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. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:58:42 +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/tickets-are-on-sale-for-a-concert-that-will-take-place-on-september-4-2640-this-is-not-a-typo/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/tickets-are-on-sale-for-a-concert-that-will-take-place-on-september-4-2640-this-is-not-a-typo/#respond Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:58:41 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252295 In a church in Germany, an organ is plugging away at a composition entitled “As Slow As Possible” by avant-garde composer, John Cage. And the people in charge of this organ are very,]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/tickets-are-on-sale-for-a-concert-that-will-take-place-on-september-4-2640-this-is-not-a-typo/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-is-a-two-for-one-sort-of/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-is-a-two-for-one-sort-of/#respond Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:21:37 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252293 Why is Robert Fripp dressed like Slash for Sunday Lunch? Because this is a cover of “Give in to Me,” a Michael Jackson song from the 1993 album, Dangerous, that featured Slash on]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-is-a-two-for-one-sort-of/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/our-adorkable-opera-singer-has-discovered-rush-and-subdivisions/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/our-adorkable-opera-singer-has-discovered-rush-and-subdivisions/#respond Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252170 Rush played a whole whack of hometown shows last week, and coincidentally, Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Voice) chanced upon “Subdivisions” for her reaction video and analysis. And like all her videos, she’s]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/our-adorkable-opera-singer-has-discovered-rush-and-subdivisions/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-study-theres-a-huge-demand-for-music-podcasts-but-not-enough-supply/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-study-theres-a-huge-demand-for-music-podcasts-but-not-enough-supply/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252278 Well, this is good new for my two podcasts, The Ongoing History of New Music and Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry. WhichPodcast is a service that indexes the millions of]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-study-theres-a-huge-demand-for-music-podcasts-but-not-enough-supply/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/explaining-quadraphonic-vinyl-with-an-electron-microscope/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/explaining-quadraphonic-vinyl-with-an-electron-microscope/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252172 Today we have all sorts of spatial audio available to us: Atmos, Dolby 5.1 (and beyond), DTS, Apple Spatial Audio, and so on. But the first journey into immersive music beyond two-channel stereo]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/explaining-quadraphonic-vinyl-with-an-electron-microscope/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-august-15-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-august-15-2026/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252181 At this point, I’d take Count Binface over Donald Trump. He’s the British political candidate who wears a garbage can on his head. It’s still better-looking than Trump’s new wig. As for music]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-saturday-august-15-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/how-about-a-tour-through-a-massive-toronto-vinyl-pressing-plant-lets-go/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/how-about-a-tour-through-a-massive-toronto-vinyl-pressing-plant-lets-go/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252248 Back in May, I was invited to tour Microforum, a record pressing facility in Toronto. It’s located in a weirdly zoned place on a street that alternates between detached houses, businesses, warehouses, and]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/how-about-a-tour-through-a-massive-toronto-vinyl-pressing-plant-lets-go/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/why-do-you-still-listen-to-the-same-music-you-discovered-at-17-lets-ask-science/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/why-do-you-still-listen-to-the-same-music-you-discovered-at-17-lets-ask-science/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252240 We all go through a coming-of-age period when it comes to music that runs from about age 13 until you emerge into the real world about 10 years later. During this time, much]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/why-do-you-still-listen-to-the-same-music-you-discovered-at-17-lets-ask-science/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/eurovision-has-changed-the-rules-for-countries-at-war/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/eurovision-has-changed-the-rules-for-countries-at-war/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252238 The Eurovision Song Contest, the craziest international talent contest in this arm of the galaxy, will welcome Canada for the first time in 2027. They’ve also changed the rules for countries at war.