Time for the Sunday Diddy report
Stories about Diddy slowed down a little bit, but there’s enough news to put together a weekend report on his legal troubles. He’s been accused of “forced labour.” What, like slavery? Sort of.
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Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox is all about The Rolling Stones
It’s another encore presentation (are they running out of songs?), this time featuring The Rolling Stones from the kitchen of Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox. This Sunday Lunch originally debuted in April 2021.
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Canadian Music Therapy Fund needs your help
The way your favourite songs make you feel better isn’t just based on your emotions; there’s science behind it: Music therapy is the use of music to help alleviate stress and it can
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ICYMI: Things I posted elsewhere this week (08 Mar 2025)
In case you missed it, here are some examples of other stories and features I posted around the internet this past week. Weekly Global News Column: The definition of CanCon as it applies to
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A new study warns of higher suicide risks among musicians
A new study on the mental well-being of musicians was carried out by the University of London and the results are not good. Its conclusion? “The music industry is a profoundly dangerous place.”
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There’s a new(ish) Pink Floyd movie coming. Here’s a trailer.
In 1972, Pink Floyd staged a pretty spectacular series of gigs amongst the ruins of Pompeii. The resulting concert film, Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII, is considered to be a classic of
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Random music news for Saturday, March 8, 2025
There was a fight captured between a Canada goose and a bald eagle in Burlington Bay in Ontario. Perfect. As for music news for March 8, 2025… More music news? Go here. BONUS:
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 035: Sid and the Vicious Questions about the Murder of Nancy Spungen
The Chelsea Hotel sits at 222 West 23rd Street in Manhattan. Since its completion in 1884, the place has been a hangout for some very colourful characters. Most were New York eccentrics and
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My spring speaking tour will stretch from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Dates are selling out. Here’s the latest ticket availability.
This is now a proper coast-to-coast tour for my my salon events. These are all the announced dates along with ticket availability. These two-hour(ish) events are wide-ranging discussions with music fans along with
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RIP Brian James of The Damned. He was 70.
Quick: Name the first British punk band to release a single. Not the Sex Pistols. Not The Clash, either. It was The Damned who put out “New Rose” on October 22, 1976, on
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Promoter/scammer Billy McFarland has responded to accusations that FYRE II is not real.
If you’ve been following the stupid drama regarding FYRE II (the second incarnation of the disastrous Fyre Festival that ripped off thousands), you’ll know that officials on Isla Mujeres have no idea what’s
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