https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ Filtering what is happening in music to save you time, money and effort. Brought to you by Human Beings, not AI bots. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:12:05 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/alanlogo-150x150.png https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ 32 32 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/while-you-were-sleeping-u2-dropped-another-surprise-ep/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/while-you-were-sleeping-u2-dropped-another-surprise-ep/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:25:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247480 At 12:06 am EDT, a note from Universal Music dropped into my inbox with news of another surprise EP from U2, the second of the year. Given that it’s Good Friday, it makes]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/while-you-were-sleeping-u2-dropped-another-surprise-ep/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-war-between-bruce-springsteen-and-trump-is-escalating-fast/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-war-between-bruce-springsteen-and-trump-is-escalating-fast/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247457 Bruce Springteen has no time for Trump, calling him out as a fascist, an authoritarian, and as an anti-constitutional monster. He’s right, of course. And he’s taken his crusade on the road with]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-war-between-bruce-springsteen-and-trump-is-escalating-fast/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-ongoing-history-of-new-music-episode-1079-the-50-biggest-all-time-alt-rock-one-hit-wonders-40-31/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-ongoing-history-of-new-music-episode-1079-the-50-biggest-all-time-alt-rock-one-hit-wonders-40-31/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247446 There are certain things that will happen only once in a lifetime—your first steps or those of your child, your first kiss, your first real heartbreak. You can never repeat those. There are]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-ongoing-history-of-new-music-episode-1079-the-50-biggest-all-time-alt-rock-one-hit-wonders-40-31/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-david-bowie-book-club/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-david-bowie-book-club/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247278 When he was alive, David Bowie was a voracious reader: novels, history, biography, art, the classics, philosophy, politics, economics—you name it, Bowie read it. Sometimes he’d become so engrossed in something that he’d]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-david-bowie-book-club/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-april-3-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-april-3-2026/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247420 Want to track your dog via satellite? Now you can. Off to music news for April 3, 2026. BONUS: Please get better, Eugene.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-april-3-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/fleetwood-macs-lindsey-buckingham-attacked-by-a-woman-on-a-street-la/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/fleetwood-macs-lindsey-buckingham-attacked-by-a-woman-on-a-street-la/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:25:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247433 Lindsey Buckingham has had issues with stalkers–one women in particular–over the last number of years, a situation that nearly broke up his marriage. On Wednesday (April 1), Lindsey arrived for an appointment in]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/fleetwood-macs-lindsey-buckingham-attacked-by-a-woman-on-a-street-la/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-your-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-streaming-numbers-too-02-apr-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-your-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-streaming-numbers-too-02-apr-2026/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:23:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247450 Where we at with Canadian CD and vinyl sales this week? What about streaming? Let’s ask Luminate. (Note that his numbers reflect the release of the new BTS album.)   Streaming numbers:]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-your-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-streaming-numbers-too-02-apr-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/apple-turns-50-this-year-here-are-some-prototypes-that-never-saw-the-light-of-day/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/apple-turns-50-this-year-here-are-some-prototypes-that-never-saw-the-light-of-day/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247431 Apple has released some amazing products over the last five decades: The Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad, and so on. There have been some dogs, too (Newton, a speaker system that]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/apple-turns-50-this-year-here-are-some-prototypes-that-never-saw-the-light-of-day/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/time-for-more-donald-trump-parody-songs-because-he-deserves-it/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/time-for-more-donald-trump-parody-songs-because-he-deserves-it/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247425 I’m in SE Asia where entire countries are in danger of running out of all manner of fuel thanks to the insane unprovoked war by the US and Israel against Iran. The rage]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/time-for-more-donald-trump-parody-songs-because-he-deserves-it/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-lorde-sic-of-baseball/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-lorde-sic-of-baseball/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247276 Despite being a teenager from New Zealand, Lorde has some interesting connections to Major League Baseball. Her hit “Royals” was actually named after the team – kind of. She spotted a photo of]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-lorde-sic-of-baseball/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-april-2-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-april-2-2026/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247384 This strippers says US soldiers revealed invasion plans while she was giving them lap dances. You cannot make this up. Music news for April 2, 2026 looks like this. BONUS: Now I need]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-april-2-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-insane-story-from-the-trump-universe-kid-rock-got-a-military-helicopter-fly-by-at-his-house/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-insane-story-from-the-trump-universe-kid-rock-got-a-military-helicopter-fly-by-at-his-house/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247404 Kid Rock is, of course, all in when it comes to Trump, which, of course, comes with its down perks. This week. two AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-insane-story-from-the-trump-universe-kid-rock-got-a-military-helicopter-fly-by-at-his-house/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-the-watchmen-and-stuck-on-planet-earth-in-ottawa/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-the-watchmen-and-stuck-on-planet-earth-in-ottawa/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247388 [Ross MacDonald took the photos and Karen Coughtrey did the write-up. – AC] Canadian 90’s rockers The Watchmen ended a short 3 night weekend Ontario tour in Ottawa Saturday night at the Bronson]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-the-watchmen-and-stuck-on-planet-earth-in-ottawa/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-early-british-radio-troubles/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-early-british-radio-troubles/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247274 Almost every new technological advancement is met with pushback, and public radio in Britain was no exception. The very first live public broadcast was made from the Marconi factory in Chelmsford in June]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-early-british-radio-troubles/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-april-1-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-april-1-2026/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247352 Not an April Fool’s joke. Claw King lets you participate in a eight player battle royale featuring lobsters. Let’s try some music news for April 1, 2026. BONUS: Everyone needs a hobby, I]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-april-1-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-episode-61-the-great-once-upon-a-time-on-shaolin-caper/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-episode-61-the-great-once-upon-a-time-on-shaolin-caper/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=246981 How much would you pay for a record you just had to own? The world of ultra-collectible and ultra-expensive records is a strange and murky place. On July 18, 1953, an 18-year-old truck]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-episode-61-the-great-once-upon-a-time-on-shaolin-caper/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-exactly-what-music-news-an-ai-slop-tracker/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-exactly-what-music-news-an-ai-slop-tracker/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247367 There is so much AI garbage being uploaded to DSP every single day. Not just thousands, but MILLIONS of fake tracks every 24 hours. It’s estimated that 28% of all new uploads to]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-exactly-what-music-news-an-ai-slop-tracker/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/hows-the-fan-voting-going-for-this-years-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-going/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/hows-the-fan-voting-going-for-this-years-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-going/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:25:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247364 If you’re into rock, not good. Here’s the leaderboard for the fan voting in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as of 10pm EDT Monday night (March 31). New Edition is in]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/hows-the-fan-voting-going-for-this-years-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-going/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/an-excellent-expose-the-biggest-scams-in-hi-fi-audio-from-the-last-40-years/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/an-excellent-expose-the-biggest-scams-in-hi-fi-audio-from-the-last-40-years/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247361 I’d consider myself to be a mid-level audiophile. I appreciate great audio from my gear, but I’m not going to take out a second mortgage to buy top-of-the-line esoteric gear. For me, there’s]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/an-excellent-expose-the-biggest-scams-in-hi-fi-audio-from-the-last-40-years/feed/ 1 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/how-do-canadian-musicians-feel-about-ai-theyd-rather-not-engage/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/how-do-canadian-musicians-feel-about-ai-theyd-rather-not-engage/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247305 AI is here and it’s not going away. The future of music hingers largely on how AI will be regulated, tamed, and used ethically without harming human artists. As it stands now, Canadian]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/how-do-canadian-musicians-feel-about-ai-theyd-rather-not-engage/feed/ 0