Here are the first dates for my Fall 2025 speaking tour!
After taking a bit of a summer break, I’ll be on the road again this fall with more speaking dates and personal appearances. Here’s the first tranche. More to come!
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What has our adorably naive opera singer discovered now?
Elizabeth Zharoff, the opera singer who was too busy studying opera to listen to the music the rest of us were, is catching up with her reaction video side hustle, The Charismatic Voice.
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ICYMI: Things I posted elsewhere this week (11 July 2025)
I post stuff in places beyond this website as part of my weekly duties across the Corus Radio empire. ICYMI, here are the things you may have missed. Weekly Global News Column: We simply
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Music News for Saturday, July 12, 2025
Are you showering wrong? Let’s ask science. Want music news for July 12, 2025? Just ask me. More music news? Go here. BONUS: A cool Rush cover. (Via Sean)
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Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 044: The East Coast-West Coast hip-hop war
It was just after midnight on March 9, 1997, when one of the greatest rappers of all time got ready to leave for a party in the Hollywood Hills. At 12:30 am, he
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The Short List for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize is out
The story thus far: Around 200 music boffins from across the country nominated albums for consideration. Those 200-ish albums were then subjected to a vote, resulting in the Long List. Now the Long
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AI has been used to help a band with hearing disabilities release music
There are plenty of AI-related horror stories when it comes to music, but the technology has been used for exciting good things. Take the case of Big Ocean JJ, a K-pop band whose
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So how are things going behind the scenes of the Oasis reunion tour?
Whenever the subject of the Oasis reunion comes up, the first question is “Do you think Noel and Liam will make it through the entire thing without killing each other?” I’ve long maintained
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Are you a Canadian hoping for a career in music? There’s a new book that might help.
Navigating the business side of music has been and will always be a nightmare. On a good day, it’s merely complex. But then when you add in all the people ready to take
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Another look at bootleg records, part 1
On December 24, 1877, Thomas Edison filed a patent for an invention he referred to as a “talking machine.” For the first time ever, audio could be captured, played back, stored, shared, and
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Ongoing History Daily: Some fun facts about Matt Bellamy of Muse
Here are a few things about Matt Bellamy of Muse that may have escaped your attention. (1) He holds the world record for the greatest number of guitars smashed on a single tour.
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