Did anyone think that Adele’s second album, 21, would do what it has done? Having men reaching for the mute in record time Did anyone think it would keep doing what it is doing? Her album has now been at...
The 3 day, December UK festival, All Tomorrow’s Parties, has a rotation of artists curating the line up each year. This year, as noted on their Twitter account, will be The National. Some of the artists that they have already...
Craigslist is great, if not archaic looking. My brother sold his car on there in two hours, and when my Dad heard of where he sold it, he asked “What’s a Craigslist?” Well, Dad, you can now go to Vancouver...
Mos Def is now The Artist Formerly Known as Mos Def, and by that I mean he is now called Yasiin Bey. Interesting how that sort of changed in the credits a few episodes into the latest series of Dexter,...
Anyone that attends the movies or orchestra should know the Golden Rule – turn off your bloody mobile phone. Hell, even vibrate would suffice in most cases. One man had his phone on at the New York Philharmonic and ended...
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ frontman, Anthony Kiedis, has some foot problems (as well as moustache problems) and therefore, the RHCP are postponing their US tour (via Billboard). I think there’s a Scar Tissue joke dying to be made…. According to...
In today’s Morning Music Notes, we reported that Mars Volta will be back with a new album this year. It turns out, the At The Drive-In spin-off band will be even busier, as they are back together (via Consequence of...
The Best Selling Vinyl Record in 2011 Was…. 2011 was the year of Adele – she dominated the sales charts, the radio, and my fantasies nightmares. But did she have the number one selling vinyl album in 2011? I’ll kill...
After reporting that UK album sales were down in 2011 (but digital sales were up), some positive news – US album sales went up for the first year since 2004 (via Yahoo). It followed the same trend – physical album...
The Black Keys drummer, Patrick Carney, has a couple of Canadian connections of late. The first is that he is producing the new Sheepdogs record (via Rolling Stone). The Sheepdogs were the winners of the Rolling Stone Choose a Cover...
Some bands take up residency at a venue, and will play for a week, even two weeks at a time, much to the delight of fans. Some bands will play two shows in a day – one of those crappy...
The Price is Right, or is that The Prizzle is Rizzle, started its charity week with rap/marijuana guru Snoop Dogg (via The Hollywood Reporter). Each ‘regular’ contestant of the American game show gets assistance from a celebrity, and the show...
Yesterday, we listed our top songs of 2011. Amazingly, the Jingle Cats missed out on the top honour. But they have a chance to redeem themselves in today’s post – PeteHatesMusic’s Albums of 2011 (spoiler alert: they do not redeem...
As 2011 draws to a close, it’s time to join the other media outlets and make some lists, so that readers can a) validate their opinion on songs or b) criticize those who do not share the same opinion as...
The recent (comedian punching bag) dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong-Il, died this past weekend. The media was a little slow getting the news, since North Korea pretty much controls and contains everything that happens within its borders. But did...
