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. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:00:24 +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/spotify-is-20-years-old-who-are-the-all-time-streaming-champs/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/spotify-is-20-years-old-who-are-the-all-time-streaming-champs/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248188 In April 2006, a new company called Spotify was registered in Sweden. Although it didn’t go live to the public until October 2008, this month marks the company’s 20th birthday. In honour of]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/spotify-is-20-years-old-who-are-the-all-time-streaming-champs/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/now-available-blu-ray-and-dvd-copies-of-the-cfny-the-spirit-of-radio-documentary/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/now-available-blu-ray-and-dvd-copies-of-the-cfny-the-spirit-of-radio-documentary/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248134 As we continue with the theatrical screenings (Vancouver on April 25, Buffalo on May 29, and finally, Brampton, on June 6), I’m happy to report that the Blu-ray and DVD editions of the]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/now-available-blu-ray-and-dvd-copies-of-the-cfny-the-spirit-of-radio-documentary/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-april-25-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-april-25-2026/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248113 Not to be alarmist, but where are all these fireballs coming from? And why are their numbers seemingly increasing? Worry about that as you get into music news for April 25, 2026. BONUS:]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-april-25-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-tragically-hip-and-city-and-colour-and-more-have-a-new-version-of-ahead-by-a-century/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-tragically-hip-and-city-and-colour-and-more-have-a-new-version-of-ahead-by-a-century/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:16:03 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248199 The World Cup starts in June, and as customary, soccer-themed songs are starting to pop up in countries all over the world. This is an example. The Tragically Hip have teamed up with]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-tragically-hip-and-city-and-colour-and-more-have-a-new-version-of-ahead-by-a-century/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/if-oasis-can-do-this-then-maybe-they-can-also-open-the-straits-of-hormuz/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/if-oasis-can-do-this-then-maybe-they-can-also-open-the-straits-of-hormuz/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248152 Sometimes when a band gets inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, there are linger animosities, hatreds, and unfinished business. Such is the case this year when Joy Division/New Order finally]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/if-oasis-can-do-this-then-maybe-they-can-also-open-the-straits-of-hormuz/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/into-phil-collins-theres-a-big-auction-coming-up-in-november/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/into-phil-collins-theres-a-big-auction-coming-up-in-november/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:25:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248159 The rock’n’roll memorabilia auctions keep coming. On the docket is The Phil Collins Archive, which will raise money for The King’s Trust. What’s available? All items can be found here.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/into-phil-collins-theres-a-big-auction-coming-up-in-november/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-your-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-well-look-at-streaming-too-23-apr-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-your-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-well-look-at-streaming-too-23-apr-2026/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248154 Sorry about being a day late, but my website decided to throw a database error hissy fit that took most of the day to fix. It turned out to be the first problem]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-your-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-well-look-at-streaming-too-23-apr-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/an-important-new-book-on-leadership-and-mental-health-in-the-canadian-music-industry-is-out/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/an-important-new-book-on-leadership-and-mental-health-in-the-canadian-music-industry-is-out/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248156 What’s the state of mental health across all sectors of the Canadian music industry? Not good. In fact, it’s pretty bad. Catherine Harrison was behind the Soundcheck Report, a deep dive into how]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/an-important-new-book-on-leadership-and-mental-health-in-the-canadian-music-industry-is-out/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-ongoing-history-of-new-music-episode-1081-the-50-biggest-all-time-alt-rock-one-hit-wonders-20-11/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-ongoing-history-of-new-music-episode-1081-the-50-biggest-all-time-alt-rock-one-hit-wonders-20-11/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247711 What do the following authors have in common: J.D. Salinger, Emily Brontë, and Oscar Wilde? They are famous for writing just one novel. J.D. Salinger? The Catcher in the Rye. Emily Brontë? Wuthering]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-ongoing-history-of-new-music-episode-1081-the-50-biggest-all-time-alt-rock-one-hit-wonders-20-11/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-bela-fleck-tove-styrke-jose-gonzalez-and-more/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-bela-fleck-tove-styrke-jose-gonzalez-and-more/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248162 Artist: RoreySong: Temporary Tragedy Rorey explains the Temporary Tragedy is about “the cost of self abandonment when you grip intimacy, and what it means to choose yourself. I was waiting in a place]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-bela-fleck-tove-styrke-jose-gonzalez-and-more/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-daily-heavy-metal-babies/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-daily-heavy-metal-babies/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247989 Have you ever wondered why heavy metal singers can scream for hours on end, but other singers lose their voices all the time? You’d think it would be the other way around, right?]