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You never forget your first… record. Or “How a record changed the course of...
I got into rock at a very young age. I was 5 or 6 years old when my parents let me play records on an old portable turntable. I played the usual child fare of Disney storybooks, but soon discovered my...
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Dave Grohl’s amazing keynote speech at SXSW 2013
Dave Grohl solidified his status as rock’s biggest ambassador when he delivered an impassioned speech at South by South West that covered his own laser-focused path to becoming a musician, the state of...
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Portrait of an addiction
The multiple forms my addiction to music takes. Every object in this image has meaning to me, or is a memento. The Cherry Sunburst Les Paul is the guitar I dreamed of playing when I started learning to...
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The cassette revival is underway and… WAIT, WHAT???
I read an article in the Montreal Gazette yesterday about a cassette revival. I’ll admit I did a double take reading the title, and my first thought was “I thought April’s Fool was tomorrow!”. But no,...
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Happy 10th Anniversary iTunes!
On April 28 2003, Apple launched its iTunes Music Store (now known solely as iTunes Store), named after (and integrated with) their music player that was released 2 years earlier. Initially offering...
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The 10 best AC/DC songs you never hear
You all know the joke: AC/DC’s been making the same album over and over again for 40 years. While a gross exaggeration, it is true that the band has mostly stuck to one successful recipe since pretty...
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A few words about God is Dead?, the new Black Sabbath single
I was really sceptical of the idea of a new Black Sabbath album with Ozzy on vocals, 35 years after Never Say Die (their last album with Ozzy). But the first single, God is Dead?, is really good....
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Halford’s Winter Songs: Was that really necessary?
Every holidays since its 2009 release, I play Rob Halford‘s 3rd solo album, Winter Songs, hoping to “get it”. And I don’t. Really, I don’t see the point. Don’t get me wrong, I have huge amounts of...
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My 10 favourite musical events of 2013
Best of lists are by definition pretentious, so I thought I’d avoid the whole argument and just go with my ten favourite moments of 2013. It’s really the same thing in the end, and it just feels more...
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5 musical wishes for 2014
After looking backward at the year that just ended, I’d like to look forward to 2014, and list out 5 things I hope will come to pass in the musical world. They’re not predictions, just my silly wishful...
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The ticket stub of the future
I’ve ranted before about my attachment to good, old-fashioned ticket stubs in an article. I feel that showing my phone/credit card/receipt robs the concert experience of its most prized memento: the...
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A few thoughts on U2’s deal with Apple
U2 and Apple made a big splash this week by releasing without warning (although there were a lot of rumours) their new album Age of Innocence for free on iTunes. Of course the album may be free for the...
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Music for Remembrance Day
Today is a day of remembrance in Canada as we celebrate Remembrance Day to honour the fallen soldiers who served this country (in the UK it is known as Armistice Day and Veterans Day in the US). It is...
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Marvel Comics vs DC Comics: who wins the musical showdown? (part 1)
I was recently playing a bunch of superhero scores, and I started thinking about how the quality of a musical score has nothing to do with the quality of the movie it appears in (idea for a future...
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Marvel Comics vs DC Comics: who wins the musical showdown? (part 2)
At the end of the first round of this musical showdown, Marvel Comics was up 3 to 2 after Superman and Spider-Man battled. Let’s start round 2 with another giant in the field of superheroes. DC Comics...
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Are fan club memberships the new "sleeping in front of the venue" when it comes to concert tickets?
View Article5 musical wishes for 2014
After looking backward at the year that just ended, I’d like to look forward to 2014, and list out 5 things I hope will come to pass in the musical world. They’re not predictions, just my silly wishful...
View ArticleThe ticket stub of the future
I’ve ranted before about my attachment to good, old-fashioned ticket stubs in an article. I feel that showing my phone/credit card/receipt robs the concert experience of its most prized memento: the...
View ArticleA few thoughts on U2’s deal with Apple
U2 and Apple made a big splash this week by releasing without warning (although there were a lot of rumours) their new album Age of Innocence for free on iTunes. Of course the album may be free for the...
View ArticleMusic for Remembrance Day
Today is a day of remembrance in Canada as we celebrate Remembrance Day to honour the fallen soldiers who served this country (in the UK it is known as Armistice Day and Veterans Day in the US). It is...
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