Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman are back as The Guess Who (almost)
We knew something was up when this social media post appeared at the beginning of the weekend. How many of you remember the last show The Guess Who did on
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If you’ve never seen Randy Bachman deconstruct The Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night” chord, watch this.
The construction of that marvelous opening chord for “A Day’s Night” by The Beatles was the subject of speculation for decades. Was it one guitar or two? How was the
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Random music news for Monday, April 22, 2024
Want real underground sounds? Talk to this guy. You want music news? Here you for April 22, 2024. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Want to live to 111? Eat
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Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman are suing The Guess Who for $20 million. This requires an explanation.
Randy Bachman was with the band that would become the Guess Who since 1962. Burton Cummings joined the group 1965. Together, they led the band through hit after hit between
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, June 9, 2022
Why does this groundbreaking sex robot speak with a Glasgow accent? Ponder that as we look at music news for June 9, 2022. A big charity concert tour for Ukraine
Read MoreThis is my all-time favourite music tutorial: Randy Bachman breaks down the “Hard Day’s Night” chord
The opening chord of The Beatles’ “Hard Day’s Night” flummoxed guitarists for years. What is it? How many guitars are used? Randy Bachman (The Guess Who/BTO) is a scholar of
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The Guess Who’s “American Woman” hit #1 50 years ago. Randy Bachman explains how the whole thing was an accident.
[This is from a Zoom interview for Global News in which I participated this past week. -AC] The era of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a particularly bleak one in terms of
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Rock My World Canada, chapter 69: Randy Bachman
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the past few decades. Check out his a massive volume on
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Random music news for Saturday, March 9, 2019
Barbie (as in the doll) made its debut 60 years ago today. And when it comes to music news for March 9, 2019… Here are my weekly music picks for
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Random Music News for Friday, July 8, 2016
On this day in 1932, the Dow Jones hit 41.22, its lowest level ever. Today it’s up at around 18,000. And now, some music news. Randy Bachman is selling his
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Geeks&Beats Podcast, Episode 109: A Hard Day’s Chord
I did my best. Really, I did. I went almost the entire podcast without diverting into some analogy that involved porn. And I actually did it–until Michael tricked me into
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