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. Sun, 24 May 2026 12:30:58 +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/stephen-colbert-was-off-tv-for-23-hours-before-he-did-this-public-access-show-with-jack-white-and-eminem/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/stephen-colbert-was-off-tv-for-23-hours-before-he-did-this-public-access-show-with-jack-white-and-eminem/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249209 The Late Show may have ended Thursday might, but less than 24 hours later, Stephen Colbert was back on TV in Monroe, Michigan, on the town’s public access channel. No live audience, no]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/stephen-colbert-was-off-tv-for-23-hours-before-he-did-this-public-access-show-with-jack-white-and-eminem/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-is-all-about-korn/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-is-all-about-korn/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249215 I think this is a brand new performance from the kitchen as Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox belt out “Blind” by Korn.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-is-all-about-korn/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/what-common-rock-artist-has-our-naive-opera-singer-discovered-this-week/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/what-common-rock-artist-has-our-naive-opera-singer-discovered-this-week/#respond Sun, 24 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249207 You may know people who are completely oblivious to music. They’ve either never taken an interest in it or are/have been so busy with other things that they didn’t bother keeping up with]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/what-common-rock-artist-has-our-naive-opera-singer-discovered-this-week/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rip-dick-parry-pink-floyds-favourite-saxophonist/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rip-dick-parry-pink-floyds-favourite-saxophonist/#respond Sat, 23 May 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249198 You know that sax solo that rips through Pink Floyd’s “Money?” What about the noodling on “Us and Them?” Or “Wish You Were Here” and “Shine on You Crazy Diamond?” The player was]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rip-dick-parry-pink-floyds-favourite-saxophonist/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rip-rob-base-of-it-takes-two-fame/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rip-rob-base-of-it-takes-two-fame/#respond Sat, 23 May 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249195 Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock had exactly one hit: with “It Takes Two,” which was released in June 1988. One of my friends still calls it “The Screaming/Yelling Song.” The two foundational]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rip-rob-base-of-it-takes-two-fame/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-may-23-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-may-23-2026/#respond Sat, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249109 This is what AI should be used for, not making music. Now let’s try some 100% human-generated music news for May 23, 2026. BONUS: The BBC is shutting down its longwave service. Here’s]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-may-23-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-weekend-marks-the-end-of-cbs-news-radio/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-weekend-marks-the-end-of-cbs-news-radio/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 13:49:16 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249183 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, maybe thousands,]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-weekend-marks-the-end-of-cbs-news-radio/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-crtc-had-a-real-chance-to-update-things-for-broadcasters-but/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-crtc-had-a-real-chance-to-update-things-for-broadcasters-but/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249162 The CRTC has been studying how the landscape for traditional broadcasters has changed in the digital age. Canadian radio has essentially been operating under the same rules for 30 year with only slight]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-crtc-had-a-real-chance-to-update-things-for-broadcasters-but/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-the-fray-at-the-hard-rock-in-ottawa/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-the-fray-at-the-hard-rock-in-ottawa/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249137 [Ross MacDonald took the photos and Nicoholas Wrixon-Wood wrote the review, – AC] The Fray’s Summer of Light Tour came to the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Ottawa on May 16th, featuring]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-the-fray-at-the-hard-rock-in-ottawa/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-mad-manure-bomber-of-calgary/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-mad-manure-bomber-of-calgary/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248979 This is one of the weirdest stories about Canadian music you have ever heard. Cal Cavendish was a country and folk singer from Calgary. He was pretty good, but he was very frustrated]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-mad-manure-bomber-of-calgary/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-may-22-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-may-22-2026/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249088 Have you noticed the change to Google Search? Thoughts? What about music news for May 22, 2026? BONUS: Sure. Okay.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-may-22-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-your-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-21-may-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-your-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-21-may-2026/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 11:31:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249125 What have we got for CD and vinyl sales in Canada this week? I also have the streaming numbers from Luminate.   Streaming numbers:]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-your-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-21-may-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-woman-set-the-record-for-oldest-crowd-surfer-shes-99/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-woman-set-the-record-for-oldest-crowd-surfer-shes-99/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 11:26:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249102 Pauline Kana was born in 1926, meaning she’s just a few months short of her 100th birthday. She’s lived a full life, which included becoming a TikTok star as Gangster Granny. She and]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-woman-set-the-record-for-oldest-crowd-surfer-shes-99/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/which-member-of-the-foo-fighters-can-eat-the-hottest-wings-lets-find-out/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/which-member-of-the-foo-fighters-can-eat-the-hottest-wings-lets-find-out/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 11:21:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249099 Hot Ones Versus is one of those web shows that combines an interview with chicken wings dosed with ever-spicier hot sauce. In this case, the band asked questions of each other. Anyone who]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/which-member-of-the-foo-fighters-can-eat-the-hottest-wings-lets-find-out/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/we-knew-this-was-coming-bruce-springsteen-adds-extra-security-because-of-trump-zealots/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/we-knew-this-was-coming-bruce-springsteen-adds-extra-security-because-of-trump-zealots/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 11:16:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249095 Bruce Springsteen has never minced words with his opposition and disgust with Donald Trump. He hasn’t held back on this current Land of Hope and Dreams Tour, either. Springsteen has used his platform]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/we-knew-this-was-coming-bruce-springsteen-adds-extra-security-because-of-trump-zealots/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-when-east-germany-tried-to-kill-rock-music/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-when-east-germany-tried-to-kill-rock-music/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 11:11:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248977 The Commies who ran Eastern Europe were terrified of rock’n’roll. Rebellion of any kind was not only to be discouraged but stamped out and killed with fire. Authorities reacted with everything from counterpropaganda]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-when-east-germany-tried-to-kill-rock-music/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-may-21-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-may-21-2026/#respond Thu, 21 May 2026 11:01:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249061 This is a real headline: “AI-Created Vintage Adult Film Unveiled at Cannes.” We’re doomed. Send in music news for May 21, 2026. BONUS: Hoping for new alien overlords? Here’s why that might be]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-may-21-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/instant-ai-podcasts-from-amazon-another-example-of-a-solution-to-a-problem-no-one-has/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/instant-ai-podcasts-from-amazon-another-example-of-a-solution-to-a-problem-no-one-has/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249065 There’s a certain malaise that’s spreading through the population. For years now, we’ve been forced to accept a parade of “innovations” that the tech bros insist will make everyone’s life better. “These things]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/instant-ai-podcasts-from-amazon-another-example-of-a-solution-to-a-problem-no-one-has/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/randy-rainbow-is-back-with-another-anti-trump-banger/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/randy-rainbow-is-back-with-another-anti-trump-banger/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 11:53:54 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249092 America’s National Treasure (well, next to Dolly Parton, of course), Randy Rainbow has returned with another swipe at the Trump administration. They must hate him in the West Wing.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/randy-rainbow-is-back-with-another-anti-trump-banger/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/a-canadian-restaurant-chain-wants-to-come-to-the-rescue-of-indie-musicians/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/a-canadian-restaurant-chain-wants-to-come-to-the-rescue-of-indie-musicians/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249071 When it comes to finding places to play for emerging and indie musicians, it’s dire out there. Venues are scaling back on live music. Others are closing down completely, victims of gentrification and/or]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/a-canadian-restaurant-chain-wants-to-come-to-the-rescue-of-indie-musicians/feed/ 0