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. Thu, 14 May 2026 14:19:55 +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/this-is-the-latest-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-well-look-at-streaming-too-14-may-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-the-latest-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-well-look-at-streaming-too-14-may-2026/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 12:39:37 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248898 As we go into the first long weekend of the Canadian summer, here’s where CD and vinyl sales are so far in 2026. Streaming numbers follow.   Streaming numbers:]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-the-latest-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-well-look-at-streaming-too-14-may-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/study-when-it-comes-to-being-a-superfan-age-matters/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/study-when-it-comes-to-being-a-superfan-age-matters/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248872 There are fans and then there are superfans, people who will do anything, go anywhere, and buy everything their favourite artist has to offer. But not all superfans are the same. Luminate, the]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/study-when-it-comes-to-being-a-superfan-age-matters/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/u2-gave-mexico-city-a-taste-of-their-new-album-with-a-guerilla-public-performance/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/u2-gave-mexico-city-a-taste-of-their-new-album-with-a-guerilla-public-performance/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248869 U2 was in Mexico City on Tuesday (May 12), performing on the top of a bus as they debuted a new song called “Street of Dreams,” which is the first music we’ve heard]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/u2-gave-mexico-city-a-taste-of-their-new-album-with-a-guerilla-public-performance/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-a-running-list-of-artists-who-have-sold-some-or-all-of-their-song-catalogues-to-a-new-breed-of-company/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-a-running-list-of-artists-who-have-sold-some-or-all-of-their-song-catalogues-to-a-new-breed-of-company/#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 11:11:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=171137 [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]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-a-running-list-of-artists-who-have-sold-some-or-all-of-their-song-catalogues-to-a-new-breed-of-company/feed/ 27 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-a-lesson-in-radio-frequencies-part-4/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-a-lesson-in-radio-frequencies-part-4/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248731 Our lesson on radio frequencies continues. We’ve looked at FM, AM, longwave, and shortwave. What else is there? Well, there’s DAB, which stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting. It’s a standard used in Europe,]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-a-lesson-in-radio-frequencies-part-4/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-sabrina-song-runo-plum-googly-eyes-and-more/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-sabrina-song-runo-plum-googly-eyes-and-more/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248749 Artist: Runo PlumSong: ButterfliesEP: Bloom Again Runo Plum’s new EP, Bloom Again, is out now! Watch/listen: Artist: Googly EyesSong: Bruises on the PeachEP: paint me like one of your fav american girls paint]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-sabrina-song-runo-plum-googly-eyes-and-more/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-may-12-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-may-12-2026/#respond Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248810 Remember that UFC event Trump is holding on the grounds of the White House? A ringside seat is going for US$1 million. As for music news on May 12, 2026…]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-may-12-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theres-a-new-tragically-hip-song-today-sort-of-but-fans-will-love-it/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theres-a-new-tragically-hip-song-today-sort-of-but-fans-will-love-it/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 12:59:08 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248864 The Tragically Hip have a huge archive that has preserved almost everything the band ever did. This includes a trove of live recordings from over the decades. Today, we get a double A-side]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theres-a-new-tragically-hip-song-today-sort-of-but-fans-will-love-it/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/spin-magazine-is-expanding-into-canada/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/spin-magazine-is-expanding-into-canada/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 12:38:05 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248856 For years, the print copy of SPIN was required reading for me, along with Rolling Stone, Q, Record Collector, MOJO, Alternative Press, and a ton of others. I remember the first issue, too.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/spin-magazine-is-expanding-into-canada/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/hows-that-new-ontario-anti-scalper-law-working-i-dont-want-to-say-i-told-you-so-but/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/hows-that-new-ontario-anti-scalper-law-working-i-dont-want-to-say-i-told-you-so-but/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248861 It was only a few weeks ago that the Ontario Government of Doug Ford passed a law outlawing ticket scalping in the province. No resale tickets with prices above the original face value.