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, 05 Nov 2026 17:44:24 +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/rush-announces-a-string-of-dates-at-the-sphere-in-las-vegas/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rush-announces-a-string-of-dates-at-the-sphere-in-las-vegas/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:43:58 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255785 Rush is the latest act to announce a residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas that will begin about six weeks after the 50 Something tour wraps up in Finland in April. Initially, there will be five dates: May 21, 23, 26, 28, and 30. But why do I have a feeling that after some […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rush-announces-a-string-of-dates-at-the-sphere-in-las-vegas/feed/ 0 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 Thu, 05 Nov 2026 17:23:22 +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 I move to Central Ontario Finally, there’s a swing east. Any questions? Just ask.]]> 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/ongoing-history-daily-musicians-have-better-memories/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-musicians-have-better-memories/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255604 Scientists are fascinated by how the brain processes music. How, for example, was Gord Downie able to eventually relearn the lyrics to 90 Tragically Hip songs for the band’s final tour even though he had a temporal lobe and hippocampus were surgically removed? Maybe it’s because musicians have better memory abilities than non-musicians. And we’re […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-musicians-have-better-memories/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-november-5-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-november-5-2026/#respond Thu, 05 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255708 How old is the Cookie Monster? On November 10, he will turn 57. Moving to music news for November 5 2026… BONUS: Confused about all the time zone changes in Canada? This video may help. (Via Sean)]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-november-5-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-a-great-plan-for-singers-and-bands-who-need-to-sell-merch-to-survive/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-a-great-plan-for-singers-and-bands-who-need-to-sell-merch-to-survive/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:41:53 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255733 Tim Burgess has been the frontman for Charlatans UK as well as a DJ for more than 30 years. He’s seen the struggles artists go through when trying to make ends meet. That’s when he came up with the idea of Merch Market. For one day each in London (January 24), Manchester (January 31), and […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-is-a-great-plan-for-singers-and-bands-who-need-to-sell-merch-to-survive/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/indie-to-know-5-bands-to-hear-this-week-15/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/indie-to-know-5-bands-to-hear-this-week-15/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255698 Welcome to Indie to Know, where I sift through all of our email to pull out some golden nuggets of music to share with the rest of you! Assuming you want to hear good music. You do right? I mean… why else would you come here… okay let’s get started before I fall into the […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/indie-to-know-5-bands-to-hear-this-week-15/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-how-about-this-cutting-edge-talking-heads-tech-from-1988/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-how-about-this-cutting-edge-talking-heads-tech-from-1988/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255602 When David Byrne was with the Talking Heads, he was determined that the band always be ahead of their time. But there was one occasion when the band was too far ahead. The 1988 album Naked was released “graphics ready.” This meant that if you were to buy a CD player with a special decoder, […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-how-about-this-cutting-edge-talking-heads-tech-from-1988/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-november-4-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-november-4-2026/#respond Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255671 Important news about your dog: Here’s why dogs hate fireworks. On the other hand, they things like music news for November 4, 2026. BONUS: Christmas music season has begun because Mariah Carey says so. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mariah Carey (@mariahcarey)]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-november-4-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/cbc-celebrated-90-years-yesterday-watch-this/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/cbc-celebrated-90-years-yesterday-watch-this/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:30:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255715 After several fall starts to create a national broadcasting network, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation finally became a thing on November 2, 1936. This video celebrations that milestone. (Via Sean)]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/cbc-celebrated-90-years-yesterday-watch-this/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-big-wreck-at-the-hard-rock-in-ottawa/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-big-wreck-at-the-hard-rock-in-ottawa/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255633 [Everything comes courtesy of Ross MacDonald. -AC] Big Wreck has very large, active, and vocal fan groups on social media. They are constantly clamouring for the band to come play their respective cities. This time it was Ottawa’s turn, so Big Wreck fans headed to the south end’s Hard Rock Casino. And it was perfect […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-big-wreck-at-the-hard-rock-in-ottawa/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 Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:11:00 +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 buying up the song catalogues of successful artists. The artist gets a huge infusion of cash upfront which takes away financial pressure […]]]> 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/ 19 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-manchester-the-birthplace-of-karaoke/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-manchester-the-birthplace-of-karaoke/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255600 What comes to mind when you think of Manchester: the Smiths, the Stone Roses, Oasis, New Order, Joy Division, karaoke.  