5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (203+ words) If I say "punk" in a musical context, you know exactly what I'm talking about: a high-energy, anti-establishment form of music characterized by loud guitars and furious drumming. But how did this word come to denote a genre of music?...

20+ hour, 37+ min ago  (158+ words) There was a marked shift in music starting about 1999 with a new breed of indie rock performers that emerged just as Napster and file-sharing was taking off and the traditional music industry began spiraling into the toilet. Chris De Ville…...

21+ hour, 30+ min ago  (147+ words) Canadians are listening to a LOT of podcasts. Here are the latest stats. A Journal of Musical Th Ings A new study on podcast listening in Canada reveals that we're big into the medium. This comes via Triton Digital's fourth…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (124+ words) 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 made this video. How sheltered was she as…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (15+ words) The Rush reunion: What does Anika Nilles" kit look like? A Journal of Musical Th Ings...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (229+ words) 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 series of driving playlists. Is it your…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (88+ words) More music news? Go here. BONUS: I'm not crying. You're crying. Alan Cross has 42193 posts and counting. See all posts by Alan Cross This illustrated book explores how music and the ways we experience it has transformed over the years…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (102+ words) There is a LEGO scandal rocking all of Utah. This explains everything. Meanwhile, I will offer some music news for June 9, 2026. BONUS: NSFW but funny. Alan Cross has 42170 posts and counting. See all posts by Alan Cross This illustrated book…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1041+ words) The punks showed up on June 4, 2026! Australian punk band, Amyl and the Sniffers, kicked off their North American tour in Toronto, ON at the RBC Amphitheatre. Party Dozen and L7 got the crowd going before the headliner, Amyl and the Sniffers....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (227+ words) When the Foo Fighters were wrapping up their Your Favourite Toy album, Dave Grohl thought he had the perfect title. It came from a line in the title track that goes "Get back, hear that boy/Someone threw away your…...