“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
Read MoreFirst, 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
Read More[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
Read MoreYeah. 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
Read MoreNow 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
Read MoreOne 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
Read MoreSocial media and streaming are relatively new inventions. UK site Money.co.uk decided to take a look at how much legendary musicians might have been able to earn had streaming and social media been
Read MoreSomeone was bribed with a golden toilet? Over to music news for July 22, 2021. Chester Bennington’s widow posted this on the fourth anniversary of his death. YouTube has a new tip jar
Read MoreOn December 4, 1976, Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt. On that night, seven gunmen burst into his house in Kingston, Jamaica. Bob, his wife Rita, and his manager were all injured in
Read MoreSpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is against COVID vaccination requirements. Great. First Dolly Parton turned “Jolene” into “Vaccine” to
Read MoreI had kinda predicted this: Research into the coronavirus could give us a cure for the common cold. Maybe. Good news, right? And here’s some music news for February 8, 2021. How the
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