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Ongoing History Daily: Noise and the pandemic

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Hearing, Noise, Pandemic

The last couple of years have been really hard on everyone. We’ve all spent more time at home than we’ve

Judgment on COVID-19 goes heavy metal

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Kenneth Copeland, Metal

This is called the “Kenneth Copeland remix.” You’ll laugh at first, but then you’ll find yourself putting it on repeat

The internet has thoughts on this anti-vax version of “All I What for Christmas is You”

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Anti-vax, Cover Version, COVID-19, Mariah Carey

Someone named Bridgette still hasn’t got the message about COVID-19 and vaccinations. She’s so pissed off at…something that she took

Djooky Music Awards look to unite the world through music

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments COVID-19, Djooky, Djooky Music Awards, Fan Vote, Global, International, Pandemic, Streaming, streaming contest

The still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic made it really difficult for everyone, including musicians who lost their ability to tour and

Check Your Head podcast combines musicians, mental health

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Check Your Head, Check Your Head podcast, Covid, COVID-19, Depression, Headspace, LGBT, Mari Fong, Mental Health, Musicians, Pandemic, Podcasts, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund

The past 18 months or so have been really tough on everyone’s mental health, including artists of all stripes. Not

Which genres did best under COVID quarantine? (Hint: A Canadian rock band was a global success)

June 23, 2021August 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Genres, Lockdown, Mother Mother, Quarantine, Viberate

It’s been a long, long time since there’s been anything normal about how music has been made, performed, recorded, and

A new Hip way to support The Unison Fund

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments #BandTogetherInUnison, Covid, COVID-19, Feist, Gord Sinclair, Humanitarian Award, Johnny Fay, Junos, Paul Langlois, Rob Baker, The Hip, The Tragically Hip, The Unison Fund, Unison Fund

Almost two weeks ago, so many of us were enthralled and a little teary eyed to see the surviving members

Music News AJMT

Random music news for Tuesday, June 15, 2021

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blake Shelton, Canadian Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards, Courtney Love, COVID-19, Dave Grohl, Drums and Bass, East Coast Music Awards, Eric Clapton, eSports, Gwen Stefani, Neil Peart, Noel Gallagher, The Edge, Trent Reznor, U2

A serious question: Why do all the seats used by players and coaches on the sidelines of big soccer matches

Concerts Music News

Are we about to get another Live Aid concert as a COVID benefit?

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Band Aid Charitable Trust, Benefit, Bob Geldof, COVID-19, Live Aid

There have been two Bob Geldof-organized Live Aid events. The first came in 1985 as a way to draw attention

It’s now the anti-vaxxers vs. The Foo Fighters

June 10, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anti-Vaxxers, COVID-19, Foo Fighters, Madison Square Garden

You may have heard by now that the Foo Fighters are set to play a maskless, full-capacity gig at Madison

America is going full steam ahead when it comes to concerts and festivals this summer. Canadians can only watch with envy.

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Concerts, COVID-19, Festivals, Tours

America has apparently declared mission accomplished when it comes to COVID-19. Even though infection and case rates are still higher

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