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. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:03:27 +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/neil-pearts-motorcycle-riding-partner-has-been-diagnosed-with-the-same-brain-cancer/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/neil-pearts-motorcycle-riding-partner-has-been-diagnosed-with-the-same-brain-cancer/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:20:56 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=250015 Rush fans know that Neil Peart was a motorcycle fanatic. Taking long trips was one way he kept his head together following the deaths of his daughter (car crash, 1977) and his first]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/neil-pearts-motorcycle-riding-partner-has-been-diagnosed-with-the-same-brain-cancer/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-ringo-a-fab-life-by-tom-doyle/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-ringo-a-fab-life-by-tom-doyle/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:47:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=250025 I’ve met two Beatles in my life. I got to lob a question at Paul McCartney during a press conference almost 24 years ago. Then, in 2019, I got 15 one-on-one minutes with]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-ringo-a-fab-life-by-tom-doyle/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/have-you-heard-what-boy-george-wants-to-do-with-karma-chameleon-hint-it-involves-ai-and-its-pretty-pretty-pretty-cool/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/have-you-heard-what-boy-george-wants-to-do-with-karma-chameleon-hint-it-involves-ai-and-its-pretty-pretty-pretty-cool/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=250022 “Karma Chameleon” was a massive hit for Boy George and Culture Club. Released in September 1983 as the second single from Colour by Numbers, it was the biggest-selling single of the year in]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/have-you-heard-what-boy-george-wants-to-do-with-karma-chameleon-hint-it-involves-ai-and-its-pretty-pretty-pretty-cool/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-singer-has-filed-for-trademark-protection-of-their-voice/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-singer-has-filed-for-trademark-protection-of-their-voice/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249986 Deepfakes are getting worse. That is, they’re getting so convincing that it’s almost possible to tell the fake from the real thing. Audio deepfakes are super-easy, too, because with the right program, you]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-singer-has-filed-for-trademark-protection-of-their-voice/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-day-peter-gabriel-almost-drowned-in-vancouver/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-day-peter-gabriel-almost-drowned-in-vancouver/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249939 In 1983, Peter Gabriel was touring with David Bowie as part of Bowie’s Serious Moonlight tour. When the tour moved into Vancouver for two shows on September 11 and 12, Gabriel decided that]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-day-peter-gabriel-almost-drowned-in-vancouver/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-tuesday-edition-june-16-2026-the-speedways-em-armstrong-ultra-lights-more/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-tuesday-edition-june-16-2026-the-speedways-em-armstrong-ultra-lights-more/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249948 No time to read the whole article? Scroll to the bottom for a playlist of all 5 songs. The Speedways Song: “Luna”Album: SingleRelease Date: May 8, 2026Location: London, UKWhy I like it: Elvis]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-tuesday-edition-june-16-2026-the-speedways-em-armstrong-ultra-lights-more/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-tuesday-june-16-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-tuesday-june-16-2026/#respond Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249905 Here’s why X and Elon still suck: Grok is still producing non-consensual sexualized images. Music news for June 16, 2026, will have none of that. BONUS: AI dolls are now caring for the]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-tuesday-june-16-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-toronto-music-scenes-banana-man-situation/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-toronto-music-scenes-banana-man-situation/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:53:38 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249965 [This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Toronto is in the global spotlight this week, and not just because of the World Cup. The world also seems transfixed on a man]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-toronto-music-scenes-banana-man-situation/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/morrissey-has-published-an-enemies-list/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/morrissey-has-published-an-enemies-list/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:43:59 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249976 To hear him tell it, moaner Morrissey is the most aggrieved person this side of Donald Trump. He’s just published an enemies list called The Malefactors that lists all the people who have]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/morrissey-has-published-an-enemies-list/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-60-songs-that-explain-the-90s-by-rob-harvilla/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-60-songs-that-explain-the-90s-by-rob-harvilla/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:44:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249989 