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. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:43:58 +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/if-you-cant-get-enough-of-the-clips-from-the-rush-reunion-tour-watch-this-multi-camera-edit-of-2112/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/if-you-cant-get-enough-of-the-clips-from-the-rush-reunion-tour-watch-this-multi-camera-edit-of-2112/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:41:58 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249898 Let’s call it. Geddy and Alex are two-for-two in recruiting drummers for their band. Neil did okay taking over for John Rutsey in 1974. Now the consensus is that Anika Nilles is nailing]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/if-you-cant-get-enough-of-the-clips-from-the-rush-reunion-tour-watch-this-multi-camera-edit-of-2112/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-another-trailer-for-the-green-day-inspired-comedy-road-movie-nimrods/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-another-trailer-for-the-green-day-inspired-comedy-road-movie-nimrods/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249882 We’ve been hearing about NIMRODS for the better part of a year now, and the release date is almost here. The movie tells the story of a naive indie band who somehow become]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-another-trailer-for-the-green-day-inspired-comedy-road-movie-nimrods/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/first-there-was-the-facebook-movie-the-social-network-now-theres-a-sequel-called-the-social-reckoning/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/first-there-was-the-facebook-movie-the-social-network-now-theres-a-sequel-called-the-social-reckoning/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249866 Back in 2010, Aaron Sorkin directed The Social Network, the story of the founding of Facebook, which starred Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg. Much has happened in the world of social media, so]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/first-there-was-the-facebook-movie-the-social-network-now-theres-a-sequel-called-the-social-reckoning/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-canadian-music-festival-bites-the-dust-goodbye-rifflandia/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-canadian-music-festival-bites-the-dust-goodbye-rifflandia/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:12:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249826 There have been 15 Rifflandia festivals over the last 18 years in Victoria, BC. There will be no more. This week, organizers made the difficult decision to fold the festival. And yes, it’s]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/another-canadian-music-festival-bites-the-dust-goodbye-rifflandia/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, 12 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/heres-the-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-streaming-stats-too-11-june-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-the-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-streaming-stats-too-11-june-2026/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:06:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249885 Time for another check on how CDs and vinyl are selling in Canada. Luminate also supplies streaming numbers, too.   Streaming numbers:]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/heres-the-weekly-canadian-cd-and-vinyl-sales-report-streaming-stats-too-11-june-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-does-music-sound-better-in-the-car/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-does-music-sound-better-in-the-car/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249622 There’s nothing like having the window open or the top down on a great day with tunes blasting from the car stereo. Chances are you’ve got your favourite driving song, if not a]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-does-music-sound-better-in-the-car/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-june-12-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-june-12-2026/#respond Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249780 BONUS: I’m not crying. You’re crying.]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-news-for-friday-june-12-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rush-fans-have-fallen-in-love-with-anika-nilles-this-interview-will-make-that-love-deeper/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rush-fans-have-fallen-in-love-with-anika-nilles-this-interview-will-make-that-love-deeper/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:35:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249817 This is a fact: Geddy and Alex could not have gotten things more right when they hired Anika Nilles to play drums for the 50 Something Tour. I’ve watched all the videos from]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/rush-fans-have-fallen-in-love-with-anika-nilles-this-interview-will-make-that-love-deeper/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-all-the-feelings-tour-broken-social-scene-metric-stars-has-this-important-report/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-all-the-feelings-tour-broken-social-scene-metric-stars-has-this-important-report/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:25:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249813 The All the Feelings Tour, featuring Broken Social Scene, Metric, and Stars, is going to be one of the great indie events of the summer. This short video explains things in a different]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-all-the-feelings-tour-broken-social-scene-metric-stars-has-this-important-report/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-abbey-road-nw8-by-david-hepworth/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-abbey-road-nw8-by-david-hepworth/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:21:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249869 