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This will hurt any fan of radio: CBS Radio News is being shut down

March 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

About a hundred years ago, when big New York-based companies operated national radio networks, CBS was one of the biggest. One of the most important services it delivered was its radio news. Hundreds,

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Medical Mysteries of Music

Does the state of the world have you in a spiral with negative thoughts? Maybe the right music can help.

March 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Let’s face it: The world is in a pretty sh*tty state right now. With all the bad news and endless doomscrolling, you might have found yourself mired in a continuous spiral of negative

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Funny/Weird

Our adorable opera singer reacts to Ozzy

March 22, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

How can someone reach their 30s without ever hearing Ozzy Osbourne? In the case of Elizabeth Zharoff, it was because she was so deep into opera training. She’s getting caught up with her

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Music News

Ontario’s admirable, honourable, and doomed plan to cap the resale price of concert tickets

March 21, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

The government of Doug Ford’s latest PR stunt is the imposition of a cap on the resale price of concert tickets. The official press release says that “New changes will cap ticket resale

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Music News

The Foo Fighters have launched a scavenger hunt

March 21, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

The next Foo Fighters album, Your Favourite Toy, will be here on April 24. Yesterday (March 20), they dropped a new advance single entitled “Caught in the Echo.” To hype things up, 20

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Random music news for Saturday, March 21, 2026

March 21, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Imagine going to a local strip mall to have this done. No thanks. Let’s just concentrate on music news for March 21, 2026. BONUS: I’m not exactly sure what this is, but I

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Interview

Dave Grohl just gave his most emotional and personal interview since–well, ever, maybe

March 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

The Guardian was able to get Dave Grohl alone in a London hotel room for a lengthy interview which covered everything from the death of Taylor Hawkins, the passing of his mom, his

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Recommended Music

Muse takes to space–well, almost–to announce their new album

March 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

After teasing something new on social media for the past month, Muse is back with more space-themed modern prog. This is the first single from The WOW! Signal (which is a great astronomical/cosmological/alien

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Crime

This guy could be fined up to US$8 million for streaming fraud

March 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Michael Smith thought he had a good scam going from his home in Cornelius, Virginia. Using an AI program, he generated thousands–yes, thousands–of fake songs and posted them on Spotify and other platforms.

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Concerts

Photos and a review of Lights and Softcult in Ottawa

March 20, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4 min read

[Zachary Resnick reviews and Melody Maloney provided the pictures. – AC] The line formed around the block at the Bronson Music Theatre on Wednesday, March 18th, all for Light’s sold-out Ottawa stop on

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Music Industry

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)

March 20, 2026 Alan Cross 27 Comments 26 min read

[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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