Author Archives: Chris

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170412181341.htm It doesn’t matter if it’s Bach, the Beatles, Brad Paisley or Bruno Mars. Your favorite music likely triggers a similar type of activity in your brain as other people’s favorites do in theirs. That’s one of the things Jonathan … Continue reading →

by Coral Andrews Waterloo Region Record Absolutely Free has been described as many things — from “polyrhythmic berbere stew” to “astro-beat-existential-debris-psychedelic-post-proto-punk-cosmic overlings.” “Ah. The next album is going to sound very different,” notes AF’s Moshe Rozenberg, one of three multi-instrumentalists … Continue reading →

http://www.cbcmusic.ca/posts/18533/2017-cbc-music-festival-what-you-need-to-know Festival time: Gates open at 1:30 p.m., festival ends at 11 p.m. How to get tickets: Buy them here. And remember: children 12 years of age and under don’t require a ticket. How to watch if you’re not in Toronto: Head to CBCMusic.ca … Continue reading →

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170404125029.htm Remember those drawn-out, dramatic intros into the pop power ballads of the 80s? They’re all but gone in today’s chart toppers, according to new research, and listeners’ short attention spans may be to blame. Intros that averaged more than … Continue reading →

Born on this day 1958, Paul Weller, UK singer, guitarist, songwriter, The Jam (1980 UK No.1 single ‘Going Underground’ plus over 15 other UK Top 40 singles). Style Council, (1983 UK No.3 single ‘Long Hot Summer’, plus 14 other UK Top … Continue reading →

Source   Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell, creative director of the V&A’s spectacular Pink Floyd: Their Mortal Remains exhibition, has spoken to Music Week about the challenges he faced in bringing the project to fruition and why there is no other band … Continue reading →