Random music news for Thursday, August 28, 2025
Have you noticed that pumpkin spice is back already? It’ won’t be long before radio stations start flipping to all-Christmas music. Meanwhile, music news is still very much in the
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Random music news for Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Before we begin, who doesn’t love news bloopers? Moving to music news for December 9, 2020… If this album sells for the expected amount, it will be the most expensive
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Here are the Queen/Bohemian Rhapsody-related stories from last night’s Oscars
Turns out you don’t need a host for the Oscars after all. Full coverage of the Academy Awards can be found in a million other places, so I’ll just deal
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Do NOT commit these music store faux pas
Back when I worked at a drum store, we had an unofficially policy about customers who wanted to play a kit on the floor: No “When the Levee Breaks.” No
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Random Music News for Tuesday, November 14, 2017
It’s World Diabetes Day. You’re welcome. And now, the music news for November 14. Canadian music sales vs. where they were a year ago this week: Total albums, -16.3%: digital
Read MoreRandom Music News for Monday, November 13, 2017
Has it only been two years since the Bataclan? It seems like forever. Here’s the music news for Monday, November 13. The Tragically Hip documentary, Long Time Running, will come
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52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 37: Wayne’s World
If you’ve been following along with the various chapters in this story you will notice that I have a rule that I try to adhere to when purchasing an album.
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, January 14, 2017
Yesterday was doubly superstitious: Friday the 13th and a full moon. Everyone okay today? Good. Here’s some music news. Worried about club closings across the country? You should be. Maybe
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An Oral History of the Famous “Bohemian Rhapsody” Scene in Wayne’s World
Everyone remember this scene from Wayne’s World. But how did it come about? It would have never, ever happened if Mike Myers hadn’t grown up in Scarborough, Ontario. Rolling Stone
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Because Singing in “Bohemian Rhapsody” in the Car Never Gets Old
First, it was Wayne Garth and friends… http://youtu.be/wUAitHlJMvw …then there was the drunk guy in the back of an Edmonton police cruiser. http://youtu.be/fqymcJRSbxI …and now, these ladies.
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