The proper way to pair food and music
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Before friends arrived for dinner last week, the household was in a tizzy. My wife was agonizing over the correct preparation of a lovely
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Random music news for Saturday, June 12, 2021
This January 6 Capitol rioter admits that he had a plan to destroy the internet by bombing Amazon servers. Craziness. Over to music news for June 12, 2021. This is an interesting read:
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Random music news for Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Jeezus. Now otters are getting COVID-19? In Georgia they are. Please make it stop. Meanwhile, here’s music news for April 21, 2021. More bad news for festivals: 2021’s Boots and Hearts Music Festival
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McDonalds–yes, the restaurant chain–releases a 7-inch single.
If you follow developments in the world of fast food, you’ll know that we’re deep into what some are calling the Chicken Sandwich Wars. Everyone is chasing Popeye’s in a bid for chicken
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McDonald’s Just Did Something Musically Awesome to Its Drink Trays
I still remember the time a friend showed me the genius of a Big Mac box design. “You open it up and dump your fries in the top half. That keeps them close
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McDonald’s Has Found a Way to Calm Late Night Drunks Looking for Burger-and-Fries Fire
You’ve been out with your friends for a night of music and clubbing and much alcohol has been consumed. What better way to inoculate against the inevitable hangover by pre-greasing up the digestive
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Remember the Flexi Disc/Soundsheet? It’s Still Kicking, Despite Its Throwaway History
If you were a music lover anytime between the 60s and early 90s, you may remember the flexi disc, or soundsheet as it was called in the US. The paper-thin, flexible, hardy vinyl
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UPDATE: Restaurants Have a New Musical Plan to Make You Spend More
There’s a reason stores, bars and restaurants play music in their establishments. Yes, it provides some nice ambiance, but savvy entrepreneurs know that music can influence the behaviour of customers. Done right, music
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This McDonald’s Burger Comes with a Side of a 60-Piece Orchestra. No, Really.
In its continuing effort to keep its menu fresh, McDonald’s in The Netherlands is testing out a new burger they call The Maestro. I have no idea what’s on it, but that doesn’t
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McWubStep: Dubstep, McDonalds-Style
Who need a fancy studio when a McDonalds drink cup will do? If you absolutely need to know more about what’s going on here, try UPROXX.
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Random Music News for Tuesday, July 7, 2015
What was wrong with the old screw-tops for toothpaste tubes? I hate this flip up things that seem so popular now. You can never close them properly and you always went up with
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