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/eurovision-has-changed-the-rules-for-countries-at-war/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-worst-music-festivals-ever-part-5/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-worst-music-festivals-ever-part-5/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252101 Here’s another story of a music festival gone horribly, horribly wrong. I take you back to June 1970, for the Celebration of Life Festival, which was held on a farm in Louisiana. Promoters called]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-worst-music-festivals-ever-part-5/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-august-14-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-august-14-2026/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252160 We’ve known that dogs can read our emotions very, very well. Now there’s scientific proof. What have we got for music news for August 14, 2026? BONUS: Back to dogs. This time, it’s]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-august-14-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/josh-homme-of-queens-of-the-stone-age-has-opened-a-complaint-line-he-wants-your-call/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/josh-homme-of-queens-of-the-stone-age-has-opened-a-complaint-line-he-wants-your-call/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:08:06 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252234 Josh Homme has a wicked sense of humour. His latest project involves answering a complaint line. Just call (760) 437-1966 with your problem and he’ll be with you as soon as he can.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/josh-homme-of-queens-of-the-stone-age-has-opened-a-complaint-line-he-wants-your-call/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/time-for-the-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-13-aug-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/time-for-the-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-13-aug-2026/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252236 Last week was brutal for sales, if we’re honest. Have things bounced back? Let’s get the stats from Luminate.   Streaming numbers:]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/time-for-the-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-13-aug-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-dj-sampled-a-flight-attendant-dealing-with-a-difficult-passenger-its-gone-viral/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-dj-sampled-a-flight-attendant-dealing-with-a-difficult-passenger-its-gone-viral/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252207 There’s nothing civil about civil aviation these days. Passengers are having to deal with people who demand that they give up their seats, drunks, people who won’t control their children, unwanted evangelical preaching,]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-dj-sampled-a-flight-attendant-dealing-with-a-difficult-passenger-its-gone-viral/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/spotify-is-going-to-automatically-ai-generated-music-good/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/spotify-is-going-to-automatically-ai-generated-music-good/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252168 Up until now, Spotify has relied on the honour system, hoping that the creators of AI-generated music would identify themselves so the songs could be labeled accordingly. Yeah, that didn’t work (at least]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/spotify-is-going-to-automatically-ai-generated-music-good/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-daily-the-worst-music-festivals-ever-part-4/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-daily-the-worst-music-festivals-ever-part-4/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252099 Whenever you get a bunch of music fans into a field and introduce alcohol, drugs, and dodgy weather, things can and will go wrong. The Powder Ridge Rock Festival, held at a ski]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-daily-the-worst-music-festivals-ever-part-4/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-august-13-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-august-13-2026/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252143 Are The Simpsons coming to an end? Word is that the show will wrap up after season 40. Moving to music news for August 13, 2026. BONUS: Was life on Mars discovered in]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-thursday-august-13-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-a-list-of-all-the-musicians-who-dont-want-donald-trump-to-touch-their-music-ever/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-a-list-of-all-the-musicians-who-dont-want-donald-trump-to-touch-their-music-ever/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:45:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252202 Donald Trump and his minions have been hijacking the music of non- and anti-MAGA artists for years, using songs for their own purposes and without asking for permission. Rolling Stone has compiled a]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-a-list-of-all-the-musicians-who-dont-want-donald-trump-to-touch-their-music-ever/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/two-more-rush-reissues-are-coming-october-2/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/two-more-rush-reissues-are-coming-october-2/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252127 The record that got me into Rush was 2112, which I bought on cassette sometime around 1977. It got endless play in my Roadstar underdash cassette player (five watts per channel!) that I]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/two-more-rush-reissues-are-coming-october-2/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/as-the-country-prepares-to-relive-the-last-tragically-hip-show-ten-years-ago-theres-a-hip-radio-station/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/as-the-country-prepares-to-relive-the-last-tragically-hip-show-ten-years-ago-theres-a-hip-radio-station/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=252077 On August 22, Canada will relive the final Tragically Hip show that took place in Kingston in the summer of 2016. In addition all the listening/watching parties (go here and here), The Hip]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/as-the-country-prepares-to-relive-the-last-tragically-hip-show-ten-years-ago-theres-a-hip-radio-station/feed/ 0