U2 played their old high school on Friday
All the members of U2 were students at Mount Temple Comprehensive High School in North Dublin. It was on a hallway bulletin board that 14-year-old Larry Mullen Jr. posted a notice saying that
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Luckily for Ed Sheeran, the weather in Boston this weekend is going to be bad. His shows have been cancelled.
If you recall, the whole Ed Sheeran/Macklemore fiasco began when Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of both the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium, objected to Macklemore’s pro-Palestine comments from the stage over
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You know who released an emo album today? Wendy’s. Yes, the burger chain.
After teasing something via social media on Monday, Wendy’s–yes, them–released an emo EP today entitled The Songs to Listen to in a Wendy’s Lot. Whoever is running the marketing department sounds like an
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Macklemore triples down on his support for Palestine with a dedicated tour
The storm over Macklemore’s pro-Palestinian remarks–the ones that got him thrown off Ed Sheeran’s Loops tour–is not dying down. While Sheeran has to play two shows at Gillette Stadium in Boston this week
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There’s more to the title of U2’s new album, Carnaval de Luz, than it seems
After years of talking about it and worrying about Larry Mullen Jr.’s bad back, U2 is finally about to make a return with what is arguably their first proper studio album since Songs
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Here’s a running list of artists who have sold some or all of their song catalogues to a new breed of company. (Updated as required)
[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is being shaken by the actions of a growing group of companies which are
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1087: A follow-up to alt-rock one-hit wonders
Okay, okay, okay! I hear you! Lemme make some amends here. In spring 2026, I set out to explore alt-rock one-hit wonders. It was a five-episode series in six parts (very Hitchhiker’s Guide
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Ongoing History Daily: Sometimes it takes sales to catch up to an album’s influence
An album can be both tremendously influential and a commercial failure—at least at first. Here are a two examples. The Clash’s London Calling came out in December 1979. It didn’t officially sell 500,000
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Random music news for Friday, September 25, 2026
AI has entered home appliances. Why we need an intelligent washing machine is beyond me. Let’s try some human-curated music news for Friday, September 25, 2026. BONUS: Seen this yet? View this post
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35 years ago today was the greatest day for new albums in history
It was Tuesday, September 24, 1991. I was working middays at 102.1 the Edge/Toronto. And it was remarkable. August had been brilliant. We got the black album from Metallica on August 12, and
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It’s almost October. What albums are still coming in 2026?
The last four months of the year are traditionally very busy when it comes to new album releases. Here’s what we can expect for the rest of 2026. September 25 October 2 October
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