Staging a music festival is an incredibly risky thing because so many things that are beyond your control can go wrong. That ranges from the weather to crazy crowds to logistical mistakes to
Read MoreChuck Berry is rightly considered to be the godfather of rock’n’roll. He was from St. Louise, but he also had a thing for Kitchener, Ontario. At some point—the details are unclear, although it
Read MoreOn May 21, 1955, a new sound came from Universal Recording Studios in Chicago. A 29-year-old guitarist from St. Louis ripped through his new song. It told the story of a man driving
Read More[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
Read MoreLegends never die, right? Despite his death in March, guitar god Chuck Berry still has music on the way, and his first-ever music video to show for it. Berry’s posthumous album Chuck is
Read MoreBefore Chuck Berry died on March 18, he’d record his first album since 1979. Chuck is due June 9, but another song is now available. He wrote it about Themetta “Toddy” Berry, his
Read MoreForty-seven years ago today, Paul McCartney announced he was leaving The Beatles. And now, the music news… A Spotify executive was killed in that terrorist attack in Sweden last week. Chuck Berry got
Read MoreMany songs are sent. Few are chosen. These are my eleven recommended picks for the week. Mediazoic takes care of the hosting. ARTIST SONG ALBUM 1 The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer Get
Read MoreThe first incidence of sabotage aboard a commercial airliner happened on this day in 1933 when a passenger deliberately started a fire. And now, the music news of the day. Canadian album sales
Read MoreOne of the coolest music projects ever was the Carl Sagan-curated Golden Record, phonograph records attached to the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft. Made of actual gold–the element stands up very well to
Read MoreOn this day 59 years ago, Elvis was drafted into the army. And in music news… Chuck Berry apparently left behind a fortune of $50 million. Great question: What makes one streaming music
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