It happens around once a year. I pack things up and take my Ongoing History of New Music/Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry Act on the road. This tour will be
Read MoreNow that Macklemore is no longer part of Ed Sheeran’s Loops tour following his pro-Palestine speeches from the stage, things are getting much, much worse for Sheeran. First, all three openers on the
Read MoreIf you”re just joining us, Macklemore has been dropped as the opening act from Ed Sheeran’s American stadium tour for leading a “Free Palestine” chant at the first two gigs at MetLife Stadium
Read MoreGottlieb is an LA punk band who isn’t a fan of ICE. They’ve released a 10-hour spoken word “demoralization” album designed to played at high volume over speakers at protests, detention centres, and
Read MoreOasis played about 40 gigs on their 2025 reunion tour. After taking a year off to count their millions, they’re ready to head out on another leg in 2027. So far, the only
Read MoreIt’s always risky when you corral a bunch of humans in a field for one, two, three days, or more. The promise is that everyone will have fun experiencing music and the company
Read MoreThe Emmy Awards were held last night and the comedy was pretty good. Check out this SVU parody involving Taylor Swift. (Via Sean) And as a bonus, here’s Stephen Colbert. (Via Tom)
Read MorePretty much all the songs we listen to today features multiple tracks of instrumentation and vocals. The term for this is “polyphonic.” But when did the idea of layering music begin? The earliest
Read MoreThis dealer gave loyalty cards to his best customers. Then he got busted. Moving to music news for September 15, 2026… BONUS: More proof that Japan is not of this planet.
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] You may have seen stories about how after years of decline, CDs are making a comeback. The most dramatic report came from Techcrunch which
Read MoreThe Dead Boys were one of the bands that became famous playing CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City in the late 70s. After they outgrew the Cleveland punk scene (they descended from a legendary
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