Classic Rock Will Never Get Old Thanks To Pop Culture
How does a genre that never adds anything new stay afloat? You’d think hearing the same set of songs would get boring, right? The classic rock radio format is an interesting beast in
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Random Music News for Tuesday, March 28, 2017
The 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
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Spring forward, etc. Why is daylight saving time still a thing? Why do we bother when science says it’s a waste of time? (No pun intended.) And now, the music news. HMV continues
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The Barbie Doll made its debut at a toy fair on this day in 1959. And in music news… A good question: Why are movie soundtracks so addicted to classic rock? Meanwhile, here’s
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More Music Magazine Carnage: UK’s Team Rock Collapses, Taking a Bunch of Titles With It
I love my British music magazines, which once thrived in such numbers that there seemed to be one for ever interest. But dammit, Internet, you’re doing your best to destroy an industry that
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Documentary Asks the Question “What Is Classic Rock?”
Daniel Sakissian is a young Toronto filmmaker who was puzzled by the term “classic rock.” What does that mean, anyway? To find the answer, he set out to make a documentary on the
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Five Books for the Classic Rock Fan
If you’re looking for a new book to read and enjoy classic rock, here are five books you might want to consider. 1) Rocking the Classics – Edward Macan If you’re into progressive rock,
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10 Songs Classic Rock Radio Needs to Stop Playing NOW
The thing about classic rock is that they’re not making any more of it. Sure, you can make a decent case for moving Nirvana, Pearl Jam, the Chili Peppers and other legacy alt-rock
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INFOGRAPHIC: Do Hometown Bands Get a Pass on Classic Rock Radio?
When it comes to classic rock radio, do Canadian bands get a little more love from their hometown stations? Maybe, as this infographic from Completely Ignored points out. Click on the image to
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Why Classic Rock Isn’t As Classic As It Used to Be
You may have noticed that radio stations that feasted on classic rock for decades are sounding a little different. To some ears, they just aren’t, well, as classic as they used to be.
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Classic Rock Songs No One Ever Need Hear Again
Sorry for the click-bait-y, headline, but I want to direct your attention to this article on the topic of classic rock songs that are so burned out that it may take them years
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