Abbey Road in the St. John’s Wood area of London (just north of the crosswalk) has to be the most famous recording studio in the world. I’ve had the good fortune of both]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-abbey-road-nw8-by-david-hepworth/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/donald-trump-will-hate-the-new-randy-rainbow-video-but-he-hates-all-of-them/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/donald-trump-will-hate-the-new-randy-rainbow-video-but-he-hates-all-of-them/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:20:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249810 Donald “A Very Stable Genius” Trump is unwell. He’s in a downward spiral. He’s a danger to the world. But no one around him will step up and do the right thing. Randy]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/donald-trump-will-hate-the-new-randy-rainbow-video-but-he-hates-all-of-them/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/a-lego-trolling-music-video-that-praises-canada/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/a-lego-trolling-music-video-that-praises-canada/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:15:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249802 The situation between the US, Israel, and Iran is not improving and doesn’t look like it’ll get better anytime soon. The LEGO-themed anti-American music videos by Explosive keep coming. There is, however, a]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/a-lego-trolling-music-video-that-praises-canada/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-canadian-independent-music-association-and-musicontario-introduce-live-music-toronto-this-is-good-news/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-canadian-independent-music-association-and-musicontario-introduce-live-music-toronto-this-is-good-news/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:11:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249840 On Wednesday (June 10), the Canadian Independent Music Association announced a new initiative in partnership with MusicOntario. They call it LIVE Music Toronto. The plan is to unite independent venues, festivals, promoters, and]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-canadian-independent-music-association-and-musicontario-introduce-live-music-toronto-this-is-good-news/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-black-keys-have-come-a-long-way/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-black-keys-have-come-a-long-way/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:10:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249620 The Black Keys have come a long, long way since that first gig in Akron, Ohio, sometime in early 2002.  They played a show in front of just ten paying customers.  The total]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/ongoing-history-daily-the-black-keys-have-come-a-long-way/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-ravyn-lenae-haylie-davis-filly-and-more/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-ravyn-lenae-haylie-davis-filly-and-more/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:05:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249843 Artist: Ravyn LenaeSong: HandleAlbum: Blue Island Ravyn Lenae’s third studio album, Blue Island, is due August 7th. Speaking on the album she shares, “‘Blue Island’ is a point of arrival, and feeling set]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/new-music-from-the-inbox-ravyn-lenae-haylie-davis-filly-and-more/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-for-thursday-june-11-2026/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-for-thursday-june-11-2026/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249686 This weird story from the BBC is too strange for words. I needed to make that clear up front. As for music news for June 11, 2026… BONUS: Time for another bit of]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/random-music-for-thursday-june-11-2026/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/jack-white-has-a-new-album-and-is-releasing-it-in-a-sneaky-way/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/jack-white-has-a-new-album-and-is-releasing-it-in-a-sneaky-way/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:23:40 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249806 It’s confirmed: Jack White’s seventh album, entitled Frozen Charlotte, is ready and will be released next month. It’s just that no one has heard the news. Well, a few people. The only announcement]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/jack-white-has-a-new-album-and-is-releasing-it-in-a-sneaky-way/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-rough-description-by-don-pyle/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-rough-description-by-don-pyle/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:35:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249823 Music memoirs are hot right now, and I can’t get enough of them. One of the latest on my pile is Rough Description by Don Pyle, the former drummer of Canada’s Shadowy Men]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-one-minute-music-book-club-rough-description-by-don-pyle/feed/ 0 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-world-cup-starts-today-and-streaming-services-are-flooded-with-fake-world-cup-anthems/ https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-world-cup-starts-today-and-streaming-services-are-flooded-with-fake-world-cup-anthems/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0000 https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/?p=249782 The first of 104 games in the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off today in Mexico City, featuring Mexico vs. South Africa, and if you’re looking for an anthem to go with the]]> https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/the-world-cup-starts-today-and-streaming-services-are-flooded-with-fake-world-cup-anthems/feed/ 0