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Random music news for Tuesday, October 2, 2018

October 2, 2018October 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Deep Purple, Ian Gillian, Orri Páll Dyrason, Sheepdogs, Sigur Rós, Social Distortion, Spotify, Ultra Music Festival

I have a rat living in my backyard. You’d think that with two English bull terriers living here that they’d

Random music news for Saturday, June 30, 2018

June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brendon Urie, Deep Purple, Discogs, Donald Trump, Drake, Duran Duran, Google, Google Home, Guns 'N Roses, Iron Maiden, John, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Malaysia, Morrissey, Nick Cave, Panic! At the Disco, Smoke on the Water, Spotify, St, Taylor Swift

Sixty-five years today, the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line. Now we can talk about music news for

Cool! Medical Mysteries of Music

“Smoke on the Water” Has Been Stored in Human DNA. Wait–What?

October 9, 2017October 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Deep Purple, DNA, Smoke on the Water

Since its release n 1972, Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” has appeared on vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CD and all

Random Music News for Monday, January 9, 2017

January 9, 2017January 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments BandCamp, Black Sabbath, Chris Brown, David Bowie, David Letterman, Deep Purple, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Kelly Osbourne, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Outkast, Ozzy, Paul Shaffer, Sam the Record Man, Super Bowl, Tony Iommi

One more day and we’ll be into the double-digit dates of January. In other words, we’re making progress. And now,

2016 Grammy Hall of Fame Inductees

November 30, 2016November 30, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments David Bowie, Deep Purple, Grammy Hall of Fame, Inductees, Nirvana, Prince

Twenty-five new songs are being added to the Grammy Hall of Fame this year. Songs by David Bowie, Deep Purple,

Here Are 11 Fantastic Isolated Vocal Tracks

November 4, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Deep Purple, Dio, Heart, Iron Maiden, Isolated Vocals, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Merry Clayton, Metallica, Nirvana, Queen, The Who, vocal tracks

Since the internet has evolved, things have become more and more available to the general public. This includes music that

Alternative Recording: Alt Musicians Who Recorded Outside of a Studio (And Some Very Weird Places)

August 3, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Alternative, alternative musicians, Animal Collective, Black Sabbath, Bon Iver, Burzum, Can, Chris Connelly, Cowboy Junkies, Deep Purple, Efterklang, Einsturzende Neubauten, Eric Bachmann, Gorillaz, Great Lake Swimmers, Marilyn Manson, Mike Patton, My Morning Jacket, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Recording, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Regurgitator, Sigur Rós, Sunn O))), THE BLACK KEYS, The Drones, U2

Usually when we imagine bands and musicians recording their latest albums, we envision them in a recording studio with a

Random Music News for Saturday, June 18, 2016

June 18, 2016June 18, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Britney Spears, Bruce Dickinson, Deep Purple, Donald Trump, Dr. Dre, Elvis Presley, Ian Paice, Iron Maiden, Meat Loaf, Michael Jackson, Prince, Radiohead, Slipknot, Sound Academy, Status Quo, The Pirate Bay, Tragically Hip

On this day in 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. She was part of the crew

Nine Inch Nails, Smiths Fail to Make the Cut for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

December 17, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, NWA, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Steve Miller

In a development that I suspect troubles Trent Reznor and Morrissey not at all, neither Nine Inch Nails nor The

Catch The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Skrillex & More For a Whole $98 at 48th Edition of Le Festival d’été

July 8, 2015July 15, 2015 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Anti-Flag, Arctic Monkeys, Black Lips, Deep Purple, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, FEQ, Foo Fighters, Future Islands, Iggy Azalea, Interpol, Jack Ü, Juliette Jagger, Le Festival d’été, Le Festival d’été de Québec, Lisa Leblanc, MAP, Milky Chance, Plains of Abraham, Run the Jewels, Skrillex, The Doobie Brothers, The Rolling Stones, Vance Joy, Yelle

By: Juliette Jagger With the summer festival season now in full swing, it can be difficult at times to decide

15 Homages in Lyrics

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 Former Contributor 4 Comments Deep Purple, Homages, House of Love, Lyrics, Oasis, Operation Ivy, Pavement, Rancid, Rush, Sleater-Kinney

By Adam Morrison There are two ways to pay tribute to your influences. The “Blurred Lines”/”Got to Give It Up”

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Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
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