Random music news for Monday, January 12, 2026
Fun fact: Kidnapped Venezuelan president Nicholas Maduro is being held at the Brooklyn Detention Center, the current home of Diddy and former home of Luigi Mangione, R Kelly, and Gislaine
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I’m not sure who asked for this, but there’s documentary on yacht rock coming this month
The term “yacht rock” used to be an insult. It was used on slick, highly produced, super-smooth, melodic soft rock that appealed to yuppie types too uptight to let their
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Let’s sort out dadrock, yacht rock, and this “song of the summer” business
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] It’s midsummer so music can be heard drifting everywhere: stores, out of cars, from backyards, and through parks and campgrounds. It’s
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, July 22, 2024
How the HELL did this get past the editor of this music video? I won’t make that mistake with music news for July 22, 2024. More music news? Go here.
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, July 8, 2023
People are competing to make “the worst video games possible.” On purpose. I, however, strive for the best music news possible. Here’s what’s going on for July 8, 2023. More
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The next big music documentary series will focus on…soft rock?
It’s called Sometimes When We Touch (after Canadian Dan Hill’s weepy song) and will appear on January 3 on Paramount+ in January. The three-part doc–subtitled The Reign, Ruin and Resurrection
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40 Years of Musical Trends and Genre Burnouts
To everything there is a season. When something new comes along, we jump on it, beat it do death and then move onto the Next Big Thing. Radio consultant Sean
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Random Music News for Thursday, April 21, 2016
Happy 2,769th birthday, Rome! And now, some music news… Ireland’s oldest raver has died at age 99. Yes, 99. Trivia question: Which Game of Thrones character is based on Liam
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