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. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:15:23 +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/happy-50th-anniversary-hamiltons-festival-of-friends/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/happy-50th-anniversary-hamiltons-festival-of-friends/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251618 [This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Running a music festival is a perilous thing, a task that might be best left to ultra-optimistic, foolhardy dreamers. So many things can go]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/happy-50th-anniversary-hamiltons-festival-of-friends/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/more-coverage-photos-reviews-of-ottawa-bluesfest-2026-paolo-stante-samantha-martin-delta-sugar-elisapie/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/more-coverage-photos-reviews-of-ottawa-bluesfest-2026-paolo-stante-samantha-martin-delta-sugar-elisapie/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:16:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251627 [The article was written by Zachary Resnick, photos from Melody Maloney and Ross Macdonald.- AC] The weather was absolutely perfect for the final day of Ottawa Bluesfest 2026, and I chose to stake]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/more-coverage-photos-reviews-of-ottawa-bluesfest-2026-paolo-stante-samantha-martin-delta-sugar-elisapie/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/even-more-ottawa-bluesfest-coverage-this-time-including-death-from-above-1979/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/even-more-ottawa-bluesfest-coverage-this-time-including-death-from-above-1979/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251582 [Everything comes from Melody Maloney and Ross MacDonald. – AC] Fortunately the repressive July heatwave broke and temperatures in Ottawa were optimal in the mid-20s. And good thing because the biggest crowds of]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/even-more-ottawa-bluesfest-coverage-this-time-including-death-from-above-1979/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-new-pulp-film-is-coming-to-canadian-theatres-in-september/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-new-pulp-film-is-coming-to-canadian-theatres-in-september/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251579 While nowhere near as big as Oasis getting back together, the Pulp reunion was a big deal to the fans of Jarvis Cocker and Co. There’s a film about it, of course, called]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-new-pulp-film-is-coming-to-canadian-theatres-in-september/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-when-the-star-cant-make-it-someone-has-to-fill-in/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-when-the-star-cant-make-it-someone-has-to-fill-in/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251529 The show must go on, so when a member of the band (outside the singer, anyway) can’t perform for whatever reason, it might fall on the shoulders of a roadie to fill in.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-when-the-star-cant-make-it-someone-has-to-fill-in/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-july-27-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-july-27-2026/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251483 Do your kids love Frozen 2? Someone says that the film should be rated R. Music news for July 27, 2026, is, at best, PG-12. BONUS: Did you ever hear the story about]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-july-27-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/whats-the-hell-is-wrong-with-rolling-stone-canada/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/whats-the-hell-is-wrong-with-rolling-stone-canada/#respond Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251557 I was rather excited at the beginning of the year when it was announced that there would be a Rolling Stone Canada. The online-only publication debuted on January 15 at ca.rollingstone.com with Tate]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/whats-the-hell-is-wrong-with-rolling-stone-canada/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/if-youre-a-fan-of-teenage-head-you-will-love-this-new-archive-of-rarities/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/if-youre-a-fan-of-teenage-head-you-will-love-this-new-archive-of-rarities/#respond Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251506 It should never be forgotten that Canada’s Teenage Head predates both The Clash and the Sex Pistols. And despite mighty problems and crises, the band is still around today. Nick Stipanitz was the]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/if-youre-a-fan-of-teenage-head-you-will-love-this-new-archive-of-rarities/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/our-adorakable-opera-singer-has-just-discovered-possum-kingdom-by-the-toadies/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/our-adorakable-opera-singer-has-just-discovered-possum-kingdom-by-the-toadies/#respond Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251504 Even though she posts several videos a week, Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Voice) never seems to run out of old rock songs to discover. She was THAT busy as a young woman]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/our-adorakable-opera-singer-has-just-discovered-possum-kingdom-by-the-toadies/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-documentary-looks-at-the-canadian-live-music-scene-will-you-help-with-a-kickstarter-campaign/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-documentary-looks-at-the-canadian-live-music-scene-will-you-help-with-a-kickstarter-campaign/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251514 SOUNDCHECK, directed by John Butler, is an 80-minute look at the exhilarating and challenging live music scene in Canada, focusing on the power of music in this country. Many working musicians were interviewed.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-documentary-looks-at-the-canadian-live-music-scene-will-you-help-with-a-kickstarter-campaign/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-the-beaches-at-base31/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-the-beaches-at-base31/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251444 [Virginia Meeks got the assignment. – AC] Air quality warnings may have lingered over Prince Edward County, but they weren’t enough to keep fans away from Base31’s Drill Hall on Thursday night. The]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-the-beaches-at-base31/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-july-25-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-july-25-2026/#respond Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251418 A rogue OpenAI bot escaped its lab and hacked a rival AI on its own. Gee, who didn’t see that coming? Moving to music news for July 25, 2026. BONUS: Both William Shatner]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-july-25-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/these-ai-artists-are-making-a-sht-ton-of-money/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/these-ai-artists-are-making-a-sht-ton-of-money/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:25:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251517 Despite many people professing to hate the fakeness of AI “artists,” these things are making a lot of money for their creators. Players Time looked at the AI music boom. The numbers are]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/these-ai-artists-are-making-a-sht-ton-of-money/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ottawa-bluesfest-coverage-angine-de-poitrine-sheryl-crow-nayana/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ottawa-bluesfest-coverage-angine-de-poitrine-sheryl-crow-nayana/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251425 [Melody Maloney took most of the pictures. Karen Coughtrey did the write-up. – AC] Night seven of the 2026 edition of Ottawa Bluesfest will be one to remember with a sold-out crowd, meaning]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ottawa-bluesfest-coverage-angine-de-poitrine-sheryl-crow-nayana/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/torontos-cne-has-announced-the-lineup-for-this-years-bandshell-concert-series/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/torontos-cne-has-announced-the-lineup-for-this-years-bandshell-concert-series/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:16:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251526 I haven’t seen any back-to-school TV commercials yet (not that they’re not running), but if you needed a reminder that summer was marching on, come word of the announcement of which artists have]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/torontos-cne-has-announced-the-lineup-for-this-years-bandshell-concert-series/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theres-a-new-documentary-about-a-famous-rocknroll-hotel/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theres-a-new-documentary-about-a-famous-rocknroll-hotel/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251491 The Sunset Marquis, located on a side street a hundred metres or so from Sunset, has been a rock’n’roll landmark for more than 60 years, a favourite pit stop for musicians of all]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theres-a-new-documentary-about-a-famous-rocknroll-hotel/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 Fri, 24 Jul 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/more-vintage-official-cfny-merch-is-now-available/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/more-vintage-official-cfny-merch-is-now-available/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251510 You may have heard (well, I hope you have) that our documentary, CFNY: The Spirit of Radio, has been picked up for broadcast by PBS in the US this September. This will be]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/more-vintage-official-cfny-merch-is-now-available/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-collecting-cassettes-stay-away-from-these/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-collecting-cassettes-stay-away-from-these/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251185 Pre-recorded cassettes first appeared in the mid-60s and reached their commercial peak in the mid-80s before slowly fading away over the next couple of decades. This brings me to the problem of the]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-collecting-cassettes-stay-away-from-these/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-july-24-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-july-24-2026/#respond Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=251390 This website lists the Ten Most Hated People in the World. You can probably guess 1-4. Numbers five, seven, and 10 are musicians. Without looking, can you guess who they might be? Now]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-july-24-2026/feed/ 0