Random music news for Tuesday, October 14, 2025
What’s a great sin of our time? Pope Leo XIV says it’s “clickbait.” I’ll try to keep that to a minimum for music news for October 14, 2025. I don’t
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Random music news for Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Got terminal hiccups? There’s new hope! And then there’s music news for June 23, 2021. Deezer is joining the race for better quality audio on streaming services. That new Marvin
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Ten days until Christmas. Maybe you’ll get something like this under the tree. But hopefully not. (Via John) Now some music news for December 15, 2020. Eddie Van Halen’s official
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, June 25, 2020
First, a question: What if Good Fellas was a 1990s sitcom? Now some music news for June 25, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Markham, Ontario, will be the site of a
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Random music news for Thursday, April 16, 2020
Every day is Ground Hog Day, but I can confirm that this is music news for Thursday, April 16, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Social distancing until 2022? How’s that gonna
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, November 30, 2018
It’s been a bad year for romaine lettuce, hasn’t it? I miss my caesar salads. Here’s some music news for November 30, 2018. Qobuz, a high-res streaming platform, is expanding. Not
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The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: The History of Indie Rock, Part 1
Some time ago, I sat in on a talk by producer Steve Lillywhite who went off on a jag about the importance of the independent music scene. “Every musical trend starts with the
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Lessons for the indie musician: Greg Haplin’s “Notes From a Bedroom” coming to a bigger stage
Montreal based musician Greg Halpin makes sweet music in the bedroom. No really, he recorded an album in his bedroom. We’re being taken back to our younger years of playing
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Let’s combine Canadian indie music with flying a 737. This is Live on the Flight Deck.
I’ve seen a lot of videos that mashup music with a variety of things, but this is the first time (outside of an Iron Maiden tour with Captain Bruce Dickinson
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, November 25, 2017
I heard a great line from Mitch Hedberg the other day: “I do not feel compelled to listen to the Temptations.” And now, some music news for Saturday, November 25.
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Want to Get in on the Toronto Independent Music Awards? There’s Still Time.
It must be close to autumn because the Toronto Independent Music Awards are around the corner. As organizers prepare for the thirteenth edition of the awards, the application deadline has
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