We all know that on the evening of Monday, December 8, Mark David Chapman walked up to John Lennon outside the Dakota apartments in New York and shot him several times in the
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Interesting that an official warning had to be issued about this. Nothing to worry about with music news for November 9, 2022… More music news? Check here. BONUS: Here’s a map of what
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When Starbucks gets into NFTs, you know we’ve reached an odd place. As for music news for September 14, 2022… Mark David Chapman, John Lennon’s assassin, was denied parole for the twelfth time.
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No. Just…no. Let’s begin the first day of autumn with music news for September 22, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: There was a special concert for frontline workers in Windsor. Coronavirus update 2: “What’s
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Got a nutty friend who believes in QAnon? Better read this. Once you absorb that, move on to music news for August 27, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: COVID-19 is taking a terrible toll
Read MoreYesterday was the 80th birthday of the synthesizing of LSD. Insert quip about the drug’s long, strange trip [here]. As for music news on November 17. 2018… This is an interesting theory on
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Among the treasures to be found on an upcoming six-disc John Lennon box set devoted just to his most famous solo album, is a never-before-released version of the title track. The box–with 140
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I’d forgotten about this game. Eleven years ago today, the Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles 30-0 in the worst route in MLB history. As for music news on August 22, 2018… Paul McCartney
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The end-of-summer season sales are now on. I’m not ready for this. I can, however, offer some music news for July 24, 2018. Weekly Canadian music sales numbers vs. this time last year:
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The big news from overnight was that Charles Manson, the infamous head hippie in the Manson Family, died at the age of 83 after spending 49 years in prison. The fascination that surrounded
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It was on this day in 1976 that the Montreal Olympics opened. Twenty-five African teams boycotted the games because the IOC wouldn’t kick out New Zealand for having played sporting events against South
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