Phantom of the Paradise is the fantastically campy 1974 Brian De Palma film set in the world of music. The big star was Paul Williams (yes, the guy who wrote hits for The
Read MoreAutumn is almost here, but there’s at least one music event that is raging against the dying of the light. The Second Summer Festival (Sept 24-26) is a multi-venue festival in the west end
Read MoreLooking to hook up online? Careful. That potential partner you’re talking to could be a bot. Let’s move to some real music news for September 19, 2026. BONUS: The Potty Song, brought to
Read MoreAccording to Luminate, the watcher of all things involving music consumption, has news for us. Every single day, 150,000 songs are uploaded to the streaming music services every day. Extrapolating things, that’s 1.050,000
Read MoreFor 29 seasons, South Park‘s theme song–written and performed by Primus–has been altered several times. They’ve done it again for this year. They to, since Trey Parker and Matt Stone are trolling Trump
Read MoreUp until now, the English grindcore band Napalm Death held the record for the shortest song committed to record. “You Suffer,” released in 1987 runs exactly 1.316 seconds and appears on the album
Read MoreAs of 2026, there are something like 250 million songs available to the streaming music services. How do we even begin to wrap our heads around a number like that? Well, the first
Read MoreIn January 1996, Bono and his family were on vacation as guests of fellow musician Jimmy Buffett. Buffett had been extolling the awesomeness of genuine Jamaican jerk chicken, so the decision was made
Read MoreThe Merriam-Webster dictionary has official added “trash bandit.” Toronto people know what this means. As for music news for September 18, 2026… BONUS: Tilly Norwood is an AI “actor” and is doing interviews.
Read MoreLuminate has the latest numbers for CD and vinyl sales. Streaming numbers:
Read MoreWhen i was a fledgling teenage drummer in the late 70s, I looked up to two people: Rush’s Neil Peart and Gary McCracken of Max Webster. In fact, my second-ever concert was Rush
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