The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 714: Great Lost Albums

Just because you make a record doesn’t mean it’ll ever be released. Maybe you’ll abandon it before it’s finished. Maybe you do finish it but you decide it’s not good enough. Or it could be your record company decides they don’t want to release it. Or maybe it’ll just be declared “lost”–whatever that means. This [&hellip.. more

AWOLNATION Set to Release Sophomore Album ‘Run’ March 17

AWOLNATION recently announced the release of their second studio album Run, which is set to drop via Red Bull Records on March 17. A culmination of the years following the release of the band’s chart-topping debut, Megalithic Symphony, the 14-track, Run, was written, performed and produced entirely by musical architect Aaron Bruno. The end result [&hellip.. more

New Album News from Tool, Radiohead and Iron Maiden

One post, three separate updates: 1. Tool: The new album is said to be “progressing nicely.” It’s possible that we might have something by the end of this year. It’s only been since 2o06…   2. Radiohead: Jonny Greenwood says things are going “really nicely.” This comes from The Sunday Guardian in India. Q. Radiohead [&hellip.. more

A Concert Doesn’t Get Much More Canadian Than This

Watch what happened in Hamilton on Thursday (Feb 26) night.. more

What If Frozen Was Directed by John Carpenter?

Then we might have seen something like this.. more

This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 27 February 2015

If you’re looking for something to get your through the last couple of days of February, here are eleven hand-picked songs from the many hundreds that land in my inbox every week. Thanks to Mediazoic for the hosting.. more

Random Music News for Friday, February 27, 2015

Still in Vancouver. Damn, it’s nice out here–unless you’re running a ski resort. No snow this year. Thankfully, the FCC didn’t do anything stupid regarding net neutrality. Here’s a quiz for “dumb kids who know nothing about the 90s.” And now, 18 songs Grey’s Anatomy ruined for everyone. Come on down, Snow Patrol! Courtney Love [&hellip.. more

And Now, Some Musical Comics

Robb Mirsky (who has appeared these pages before) shares two new comics about vinyl.  .. more