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Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:34:52 +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/photos-and-a-review-of-the-all-the-feeling-tour-in-ottawa-with-metric-broken-social-scene-and-stars/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-the-all-the-feeling-tour-in-ottawa-with-metric-broken-social-scene-and-stars/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:25:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254565 [Thanks to Mindy Wu for all of this. – AC] Earlier this year, when the announcement of Metric, Broken Social Scene, and Stars’ ’All The Feelings Tour’ came out, I was waiting breathlessly]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/photos-and-a-review-of-the-all-the-feeling-tour-in-ottawa-with-metric-broken-social-scene-and-stars/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/miss-tom-morellos-all-star-power-to-the-people-concert-watch-it-here/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/miss-tom-morellos-all-star-power-to-the-people-concert-watch-it-here/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254547 With the US midterm elections coming up next month, Tom Morello organized a festival featuring some of his best friends. The goal? To encourage Americans to vote and hopefully tip the polticial scales]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/miss-tom-morellos-all-star-power-to-the-people-concert-watch-it-here/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/indie-to-know-5-bands-to-hear-this-week-11/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/indie-to-know-5-bands-to-hear-this-week-11/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254542 Welcome back to Indie to Know and first thing is first, thank you for all of you who read last week’s column and sent us music. We’ve now got a pretty solid stockpile]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/indie-to-know-5-bands-to-hear-this-week-11/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-another-look-at-weird-music-genres-part-2/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-another-look-at-weird-music-genres-part-2/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254509 Last time, we looked at how metal has fractured into a million different genres, sub-genres, and sub-sub-genres. For example, have you heard of “blackened crust?” This is a combination of an intense form]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-another-look-at-weird-music-genres-part-2/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-october-7-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-october-7-2026/#respond Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254502 A Glasgow distillery wanted to know “What would happen to whisky if we blasted it into space?” So they did. On to music news for October 7, 2026. BONUS: Mooncave. Cool.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-wednesday-october-7-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/highlights-from-part-one-of-my-uk-legends-of-rock-tour/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/highlights-from-part-one-of-my-uk-legends-of-rock-tour/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254512 For the last week, 22 of us have been tooling around London taking in all kinds of rock music landmarks on a tour organized with my partner Jody and Conor and his people]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/highlights-from-part-one-of-my-uk-legends-of-rock-tour/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/youve-never-heard-the-hit-single-thats-spent-almost-have-a-year-at-number-one-youre-not-alone/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/youve-never-heard-the-hit-single-thats-spent-almost-have-a-year-at-number-one-youre-not-alone/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254538 [This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] From the moment I sit down at my desk at 7:30 a.m. until the dogs tell me its tools down at around 5, I]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/youve-never-heard-the-hit-single-thats-spent-almost-have-a-year-at-number-one-youre-not-alone/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/a-once-rare-clash-album-is-being-reissued/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/a-once-rare-clash-album-is-being-reissued/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254450 Back in 1982 when The Clash, still largely unknown entity in the US, the band embarked on a North American tour to support their new album, Combat Rock. They’d had some success with]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/a-once-rare-clash-album-is-being-reissued/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-another-look-at-weird-genres/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-another-look-at-weird-genres/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254506 From the moment rock’n’roll was born in the 1950s, it has evolved, mutated, segmented, and stratified as people all over the planet put their own spin on it. Now there are eleventy billion]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-another-look-at-weird-genres/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-tuesday-edition-october-6-2026-harrison-gordon-movements-fake-names-more/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-tuesday-edition-october-6-2026-harrison-gordon-movements-fake-names-more/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254351 No time to read the full article? Scroll to the bottom for all 5 picks in one playlist! Harrison Gordon Song: “Not Working! Not Working!Album: BlissRelease Date: September 4, 2026Location: IllinoisWhy I like]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-tuesday-edition-october-6-2026-harrison-gordon-movements-fake-names-more/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-tuesday-october-6-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-tuesday-october-6-2026/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254466 Looking to brighten up your mood? Science says get a cat. Readying music news for October 6, 2026, will help, too. BONUS: Elbows up!]