Spotify just turned 10. Its impact on music has been huge, both good and bad.
October 15th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[This was my weekly music column for GlobalNews.ca. -AC] Oct.7, 2008, wasn’t the greatest time to release a disruptive new
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New Music From The Inbox – Monday Edition! (Oct 15, 2018): SKRAECKOEDLAN, Mr. Koifish, TSVI, and more!
October 15th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[Mat Kahansky is back with more music recommendations. I’m posting them because stupid WordPress isn’t working for him. Anyone want
Random music news for Monday, October 15, 2018
October 15th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
WARNING: There may be Kanye music news ahead. It’s just so hard to avoid him for October 15, 2018. Prince’s
What are the world’s most popular music genres?
October 14th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industries) recently took a survey of 19,000 consumers around the planet to see what
This one chart explains why so many heritage rock acts are still touring
October 14th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Acts from the 60s, 70s, and 80s are still on the road many weeks a year. Shouldn’t they be retired by
The Foo Fighters brought up a 10-year-old kid onstage to play Metallica. The kid rocked it. Watch.
October 14th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The Foo Fighters are among those bands who like to pull someone out of the audience for a moment of
Why does vinyl continue to be so popular in the digital age? Here are some explanations
October 14th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Have you been caught up in the vinyl resurrection? Have you thought to ask why you’ve become besotted with records
Meanwhile, back in Russia, there’s a new dance craze that’s sweeping the nation.
October 14th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
As Danny says (he found this clip so blame him), “here’s another dance craze I probably won’t learn.&#
WIN a Limited Edition White Vinyl Dine Alone sampler album with Auchentoshan Whisky
October 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Hey Ontario Music Geeks! We have put together a really cool contest with Dine Alone Records and Auchentoshan Whisky for
Leonard Cohen’s anti-Kanye diss poem goes viral
October 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you follow the crazy that is Kanye West, you’ll remember numerous times that he’s compared himself to Picasso, the
What’s the difference between ticket brokers, ticket resellers, and scalpers?
October 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
With the recent disastrous PR blow-up involving Ticketmaster and their apparently over-cozy relationship with ticket resellers, there’s been an even
Coldplay’s A Head Full of Dreams film comes out next month. Here’s a trailer.
October 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you have an Amazon Prime Video subscription, Coldplay would appreciate it if you gave a look at their new
Random music news for Saturday, October 13, 2018
October 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Has Kanye done anything crazy yet today? He’s had enough attention this week, so we’ll leave him out of music
Are we heading for an Internet shutdown over the next 48 hours? Maybe. Seriously.
October 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Ever wonder what a global Internet outage might feel like? We make get a chance to experience a pre-1992 world over
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 830: 9 great alt-rock cover songs
October 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
There’s something fun and satisfying about learning to play one of your favourite songs for yourself: learning the lyrics, figuring
Damn kids. Watch these college students react to pop-punk bands from the 2000s
October 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Each generation believes that their music is the best ever made, so it’s fun (and instructive) to watch a group
This dude broke the world record for the highest note sung by a dude
October 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Mean China’s Wang Xiaolong. During a game show called Happy Camp, he sang the highest note ever recorded by a
Weezer’s new song is an ode to Uber drivers
October 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Weezer continues their prodigious output of new material with a new song entitled “Cant’ Knock the Hustle” which is a
Only in Donald Trump’s America would Kanye West be invited into the Oval Office to offer advice
October 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Kanye West and Donald Trump are bros. Yesterday (October 10), Kanye accepted an invitation to lunch where he and the
What makes Twenty One Pilots special? Their ability to tell stories like no one else. Here’s what I mean.
October 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
If you’re a member of the Skeleton Clique, Twenty One Pilots’ most hardcore fans, you’ll know that there’s more to
Random music news for Friday, October 12, 2018
October 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The first book in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was published on this day in 1979. And for
Why is the owner of Warner Music getting sucked into Robert Mueller’s probe of Trump and Russian collusion?
October 11th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Len Blavatnik, the owner of Warner Music, was born in Ukraine and made billions in the post-Soviet era, making friends
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