Random music news for Tuesday, August 29, 2023
There’s a problem at Burning Man. Let’s see how they solve this. Meanwhile, we’ve got music news for August 29, 2023. More music news? Look here. BONUS: If you have the time, this
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Coldplay is really going to confuse some people with their new album
Coldplay is about to complete their transition from a British indie band to a full-on mainstream pop band with their new album, Music of the Spheres, on October 15. Once you employ producer
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Random music news for Monday, November 18, 2019
Back in the home office after two weeks. But I don’t know why I bothered to unpack because I’m gone again in another ten days. But let’s worry about that later. Here’s music
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Random music news for Saturday, August 4, 2018
A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer long weekends and that Labour Day is just a month off. Time for
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Random Music News for Friday, August 25, 2017
The last normal weekend of the summer–which explains the Christmas displays I’ve already seen. Shouldn’t be long before some radio stations start flipping to an all-Christmas format. And now, the music news for
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Is Today’s Pop Music Really That Bad? Yes–and Here’s Why.
Ever get the feeling that so much modern pop music is really quite, well, terrible? I mean, truly, honestly awful? That it all sounds the same? That there’s no innovation in music anymore?
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Random Music News for Thursday, February 11, 2016
This is the fifteenth anniversary of the Anna Kournikova virus. And now, the music news. The Pirate Bay vs. Netflix: this will get weird. (Via Tom) Another look at the music charts and
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Random Music News for Friday, January 15, 2016
Super Bowl I was played in Los Angeles on this day in 1967. Green Bay beat Kansas City 35-10. And now, the music news… Rene Angelil, Celine Dion’s husband, is dead at the
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How Many People Does It Take to Make a Hit Song? A Lot, Actually
If you look at the writing credits of virtually any song by any of the big pop stars, you’ll see that there were a lot of cooks in each of those kitchens. It’s
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Random Music News for Thursday, October 15, 2015
Is this Canadian election campaign over yet? Jeebus… In music news, this is what I’ve got today. Wait: You mean Justin Bieber has been banned in the Middle East? Flavor Flav has pleaded
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The Pop Genius of Max Martin
Who? Max Martin? You may not know this Swede’s name, but I guarantee you know his work. Get caught up with this article in The New Yorker. Among the stranger aspects of recent
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