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-tuesday-october-6-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/you-can-buy-this-bands-album-for-29-but-if-youre-a-billionaire-youll-have-to-pay-285000/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/you-can-buy-this-bands-album-for-29-but-if-youre-a-billionaire-youll-have-to-pay-285000/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:25:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254461 The Empty Pockets, an indie band from Chicago, knows that billionaires love expensive stuff. Why? Because they can afford it and they like to show off. They just released an album entitled Dear]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/you-can-buy-this-bands-album-for-29-but-if-youre-a-billionaire-youll-have-to-pay-285000/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/now-that-cds-are-making-a-little-but-of-a-comeback-its-time-for-another-warning-about-the-loudness-wars/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/now-that-cds-are-making-a-little-but-of-a-comeback-its-time-for-another-warning-about-the-loudness-wars/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254456 If you’ve listened to The Ongoing History of New Music, you might remember me talking about The Loudness Wars, a stupid, insipid situation that from an audio perspective rivals Trump’s insane attack on]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/now-that-cds-are-making-a-little-but-of-a-comeback-its-time-for-another-warning-about-the-loudness-wars/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-pursuit-of-happiness-shows-how-much-toronto-has-changed-since-their-first-video/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-pursuit-of-happiness-shows-how-much-toronto-has-changed-since-their-first-video/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254453 The Pursuit of Happiness was a new indie band in 1986 when they released a debut single entitled “I’m an Adult Now.” They also shot a quickie DIY video on Queen Street West]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-pursuit-of-happiness-shows-how-much-toronto-has-changed-since-their-first-video/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-whatever-happened-to-fm-radio-in-mobile-phones/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-whatever-happened-to-fm-radio-in-mobile-phones/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254468 There was a time about 15 years ago when there was a major push to have FM radios in mobile phones. Many phones already came (and still come) with an FM receiver, but]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-whatever-happened-to-fm-radio-in-mobile-phones/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-october-5-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-october-5-2026/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254429 It’s Monday. Play with this. It’ll do you some good. So will music news for October 5, 2026. BONUS: The NHL is really doing this. Yes, they are.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-monday-october-5-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rip-sass-jordan-she-was-63/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rip-sass-jordan-she-was-63/#respond Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254458 We lost another one this weekend. Sass Jordan, the Canadian singer who had a ton of hits from the late 80s through to the mid-90s has died at the age of 63. It]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rip-sass-jordan-she-was-63/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-revisits-the-ramones/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-revisits-the-ramones/#respond Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254470 It’s a rerun (or as Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox say, a “revisit”) of a Sunday Lunch classic with The Ramones and “I Wanna Be Sedated.” Where do they get all those wigs?]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/sunday-lunch-with-robert-fripp-and-toyah-willcox-revisits-the-ramones/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/our-adorable-opera-singer-just-discovered-some-70s-am-radio-gold/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/our-adorable-opera-singer-just-discovered-some-70s-am-radio-gold/#respond Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254427 Elizabeth Zharoff–you may know her as The Charismatic Voice–keeps tearing through recommendations for her reaction videos. She claims to have never heard “One is the Loneliest Number” by Three Dog Night in her]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/our-adorable-opera-singer-just-discovered-some-70s-am-radio-gold/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theres-an-ai-radio-dj-on-the-air-in-la-its-become-something-of-a-star/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theres-an-ai-radio-dj-on-the-air-in-la-its-become-something-of-a-star/#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=254433 No no no no. This is not what radio is supposed to be or become. Yet here we are. Coyotec is a synthetic (read: fake) DJ used by Spanish language Jose-FM 97.5 in]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/theres-an-ai-radio-dj-on-the-air-in-la-its-become-something-of-a-star/feed/ 0