Random music news for Friday, April 10, 2020
I completely forgot that we had a long weekend this week. Frankly, EVERY weekend for the last month has been
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Jazz
Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 224: All That Jazzcast
Once the Province of Ontario softened up their liquor laws in 1946, Toronto came alive. This is when Toronto’s jazz
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Random music news for Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The dogs stuck their noses outside this morning, sniffed the cold and said “Nope. We’re holding it until April.” I
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Is rock becoming the new jazz? Stay with me on this…
The first half of the 20th century was driven by jazz. This was the dominant music of the era and
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Is Spotify killing jazz and classical music?
Streaming is dominated by hip-hop, R&B, and pop. If you’re going to be a star and make millions like Drake
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Random music news for Thursday, May 10, 2018
It was on this day in 1970 that Bobby Orr scored THAT goal, the one with him flying through the
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Our Milky Way galaxy apparently makes “music.” Listen.
Our Milky Way galaxy, which is at least 100,000 light-years across, completes a rotation in a leisurely 225 to 250 million
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Random music news for Friday, May 4, 2018
I just can’t stop staring at the car crash that is the Trump administration. It’s better than any TV show,
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Could Spotify kill off jazz, classical and soul music? Stay with me on this.
There’s plenty of music that we don’t like right away. Opera, for example. Modern jazz is another. So is virtually
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How Jazz and Racism Led to America’s War on Drugs
Ever hear of Harry Anslinger? Probably not, even though he was America’s first drug czar. Much of today’s war on
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Random Music News for Monday, July 17, 2017
It was on this day in 1976 that the Montreal Olympics opened. Twenty-five African teams boycotted the games because the
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