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, 17 Oct 2026 13:29:14 +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/here-are-the-dates-locations-and-ticket-information-for-the-second-leg-of-my-national-speaking-tour/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/here-are-the-dates-locations-and-ticket-information-for-the-second-leg-of-my-national-speaking-tour/#respond Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:48:19 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254686 With the first leg of the tour over, it’s time to move to central and eastern Canada for the second leg. Here’s what you need to know. I start in Nova Scotia Then]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/here-are-the-dates-locations-and-ticket-information-for-the-second-leg-of-my-national-speaking-tour/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/metallica-has-released-some-pro-shot-footage-from-the-sphere-residency/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/metallica-has-released-some-pro-shot-footage-from-the-sphere-residency/#respond Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254984 If you’ve been to see a live music event at The Sphere in Las Vegas, you’ll know that there’s really nothing quite like it. No other kind of concert experience comes close. Metallica]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/metallica-has-released-some-pro-shot-footage-from-the-sphere-residency/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-smashing-pumpkins-just-released-the-first-song-produced-by-butch-vig-in-32-years/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-smashing-pumpkins-just-released-the-first-song-produced-by-butch-vig-in-32-years/#respond Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254973 When the Smashing Pumpkins first appeared in the early 90s, a bit part of their sound was producer Butch Vig who helped shape their sound through both the Gish and Siamese Dream album.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-smashing-pumpkins-just-released-the-first-song-produced-by-butch-vig-in-32-years/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-october-17-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-october-17-2026/#respond Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254882 This is one wedding that guests won’t forget–and for all the wrong reasons. Over to music news for October 17, 2026. BONUS: Old-school pro wrestling. This is awesome.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-october-17-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/want-tickets-to-the-upcoming-u2-tour-ive-got-some-bad-news/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/want-tickets-to-the-upcoming-u2-tour-ive-got-some-bad-news/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:01:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254940 U2 will begin what we think will be a multi-year, six-leg tour in support of the new album Carnaval De Luz on February 23 in Mexico City. Tickets will not be cheap, especially]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/want-tickets-to-the-upcoming-u2-tour-ive-got-some-bad-news/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/u2-announces-the-greatest-show-on-earth-tour/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/u2-announces-the-greatest-show-on-earth-tour/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:38:18 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254909 Or, more completely, Carnaval de Luz Presents: The Greatest Show on Earth World Tour 2027. Everything begins in Mexico City on February 23 and 24. It then moves to São Paulo, then Buenos]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/u2-announces-the-greatest-show-on-earth-tour/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-strawberry-studios-forever-strawberry-studios-10cc-the-birth-of-manchester-music/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-strawberry-studios-forever-strawberry-studios-10cc-the-birth-of-manchester-music/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:35:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254963 I recently returned from a group tour of the UK where we hit music landmarks of London, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester. One of the stops was in Salford where we visited the Salford]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-strawberry-studios-forever-strawberry-studios-10cc-the-birth-of-manchester-music/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sony-still-makes-walkmans-the-top-of-the-line-model-sells-for-how-much/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sony-still-makes-walkmans-the-top-of-the-line-model-sells-for-how-much/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254952 The original Sony Walkman was introduced on July 1, 1979, and forever changed how we consume music. The Walkman line has lived on long past the best-buy date of the cassette version and]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sony-still-makes-walkmans-the-top-of-the-line-model-sells-for-how-much/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-ongoing-history-of-new-music-episode-1090-1976-the-birth-year-of-alt-rock-part-2/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-ongoing-history-of-new-music-episode-1090-1976-the-birth-year-of-alt-rock-part-2/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254714 Over the course of human history, certain years have proven to be more important than others. Over the course of 12 months, things happen that change everything. Nothing is ever the same again.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-ongoing-history-of-new-music-episode-1090-1976-the-birth-year-of-alt-rock-part-2/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-system-of-a-down-riot/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-system-of-a-down-riot/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254923 When System of a Down was working on the Toxicity album, there was a lot of tension within the group, tension that led to actual fistfights. One night in the studio, drummer John]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-system-of-a-down-riot/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-was-lou-reed-alt-rocks-first-sellout/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-was-lou-reed-alt-rocks-first-sellout/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254707 Before record sales collapsed, everyone made most of their money from selling music. The idea of licensing your music for a commercial was considered the height of selling out. Today, though, this is]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-was-lou-reed-alt-rocks-first-sellout/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-october-16-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-october-16-2026/#respond Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254852 Wait. Winnie-the-Pooh is the most controversial bear in the world? How? Oh. Let’s move on to some music news for October 16, 2026. BONUS: There’s a new fart synthesizer that you can play]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-october-16-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-the-sea-in-every-sound-chasing-the-influence-of-surf-music-in-america/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-the-sea-in-every-sound-chasing-the-influence-of-surf-music-in-america/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:12:28 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254903 When many people think of surf music, their minds go back to the music that came out of California in the very late 50s and early 60s. But the influence of surf music]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-the-sea-in-every-sound-chasing-the-influence-of-surf-music-in-america/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/time-for-the-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-15-oct-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/time-for-the-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-15-oct-2026/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:31:08 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254896 We’re deep into the home stretch for record releases for 2026. How are things proceeding? This is what Luminate reports. Streaming numbers:]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/time-for-the-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-15-oct-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/tragically-hip-fans-its-almost-gedfest-time-again/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/tragically-hip-fans-its-almost-gedfest-time-again/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254867 GEDfest is an annual event that’s held on the weekend closest to the day we lost Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip. The event, which features Hip fans, Hip tribute acts, and a]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/tragically-hip-fans-its-almost-gedfest-time-again/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, 15 Oct 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-was-flea-almost-part-of-johnny-lydons-band/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-was-flea-almost-part-of-johnny-lydons-band/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254702 True or false: Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers was in a band with Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten. True.  It was 1983 and the Chili Peppers were still an unknown group, and]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-was-flea-almost-part-of-johnny-lydons-band/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-october-15-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-october-15-2026/#respond Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254819 Astronomers have discovered the biggest smiley face in the universe. As for music news for October 15, 2026… BONUS: Mark Zuckerberg wanted to show he like a pint of Guinness. He failed.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-october-15-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/thirty-years-later-someone-is-going-to-jail-for-the-murder-of-tupac-shakur/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/thirty-years-later-someone-is-going-to-jail-for-the-murder-of-tupac-shakur/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:54:29 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254863 It was just before midnight on September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was executed as he sat in the passenger seat of a 7-series BMW stopped at a traffic light in Las Vegas. He]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/thirty-years-later-someone-is-going-to-jail-for-the-murder-of-tupac-shakur/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-new-ai-platform-claims-to-able-to-identify-hit-songs-before-theyre-released/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-new-ai-platform-claims-to-able-to-identify-hit-songs-before-theyre-released/#respond Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:38:17 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254857 Doing anything in the music industry is risky because you never know how the public will react to a song. Labels can throw boatloads of money at an artist only for the resulting]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-new-ai-platform-claims-to-able-to-identify-hit-songs-before-theyre-released/feed/ 0