How about some music news for September 16, 2023? More music news? Check here. BONUS:
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When it comes to the next musician-based biopic, Bob Marley is an obvious no-brainer. Here is the first taste of One Love, which is due in theatres next year. (Via Sean)
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“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 have kickstarted life
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First, Jamaica gave us ska. Then out of ska came reggae. Well, sort of. Reggae also descended from another form of Jamaican music called rocksteady, which itself has some DNA from R&B. The word “reggae” really
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[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] For the last number of decades, I’ve made a career out of sourcing strange and wonderful facts about the world of music. I now
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Yeah. Why has it? Ponder that before moving on to music news for April 12, 2022. If you’re going in for surgery, check to see if the doctor doing the operating is into
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Now that it’s Valentine’s Day, I have a plea to my neighbours: TAKE DOWN YOUR DAMN CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS! There. I feel better. And now here’s music news for February 14, 2022. Because it’s
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One day, one of these strange signals will turn out to be actual aliens. Until then, I’ll keep gathering music news. Here’s what’s happening on January 28, 2022. Did you notice the strange
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