Ongoing History Daily: The loudest concert of all time
For the longest time, bands competed to be the loudest when it came to playing gigs. I remember reading that The Who held the record when a gig was measured at 120 decibels.
Read MoreFor the longest time, bands competed to be the loudest when it came to playing gigs. I remember reading that The Who held the record when a gig was measured at 120 decibels.
Read MoreAnother Sunday Lunch encore presentation–sort of–where Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox remember the time they did “Smoke on the Water” from the kitchen.
Read MoreI have a rat living in my backyard. You’d think that with two English bull terriers living here that they’d do something about it. Nope. Let’s move on to music news for October
Read MoreSixty-five years today, the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line. Now we can talk about music news for June 30, 2018. Here are my weekly music picks for GlobalNews.ca. If you haven’t
Read MoreSince its release n 1972, Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” has appeared on vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CD and all matter of digital files. Now, it’s been recorded on human DNA. And I
Read MoreOne more day and we’ll be into the double-digit dates of January. In other words, we’re making progress. And now, the music day’s music news. Thousands turned up to a David Bowie birthday
Read MoreTwenty-five new songs are being added to the Grammy Hall of Fame this year. Songs by David Bowie, Deep Purple, Nirvana, and Prince appear on the list. Other artists on this year’s list
Read MoreSince the internet has evolved, things have become more and more available to the general public. This includes music that people otherwise would have a hard time hearing in the pre-internet days. From
Read MoreUsually when we imagine bands and musicians recording their latest albums, we envision them in a recording studio with a producer sitting in front of a mixing board that has lots of knobs,
Read MoreOn this day in 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. She was part of the crew of the Challenger. Interesting tidbit: I’m hearing that after the announcement that the
Read MoreIn a development that I suspect troubles Trent Reznor and Morrissey not at all, neither Nine Inch Nails nor The Smiths were voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.
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