Weekly survey: How would you grade the new music of 2021?
Now that we’re getting very close to the end of the year, it’s time for some reflection on the overall quality of the new music we got. How would you grade the music
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New Releases
What music is coming up in 2020? Here’s a taste.
The music industry has entered a month-long holiday hibernation stage but will return in January with a whole new release schedule. Based on a survey of sources, here are a few things we
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Can we please have a consolidated and comprehensive”upcoming releases” website?
Part of my job involves being on top of the release of new singles and albums each week. For purposes to curation, reviews, and recommendation, I need to know the release date of
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What New Albums are Coming Up in 2018? Here’s What We Know So Far [UPDATE]
Now that we’re almost done with 2017, it’s time to seriously start looking at what the year ahead has in store. Thanks to my friends Jack and Sarah at Teknicolor Marketing out of
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New Music Fridays Are Here–and Not Everyone Is Happy About It
Today–July 10, 2015–is a historic day in the music industry. It’s the first New Music Friday, meaning that forty-five countries (including Canada) will now offer up new releases online and in stores as
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The Countdown is On to Make Friday the Global Release Day for New Music
Releasing new music on this planet is chaotic. Some countries put out new stuff on Monday (UK and France), Tuesday (Canada and the US), Wednesdays (Japan) and Friday (Germany, Australia and nine others).
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Another Band Puts Blood into Their Records
The idea of a band contributing their actual blood to a project goes back to at least 1977 when all four members of KISS bled for their Marvel comic book. Today, the Flaming
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Beck Releases Single Ahead of New Album
Beck’s first full studio album in about five years is coming later this spring. The first single from Morning Phase is called “Blue Moon.” (Thanks to Larry for the link.)
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Wheatus Returns with a…Cassette?
Hand-numbered limited-edition things are hot these days. Wheatus–remember “Teenage Dirtbag?”–has this special release limited to just 50 copies. More details here. [bandcamp width=350 height=470 album=55347240 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 notracklist=true] Here are some Ontario
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