Random music news for Wednesday, April 24, 2019
April 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1996 that Scott Weiland was fired from Stone Temple Pilots–for the first time. Elsewhere
Browsing the "Music" Tag
The music industry made a ton of money in 2018 – but not artists
April 3rd, 2019 | by Amber Healy
A new report showed the music industry raked in an astonishing $19.1 billion in 2018, an increase of 9.7% from
Signal and Mic+Line present the Toronto Mastering Roundtable
March 6th, 2019 | by Andrew Dick
Hey music geeks and tech freaks! If you are in Toronto and are looking to network and learn about music
Ryerson Entertainment Conference: Where commerce and creativity connect
February 25th, 2019 | by Andrew Dick
Have you heard about Ryerson Universities entertainment conference - REC? It's a student-run two-day conference that looks at entertainment technology, communications and media.
March 1 is World Music Therapy Day
February 17th, 2019 | by Amber Healy
Listening to a song you love makes you feel good, right? In a very basic way, that’s what music therapy
Time for Super Bowl prop bets involving music
January 31st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Earlier this month, I spent a Sunday afternoon in the sports book of the Mirage in Las Vegas, watching several
Amazon offers up some interesting year-end statistics for music, video and more
December 4th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Time for another best-of year-end list, this time from Amazon. This is directly from the press release. Amazon Prime Music
Music Tech Event at the Phoenix was a Hit!
November 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Thanks to everyone who came out to our 16th Music Tech Event. It was great to chat with and meet lots of
Paul Allen was not only a co-founder of Microsoft. He was also a great friend of music.
October 16th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen finally lost a fight with non-Hodgkins lymphoma yesterday, a disease he’d had since 2009, which followed
This is what listening to music does to your brain while you work
September 30th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Most places of business allow employees to listen to music at work because it can promote wellbeing, productivity, and concentration.
Plot twist: Showbox owner sues Seattle
September 8th, 2018 | by Amber Healy
There’s been a lot of talk about the Showbox in Seattle this summer, as a Vancouver-based developer announced its intent
How AI is changing the world of music
September 8th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Raine wrote this for Canadian Musician magazine. AI is coming for music. In fact, it’s here already. -AC] Artificial
Is music really good for you? Let’s look at the science
September 3rd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Sure, we love music but is it actually good for our heatlh? Let’s take a look. Click on the image
How is your taste in music affected by age? Prepare yourself for this.
August 22nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[A post by Jess Walter. Photo by Mohammad Metri on Unsplash -AC] One’s music taste is usually solidified early in their adolescence, with males
Here’s how social media drives music (and vice-versa)
August 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
A new study by a company called MusicWatch has resulted in this infographic that shows the relationship between music and
Pearl Jam prepares to go Home
August 3rd, 2018 | by Amber Healy
The last time Pearl Jam played in Seattle, it was a different world. The year was 2013, which says a
Can you use music to change the taste of wine? A guide to the art of pairing wine with the right music.
July 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] It all started with a glass of tomato juice. On a
Here’s what science says happens to our brains when we listen to music
June 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Although there doesn’t seem to be an evolutionary reason for us to have music, it seems as if our brains
Video game soundtracks: They deserve more respect
May 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[Another contribution from Thomas Dennett who thinks we should be paying more attention to the music we hear in video
The continuing inexorable devaluation of music
April 9th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
When music was hard to come by, we cared a lot more about it. If you paid X dollars for
I repeat: Your dog likes music. This might help you find their favourite.
March 11th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
I didn’t need science to tell me that dogs like music. All my English bull terrier have exhibited certain musical
Exercising to music “bends your mind”
February 21st, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you engage in any kind of exercise, I’m going to guess that you do it to music. Look around.
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