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/hows-that-new-ontario-anti-scalper-law-working-i-dont-want-to-say-i-told-you-so-but/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/did-iranian-hackers-target-spotify-in-a-revenge-attack/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/did-iranian-hackers-target-spotify-in-a-revenge-attack/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248833 The current US-Israel-Iran war has been marked by missile attacks, drones, and bombings. But there’s also the cyber side to the conflict. A pro-Iran group of hackers claim that they’ve successfully gone after]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/did-iranian-hackers-target-spotify-in-a-revenge-attack/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/no-more-mr-nice-guy-remembering-the-1980-alice-cooper-riot-in-toronto/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/no-more-mr-nice-guy-remembering-the-1980-alice-cooper-riot-in-toronto/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248836 [A guest post by Greg Korek who was there. – AC] August 15, 1980 marked Opening Day of the Canadian National Exhibition. The CNE opened on the heels of massive, record-breaking attendance years.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/no-more-mr-nice-guy-remembering-the-1980-alice-cooper-riot-in-toronto/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-look-at-the-current-triumph-reunion-tour-this-time-from-calgary/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-look-at-the-current-triumph-reunion-tour-this-time-from-calgary/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248794 [Baden Ross was there for us. – AC] Canadian rock veterans April Wine kicked off the night with the kind of energy that immediately shifted the Scotiabank Saddledome into full-on classic rock mode. They’re one of those]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-look-at-the-current-triumph-reunion-tour-this-time-from-calgary/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-a-lesson-in-radio-frequencies-part-3/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-a-lesson-in-radio-frequencies-part-3/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248729 We’ve been looking at the various types of frequencies that we use to listen to the radio, covering both standard FM and AM. But there’s more to AM radio than what you can]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-a-lesson-in-radio-frequencies-part-3/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-may-13-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-may-13-2026/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248772 There’s a new video game based on Trump and the war with Iran. It’s…unhinged. Let’s do some music news for May 13, 2026. BONUS: Cats are gonna be cats. (Via Sean)]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-may-13-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-episode-064-the-weirdness-of-the-strawberry-fields-and-edenfest-music-festivals/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-episode-064-the-weirdness-of-the-strawberry-fields-and-edenfest-music-festivals/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248774 Staging a music festival is an extremely risky thing. Everything works on a knife’s edge. And while a promoter can make an insane amount of money from a festival, everything has to go]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-episode-064-the-weirdness-of-the-strawberry-fields-and-edenfest-music-festivals/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-demand-for-reunion-tours-continues-these-are-the-most-wished-for/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-demand-for-reunion-tours-continues-these-are-the-most-wished-for/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 11:35:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248804 There can be big, BIG dollars in getting the band back together again. A British ticket reseller called Fanatix conducted a survey of about 4,000 people, asking them, “Who would you like to]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-demand-for-reunion-tours-continues-these-are-the-most-wished-for/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ottawa-announces-lineup-for-2026-cityfolk-festival/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ottawa-announces-lineup-for-2026-cityfolk-festival/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248796 [Ross MacDonald was there for the press conference. – AC] Ottawa has two summer music festivals every year. July has Bluesfest, and closing out the summer is Ottawa CityFolk Festival from 16-20 September. It]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ottawa-announces-lineup-for-2026-cityfolk-festival/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-a-lesson-in-radio-frequencies-part-2/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-a-lesson-in-radio-frequencies-part-2/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248785 When it comes to listening to the radio, FM is the most popular set of frequencies. That’s what we talked about last time. In second spot is AM, which stands for “amplitude modulation.”]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-a-lesson-in-radio-frequencies-part-2/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/randon-music-news-for-tuesday-may-12-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/randon-music-news-for-tuesday-may-12-2026/#respond Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=248724 Researchers think they’ve discovered a new circulatory system in the human body. It’s called the interstitium. Huh. Moving to music news for May 12, 2026…]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/randon-music-news-for-tuesday-may-12-2026/feed/ 0