Random music news for Thursday, October 23, 2025
I’m not sure what’s going on here, but it has to be stopped. (Via Tom) Moving to music news for October 23, 2025… BONUS: This takes Halloween decorations to the
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Remembering Sam the Record Man. The last store is about to close. (Maybe.)
Like a lot of Canadians, I received a lot of my music education by wandering around a Sam the Record Man store. In my case, I’d be dropped off at the Garden
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HMV is back in the Toronto area–but it’s not quite what you think
HMV disappeared from the Canadian landscape back in 2017, taking dozens of record store locations down with it. Enter Doug Putnam, the Hamilton-area entrepreneur who snapped up old HMV leases
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, December 25, 2023
What? Did you think there wasn’t any music news to report on December 25, 2023? Someone has to post this stuff. More music news? Look here. BONUS: I’m sure the
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, November 20, 2023
If you’re in the market for a David Bowie impersonator, this guy is pretty good. Also pretty good: Music news for November 20, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS:
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Random music news for Monday, May 1, 2023
More music news? Check here. BONUS: This director’s cut of a Madonna video was banned 20 years ago. It’s finally been released.
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There is officially TOO MUCH MUSIC out there. Here’s proof.
In the old days of physical music formats — CDs, vinyl, tapes — a collection was considered big if you had more than 100 of anything. Completists and obsessives might
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Despite long odds, a Canadian businessman has turned bankrupt HMV UK profitable
When HMV collapsed under a mountain of debt, everyone rightly believed that it was the end of a record store chain that had been around for almost a hundred years.
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Ongoing History Daily: Format wars
Format wars are nothing new: Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD. AAC vs. WMA vs. MP3. But 100 years ago, the competing formats were the rotating disc vs. the rotating cylinder. In the
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, July 22, 2021
Someone was bribed with a golden toilet? Over to music news for July 22, 2021. Chester Bennington’s widow posted this on the fourth anniversary of his death. YouTube has a
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At some point, we’re going to want to get back on an airplane. Here’s the latest rating of the best airlines on the planet. Once you’re done with that, try
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