Random music news for Thursday, March 5, 2026
Want to live longer? Science says, “Get a dog.” Want to be better informed? Read music news for March 5, 2026. BONUS: This is a great film from 1944 that explains the brand-new
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Marshall has release a line of Spinal Tap amps that can be turned up to “infinity.”
In the original Spinal Tap movie, guitarist Nigel Tufnel shows off his special Marshall amp that has a volume control that goes up to 11. We’ve talking about “turning things up to 11”
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The story of the electric guitar, part 3
[It’s the summer hiatus. New shows are already in production for the fall. – AC] In assessing the popular music of the last half of the 20th century, rock music was undeniably king.
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, July 2, 2020
Given that Canada had a day off in the middle of the week, this is not going to be a productive day. But we’ll do our best sourcing out music new for July
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Random music news for Saturday, September 1, 2018
Now that it’s September, I wonder how long it’ll be before some radio station flips to its annual all-Christmas format? Don’t laugh. I’ve heard of it being done as early as late September.
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Random Music News for Tuesday, January 12, 2016
I still can’t believe the Bowie news. It’s only now starting to sink in. Meanwhile, though, there is other music news to report–although not much. It’s all Bowie all the time at the
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Marshall Amplifiers Now Have a Smartphone. Wait–What?
Call it a smartphone that goes up to 11–or something like that. Patrick Charles reports from sister website, Geeks and Beats: Let’s face it: smartphones are pretty much all the same. I’m talking
Read MoreTiny Alfa Romeo Gets a BIG Marshall Sound System
Admit it: sticking stupidly large sound systems into tiny cars is way cool. Here’s what Alfa did with a one-off version of their MiTo hot hatch. More pictures and a full story
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Start 2014 with a Brand New Marshall Bar Fridge
I have one of these things in my home office and everyone who see it wants one, too. We also have one in the lobby of Indie 88 and it gets TONS of
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Imagine This Marshall Bar Fridge Being Delivered to Your Place
After a hard day writing or in the studio, I like to reach for whatever refreshment is inside my special office fridge. And I have one just like it with your name on
Read MoreThis is Why You Need to Keep Subscribing to My Newsletter
Who wouldn’t want a new bar fridge to start 2014? Here’s your chance to win one, just by being a subscriber to my free newsletter. Marshall has given me one of these super-cool Marshall
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