[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca.- AC] A wise music industry person once told me that the average lifespan of a band is about seven years. You form, get better, get big,
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When you’re a musician, most of your life is obviously taken up by music. But you still need those times to chillax and turn your mind to other pursuits. Take the case of
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Here’s a book from the shelf of reference works in my home office. It’s a 2010 book by Paul Miles entitled Sex Tips from Rock Stars—and it’s just like it sounds. Miles asked
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What do you do for fun? I’m talking about hobbies, pastimes, and other things you do just for you, away from your job and all your other responsibilities? I’ve got my dogs. The
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The CBC carried an article To retire or to reinvent, that is the question for aging rock stars, which has prompted some people to bring up the old bromide of when rock star
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If you look at the world of pop and hip-hop, the majority of performers are close to the same age as the fans. This creates a certain level of relatability and communion. This
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Everyone needs a hobby, something to divert the mind from the pressures of day-to-day living. Even rockstars need hobbies. The Deal sisters in The Breeders like to knit. Same thing as Rivers Cuomo
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[Here’s my weekly column for Global News. – AC] In July 2015, I flew to Las Vegas to see Rush at the MGM Grand. I knew that it would be the last time I’d get
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Everyone likes before and after pictures, right? VintageEveryday.com has this gallery of rock stars that compare photos of them as kids to what they eventually became. For example, who could have ever thought
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Once upon a time, rock stars did horrible things when left to their own devices. Trashing hotel rooms. Driving cars into swimming pools. Throwing TVs from windows at the upper reaches of buildings.
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The Lonely Vagabond passes on some interesting thoughts about where we’re going to get our rock stars of the future. This comes from Nightmair Creative. What ever happened to the honest to god
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