Cameron Crowe to release memoir this fall
Dreamers, music fans and nerds unite: Our leader is publishing his first book this fall. Cameron Crowe, the sweet-hearted soul at the centre of movies that are powered as much by
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Ongoing History Daily: The biggest-selling rock singles of all time
Here’s something that you can use to win a bar bet: Name the five best-selling rock singles of all time. Notice that I said “best-SELLING” not “best-STREAMING.” Here we go.
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Just in time for the weekend: Some fun weird covers
[These ten covers were all released as singles. Good idea? Bad? A contribution from Adam Morrison. – AC] Some of the most interesting cover songs are ones where an artist
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A Strokes box set is coming on February 24
Yes, The Strokes have been around for a quarter-century, so it’s no real surprise that their people have started mining the vaults for archival material suitable for box sets. Come
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Ongoing History Daily: Music has never been cheaper
Once upon a time, buying music was VERY expensive. If you go back to the 1950s, the average price of an album was about $5.50–and that’s in 1950s dollars, which
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After 27 years, Pearl Jam is killing off their singles club
One of the best things about being a member of Pearl Jam’s Ten Club–the band’s official fan club–has been the semi-steady stream of collectible releases. Launched in 1991, about a
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Ever Hear of Chris Cornell’s Poncier Project? It’s a Great What-If Story.
Back in the early 1990s, just before Soundgarden was to have their big breakthroughs with Badmotorfinger and Superunknown, Chris Cornell spent some time hanging out with director Cameron Crowe around
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Random Music News for Saturday, January 28, 2017
The Great Lakes Blizzard happened on this day in 1977–40 years ago–which saw Buffalo and the surrounding area hit with 10 feet of snow in less than a day. And
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New Order’s Singles Gets Re-Release on September 9
Another day, another re-release. This time, it’s New Order’s compilation album Singles. Including all of the band’s greatest moments from 1981’s debut “Ceremony” to “Blue Monday” from 1983, all the
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A Few Thoughts on Music Formats and Music Media
What’s your preferred format of music? CDs? Vinyl? Digital files? Streams? A little bit of each, maybe? And once you start drilling deeper, things get even more complicated. HD/Hi-Res audio.
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The Question That Needs to be Asked: What’s the Future of the Album in the Age of On-Demand?
As much as I like albums (or at least the concept of albums), let’s face it: we’re living in an on-demand a la carte world. If you can get just
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