Random music news for Tuesday, September 24, 2019
This past weekend–which was hot and very summery–my mom looked at all the people wearing white pants despite being three weeks after Labour Day. “In the old days, you’d never do that,” she
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Random music news for Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Again, apologies for any erratic posting schedules this week, but I’ll do my best to keep things on track. Here’s what’s going on for September 17, 2019.
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, August 29, 2019
Millennials have figured out how to stop spam calls on their mobile phones. Basically, if the phone rings, it’s spam. Moving to music news for August 29, 2019… Remember the story of the
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Here’s a new report on music trends in Canada. Where do you fit in?
Each year around this time, the Nielsen Company publishes what they called “The Canada 360 Report” which looks at our relationship with music. The first of three parts deals with things like smart
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Game of Thrones is gone. So is The Big Bang Theory. And Veep. And Modern Family. I have to completely rebuild my relationship with my TV. I’m depressed. And now, music news for
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, April 25, 2019
Sixty years ago today, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened for business. Moving on to music news for April 25, 2019… Bereft over the Toronto Maple Leafs’ loss to Boston? Fans are blaming Justin
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, April 1, 2019
I HATE April Fool’s Day, so you can be assured that all the music news you’re about to read has been vetted and verified. Meanwhile, there’s this Google thing for today that’s kinda
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Another way technology is changing music whether we like it or not
There has always been a dance between technology and music creating at times an odd and unexpected sort of symbiosis. Take streaming, for example. Labels and artists know that no one gets paid
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, February 19, 2019
I rolled up the rim to win and all I got was four more weeks of winter. Now all I can offer is this round-up of music news for February 19, 2019. Weekly
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Back on this day in 1962, the US banned Cuban cigars. They’re still banned, right? Moving to music news for February 7, 2019… This woman was a victim in the Bataclan massacre. She’s
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, December 22, 2018
The days are getting longer. Can you tell yet? This is your music news for Saturday, December 22, 2018. Here are my weekly music picks for GlobalNews.ca. A fan of the madness around
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