The church down the street from me is already advertising August vacation bible school. Too soon, people. Too soon. It’s only June 20, 2018. Oh–and here’s some music news. Canadian music sales and
Read MoreIf there’s one cool non-football thing about the World Cup, it’s our quadriennial instruction in vexillology. Back to music news for June 19, 2018. Rapper XXXTenacion was shot dead in Miami yesterday. Looks
Read MoreThey celebrate things differently in Russia. When the national team (ranked #104) opened the World Cup with a 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia (#97), the country kind of melted down. How else can
Read MoreHappy 76th birthday, Paul McCartney! If you’ve never seen him live, do it. I swear that a Macca show has healing properties. And now for music news on June 18, 2018… Dolores O’Riordan
Read MoreIt was a game Mexico wasn’t supposed to win. Germany, the defending World Cup champion, isn’t the kind of team to lose their opening game. Many believed that Mexico had drawn the short
Read MoreHad he lived, Tupac would be 57 today. And in other music news for June 16, 2018… Here are my weekly music picks for GlobalNews.ca. Ozzy Osborne to serve 30 years for a
Read MoreThe World Cup starts in Russia today with what could be the worst opening game ever: host Russia (ranked #104 in the world and are only there because Russia is the host country)
Read MoreDonald Trump’s friends are Russia, China, and North Korea. His enemies are Canada, France, Germany, and Japan. What’s wrong with this picture? Think about that as we review the music news for June
Read MoreIt’s both Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, so let’s see if anything is happening in music news for May 28, 2018. Two people died at a
Read MoreBonnie and Clyde were finally whacked by police on this day in 1934. And in some less-violent music news for May 23, 2018… And the singers on the official World Cup song will
Read MoreFirst, The Hoff (who’s big in Germany) appears in this ad that promotes the German side. http://youtu.be/dCIsXcEdv3E Now, here’s Shakira extolling the goodness of yogurt in her World Cup commercial. This doesn’t really
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