Random music news for Friday, December 22, 2023
I swear if I hear that Kars for Kids jingle one more time the red mist will descend and I won’t be held responsible for what happens next. As for
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Ongoing History Daily: When musicians run for mayor
It’s one thing to for a musician to scream at politicians but it’s quite another for a musician to walk the walk and actually try to do something about it.
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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox go for a Dead Kennedys classic with this week’s Sunday Lunch performance
Yep. Robert and Toyah do THAT song–except they change that one word. “Too drunk to funk?”
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, January 12, 2021
When will Canadians get a chance to get their COVID-19 vaccination? Use this calculator. Once you know your place in line, move to music news for January 12, 2021. Exactly
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The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: The History of Indie Rock, Part 2
All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and the people who believe in them to propel our music
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Where Did Classic Punk Bands Played Across Canada?
When punk bands go on the road, they tour far and wide. Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored put together this graphic showing where some legendary punk bands played across Canada.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 761: The History of Indie Rock, Part 2
All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and the people who believe in them to propel our music
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Random Music News for Wednesday, July 20, 2016
I still haven’t downloaded the Pokemon GO app. I’m not sure how much longer I can hold out. Meanwhile, in music news… There was an anti-Trump protest at the Rock
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Seven Songs About Halloween
Halloween is a great subject for a song because of the practices, history, and spirit of the holiday that can be used as lyrical inspiration, and the atmosphere that can
Read MoreThe Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 727: Why Punk Happened
For the casual observer, punk seemed to explode everywhere at once in about 1977. In the days before the Internet, social media and music video channels, punk appeared in cities
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10 Great Punk and Alt-rock Songs That Run Under Two Minutes
In 1987, Napalm Death managed to make a statement in all of 1.316 seconds with “You Suffer.” According to the Guinness Book of Records, it’s the shortest song ever recorded,
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