Back in the early-to-mid 1970s David Bowie was drinking heavily and doing a LOT of drugs, especially cocaine. This left him open to wandering down certain rabbit holes that didn’t do him any
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One of the most influential groups in the history of new rock was the Ramones. By extension, the late Johnny Ramone was one of the most influential guitar players. Was it because he
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One of the longest-running debates in rock’n’roll is who is the best guitarist? For decades, arguments centered around three people: Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and Jeff Beck (let’s leave Jimi, Eddie, and Prince
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A rideable robot goat? From a motorcycle manufacturer? Yep. Let’s try some music news for March 16, 2022. Just as the touring industry starts to recover from COVID, insanely high gas prices threaten
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One of the most influential groups in the history of new rock was the Ramones. By extension, the late Johnny Ramone was one of the most influential guitar players. Was it because he
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Santa’s Yumnut. Next, music news for Saturday, November 7, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Virus? What virus, eh Diddy? Coronavirus update 2: Expect a deluge of radio stations to flip to an all-Christmas format
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When Led Zeppelin’s second album came out in 1969, side one track one was an immediate hit. It was heavier and more powerful than almost every other thing we’d head to that point.
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I love hearing the backstories of famous songs–and the more famous, the better. Here’s Jimmy Page explaining how Led Zeppelin wrote and recorded “Stairway to Heaven.”
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Lots of hockey, baseball, and football this weekend. I may not leave the couch. Here’s music news for October 5, 2019. Sorry for the lateness of this week’s report on Canadian music sales
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I’ll be weirded out by this date for the rest of my life. Let’s deflect from that by looking at music news for September 11, 2019. Here’s something about the sales of Taylor
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It’s the first legal 4/20 in Canada. Kinda feels different given that every day is 4/20 in this country, doesn’t it? Here’s what’s making music news on April 20, 2019. On that note,
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