Random music news for Thursday, July 11, 2024
Finally home after my speaking tour of Alberta. Thanks to everyone who came out! More events coming soon. Meanwhile, here’s music news for July 11, 2024. More music news? Look here. BONUS: I’m
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Cypress Hill
Why are hip-hop vets able to fill arenas while many newer acts cannot?
If you look at the touring music industry, the acts that are filling big venues from from rock, pop, and country. Hip-hop artists in general don’t have this ability. Why? B-Real of Cypress
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Slipknot’s Knotfest stopped in Ottawa and we were there
[Another concert report from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] Knotfest 2022 landed in Ottawa on its North American tour, and for one night the nation’s capital wasn’t a sleepy little government city.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 816: The 90s, Part 5(b): The Hip-Hop Influence
If we look at the state of rock here in the 21st century, it is no longer the main musical driver of popular culture. Hip-hop now rules. This doesn’t mean that rock is
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Random Music News for Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Repeat after me: It’s still summer. It’s still summer. It’s still summer. And now, the music news for September 20. Here’s an early review of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. Maybe you
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Cypress Hill is About to Turn a Simpsons Joke into Reality
One of my favourite Simpsons episode of all time was “Homerpalooza” from 1996 when Homer joined an alt-rock tour suspiciously similar to Lollapalooza. While he got shot in the stomach with a cannonball
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And the Debut Prophets of Rage EP is Called The Party’s Over
After a series of gigs–some standard, most guerilla–Prophets of Rage (Rage Against the Machine + Public Enemy + Cypress Hill) have let it be known that their debut EP, The Party’s Over, will
Read MoreRage Against the Machine-Public Enemy-Cypress Hill Supergroup to Make Live Debut in LA
Prophets of Rage, featuring everyone in Rage Against the Machine except Zack, Chuck D from Public Enemy, B-Real from Cypress Hill and DJ Lord, made their live debut in LA Tuesday night (May
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Are the 90s About to Make a Comeback? They Are at This Music Festival
Is the time ripe for a fond look back at the 90s? A grunge revival? Old-school gangsta? Well, if the Pemberton Music Festival in BC is any indication, the answer is “yes.” While
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Music Industry Job Opening: Blunt Roller
I’ve heard–and not being a boxing fan, I’m not sure if this is entirely true–that Mike Tyson once employed a dude named Crocodile whose only job was to following Mike around all day,
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