Random music news for Monday, June 10, 2019
June 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The Raptors could will take it all tonight. Then the city/province/country will lose its collective mind. Ponder that as we
Browsing the "Elvis Costello" Tag
Random music news for Tuesday, November 6, 2018
November 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1947, Meet the Press debuted on TV. It’s still on, making it the longest-running TV show
Random music news for Monday, September 24, 2018
September 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Winging home from Las Vegas today, so an entire day is lost to travel. But before I boarded my Air Canada
Elvis Costello battling “very aggressive” cancer
July 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Elvis Costello has apologized for canceling a European tour, but I think we can all forgive him because he revealed
Random Music News for Friday, December 8, 2017
December 8th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Here’s a fun game to play: Predict the next goofy/dangerous/reckless/unnecessary thing Donald Trump will do to piss off the rest
Pseudonyms of Musicians and Their Origins
September 23rd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
[Another assignment from the current intern-in-resident, Dorothy Lee. What are the stories behind some rock’n’roll stage names?- AC] 1. Black
Honouring Cohen with a “Tower of Song”
September 18th, 2017 | by Amber Healy
Leonard Cohen’s family will celebrate his life in Montreal in November, with some of the biggest names in music performing
The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: If That’s Your REAL Name…
July 7th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Every once in a while you’ll run across an author who releases a novel under a different name. Stephen King
The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: 10 Terrible Career Moves
June 23rd, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate
Random Music News for Monday, September 26, 2016
September 26th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Is Blac Chyna good for Rob Kardashian? Hint: No f**ks will ever be given by me about this one. And
Random Music News for Thursday, March 31, 2016
March 31st, 2016 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1949, Newfoundland became Canada’s tenth province. Now, in music news… Spotify has raised another $1 billion
Garry Shandling Dead at 66.
March 24th, 2016 | by Alan Cross
Goddammit, 2016! Stop it! Stop taking entertainers I care about! Reports out of LA say that Garry Shandling died suddenly
The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 738: 10 Terrible Career Moves
December 11th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate
The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 737: Heath Issues of Musicians
November 27th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Let’s face it: we’re just bags of water with some chemicals mixed in. The squishy bits that make us US
Elvis Costello Finally Writes That Book
October 16th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Remember this one from Elvis Costello? He may be that prolific when it comes to writing songs, but when it
Random Music News for Thursday, October 15, 2015
October 15th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Is this Canadian election campaign over yet? Jeebus… In music news, this is what I’ve got today. Wait: You mean
Random Music News for Monday, September 14, 2015
September 14th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Today’s music news comes from the ANA business lounge at Narita Airport in Tokyo. Stephen Page has sued his old
Random Music News for Wednesday, April 8, 2015
April 8th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Back to Singapore today. Goodbye, orang-utans of Kota Kinabalu! Did you know that video games are bringing classical music to
Random Music News for Thursday, March 26, 2015
March 26th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Larry Page, the co-founder of Google, turns 42 today. I’ve done nothing with my life. Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon
Bands That Headline Too Many Festivals [INFOGRAPHIC]
February 24th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Another fine bit of work by Cam at CompletelyIgnored.com
Ranking the 40 Best SNL Musical Guests Over 40 Years (And My Personal Top 5.5)
February 15th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Yes, SNL has been on that long–and every single week (I think) they’ve had a special musical guest. The Village
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