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-daily-heavy-metal-babies/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-april-24-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-april-24-2026/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248086 Life on mars? Maybe. Cue up the Bowie song. (Via Larry). Let’s put some life into music news for April 24, 2026. BONUS: Pirate radio courtesy SNK UK (Via Sean)]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-april-24-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-guy-listened-to-every-1-hit-since-1958-and-crunched-the-data-heres-what-he-learned/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-guy-listened-to-every-1-hit-since-1958-and-crunched-the-data-heres-what-he-learned/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248128 For decades, people have sought the magical elixir for creating hit songs. A good starting point for many has been analysis of past hits to see if there are things that can be]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-guy-listened-to-every-1-hit-since-1958-and-crunched-the-data-heres-what-he-learned/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-musical-antarctica/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-musical-antarctica/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247987 Music scenes flourish everywhere, even in Antarctica, the last true wilderness on Earth. Home to a few thousand research scientists, Antarctica has a unique historical music scene. In a place where the only]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-musical-antarctica/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-april-23-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-april-23-2026/#respond Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248070 The Onion has officially taken over Alex Jones’ InfoWars. This is gonna be awesome. Music news for April 23, 2026, is pretty good, too. BONUS: Think tap dancing is boring? Look at this.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-april-23-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theatrical-screenings-of-cfny-the-spirit-of-radio-documentary-continue/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theatrical-screenings-of-cfny-the-spirit-of-radio-documentary-continue/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:03:52 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=247964 We’re touring the extended mix of the CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary through venues in Canada ahead of the DVD/Blu-ray release within the next couple of weeks. Here’s where you can catch]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theatrical-screenings-of-cfny-the-spirit-of-radio-documentary-continue/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-apparently-the-worlds-first-ai-live-speaker-its-probably-not-what-you-were-expecting/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-apparently-the-worlds-first-ai-live-speaker-its-probably-not-what-you-were-expecting/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:58:50 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248120 AI is infesting everything these days and often AI is a solution to a problem that no one has. Take, for example, Souler, the world’s first “AI live speaker.” Do we really need]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-apparently-the-worlds-first-ai-live-speaker-its-probably-not-what-you-were-expecting/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/is-donald-trump-the-ultimate-emo-kid-look-listen-to-this/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/is-donald-trump-the-ultimate-emo-kid-look-listen-to-this/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:53:58 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248118 Okay, that headline is unfair to all emo fans, and I apologize. Still, this emo-fying of Donald Trump makes you think, doesn’t it? You thought Trump’s Iran war rants were unhinged… Well, I]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/is-donald-trump-the-ultimate-emo-kid-look-listen-to-this/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/alanis-morissette-joins-the-canadian-mens-world-cup-team-sort-of/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/alanis-morissette-joins-the-canadian-mens-world-cup-team-sort-of/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248077 The World Cup is coming up in June, and as one of the host countries (not to mention through hard-fought qualifying victories), our men’s team is in the draw. Alanis Morissette is a]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/alanis-morissette-joins-the-canadian-mens-world-cup-team-sort-of/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/i-can-get-behind-this-song-called-kill-ai/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/i-can-get-behind-this-song-called-kill-ai/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248043 AI is nibbling at the edges of society, and that’s concerning. When you hear of AI programs so powerful that a meeting of finance ministers and bankers is required, it’s time to not]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/i-can-get-behind-this-song-called-kill-ai/feed/ 0