When it comes to music, the 90s are the new 60s, the decade that people can’t get enough of. Just ask any teen about what music they’re listening to, chances are they’ll say]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-60-songs-that-explain-the-90s-by-rob-harvilla/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/how-serious-are-rush-fans-about-tracking-songs-on-the-50-something-tour-this-serious/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/how-serious-are-rush-fans-about-tracking-songs-on-the-50-something-tour-this-serious/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249981 Ever since Rush kicked off the 50 Something tour in LA on June 7, we Rush nerds have been obsessing over what songs would be included on the setlists. The rumour was that]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/how-serious-are-rush-fans-about-tracking-songs-on-the-50-something-tour-this-serious/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 Mon, 15 Jun 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/a-metalcore-band-protested-against-a-venue-taking-a-big-cut-of-their-merch-sales-in-an-interesting-way/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/a-metalcore-band-protested-against-a-venue-taking-a-big-cut-of-their-merch-sales-in-an-interesting-way/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249878 When Silent Planet rolled into Alcatraz, a venue in Milan, Italy, on June 9, they went about setting up their merch tables as usual. Merch revenues are, of course, essential to the financial]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/a-metalcore-band-protested-against-a-venue-taking-a-big-cut-of-their-merch-sales-in-an-interesting-way/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-story-of-the-whats-the-story-morning-glory-artwork/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-story-of-the-whats-the-story-morning-glory-artwork/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249937 When it came time to shoot the album cover artwork for the second Oasis album, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory, the band again hired photographer Brian Cannon. His concept was to have two]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-story-of-the-whats-the-story-morning-glory-artwork/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-june-15-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-june-15-2026/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249864 Weird fact: Humans prefer to walk in an anti-clockwise direction, but no one knows why. Ponder that while you stroll through music news for June 15, 2026. BONUS: A video game where you]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-june-15-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-rush-reunion-what-does-anika-nilles-kit-look-like/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-rush-reunion-what-does-anika-nilles-kit-look-like/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249909 Imagine this assignment: You’re at home in Germany when you get a call about possibly joining Rush for a reunion tour. The pressure to live up to Neil Peart is immense. And you]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-rush-reunion-what-does-anika-nilles-kit-look-like/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-is-all-about-the-nookie/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-is-all-about-the-nookie/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249962 Yes, Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox chanced upon “Nookie” by Limp Bizkit for Sunday Lunch. And yes, this is a repeat from the archives. You can tell by Toyah’s outfit.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-is-all-about-the-nookie/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/what-rock-song-has-our-adorkably-opera-singer-discovered-this-week-what-youre-kidding-right/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/what-rock-song-has-our-adorkably-opera-singer-discovered-this-week-what-youre-kidding-right/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249927 Another Sunday, another review of what Elizabeth Zharoff (aka The Charismatic Voice) discovered through her reaction view channel. Amazingly, before last week, she had never, EVER heard “Song 2” from Blur before she]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/what-rock-song-has-our-adorkably-opera-singer-discovered-this-week-what-youre-kidding-right/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/here-is-the-long-list-for-the-2026-polaris-music-prize/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/here-is-the-long-list-for-the-2026-polaris-music-prize/#respond Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249916 The Polaris Music Prize, now more than 20 years old, is an annual effort to determine the best Canadian album of the year without any regard to genre of commercial success. Each year]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/here-is-the-long-list-for-the-2026-polaris-music-prize/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-unofficial-world-cup-anthem-for-the-scottish-side-might-be-the-best-of-the-bunch-its-certainly-funny-and-clever/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-unofficial-world-cup-anthem-for-the-scottish-side-might-be-the-best-of-the-bunch-its-certainly-funny-and-clever/#respond Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249923 FIFA has its own picks for World Cup anthems, but that hasn’t stopped thousands of people from writing their own and posting them on social media. JJ Bull is a football writer, contributing]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/this-unofficial-world-cup-anthem-for-the-scottish-side-might-be-the-best-of-the-bunch-its-certainly-funny-and-clever/feed/ 0