Wait–what? Karaoke?  Along with some great music, Manchester was also the birthplace of the karaoke machine.  In 1975, an inventor named Roy Brooke built something he called “Roy’s Sing-a-Long Machine.”  The concept was simple.  A […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-manchester-the-birthplace-of-karaoke/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-tuesday-edition-november-3-2026-leisure-hour-haywire-617-the-back-alley-more/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-tuesday-edition-november-3-2026-leisure-hour-haywire-617-the-back-alley-more/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255421 No time to read the full article? Scroll to the bottom for all 5 picks in one playlist! Leisure Hour Song: “Bury Me at 7/11”Album: …that one dayRelease Date: October 2, 2026Location: Muncie, IndianaWhy I like it: Nostalgic emo-pop sounds.Listen: Haywire 617 Song: “INTERSTATE LOVE AFFAIR”Album: I Don’t Wanna Say GoodbyeRelease Date: October 2, 2026Location: […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-tuesday-edition-november-3-2026-leisure-hour-haywire-617-the-back-alley-more/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-tuesday-november-3-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-tuesday-november-3-2026/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255577 Donald Trump recently called Norway a sh*thouse country. The nation’s tourism authority had a brilliant response. Moving now to music news for November 3, 2026. BONUS: This is apparently real. The artists are John and Darlene Edwards. I apologize in advance. (Via Tom, who is also very, very sorry.) View this post on Instagram A […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-tuesday-november-3-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-my-interview-with-wolf-alice-plus-video-too/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-my-interview-with-wolf-alice-plus-video-too/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255653 Since they began in London, England, in 2010, Wolf Alice has gone from a duo to a fuzzy, grungy band, to one that now brings out all kinds of feels from the 1970s. Now up to four albums along with a series, four EPs (including one of lullabies) and a long list of singles, the […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-my-interview-with-wolf-alice-plus-video-too/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-collective-soul-at-ottawas-hard-rock-casino/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-collective-soul-at-ottawas-hard-rock-casino/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255620 [This one was all Murray Oliver, who took the photos and wrote the review. – AC] On October 18 Collective Soul lit up Ottawa’s Hard Rock Casino with the country rock vibe. The hall at Hard Rock Ottawa did not exactly present itself as the venue for a rock concert as people filed in, with […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-collective-soul-at-ottawas-hard-rock-casino/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/moshpit-mondays-new-punk-hardcore-and-metal-to-start-your-week/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/moshpit-mondays-new-punk-hardcore-and-metal-to-start-your-week/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255586 This week: 5 tracks for when it all hits! Zombie-riff panic, sharp-tongued punk, grave-side grief, resentful rage, and revolutionary noise—28 years young and still current. 1. P.O.D Song: Outbreak (feat. Cory Brandan)Album: Among Us – (release date TBA)Release Date: September 30, 2026Location: San Diego, CaliforniaWhy You’ll Like It: Noticeably heavier sound than typical P.O.D. Intense […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/moshpit-mondays-new-punk-hardcore-and-metal-to-start-your-week/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-history-of-the-name-radiohead/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-history-of-the-name-radiohead/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255598 Hardcore Radiohead fans know that the group used to be called On a Friday.  They chose that name because that was the only day on which they could practice. They stuck with On a Friday through their first recording sessions and through a series of live shows in 1991.  One of these shows was reviewed […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-history-of-the-name-radiohead/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-november-2-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-november-2-2026/#respond Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255499 Wanna know who REALLY hates AI? Human psychics. They’re sick of AIs taking readings away from them. Shouldn’t they have seen that coming? On to music news for November 2, 2026. BONUS: “Sunlight as a service.” It’s a thing from space.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-november-2-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/triumph-has-cancelled-the-second-leg-of-their-2026-reloaded-tour-because-of-a-medical-emergeny/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/triumph-has-cancelled-the-second-leg-of-their-2026-reloaded-tour-because-of-a-medical-emergeny/#respond Sun, 01 Nov 2026 13:32:40 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=255615 When Triumph returned to the road earlier this year after decades, the results were spectacular. Great performances, great reviews, great crowds. Things went so well that a second leg of the tour was book. But now, this. I have no idea what this emergency may be. The only possible hint came from guitarist Rik Emmett […]]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/triumph-has-cancelled-the-second-leg-of-their-2026-reloaded-tour-because-of-a-medical-emergeny/feed/ 0