If you were around in 1985, you'd know that there wasn't anything bigger before Live Aid. Over 1.9 billion people from around the globe watched the sometimes faulty satellite feed (see The Whos' set) and over 172,000 people passed thru London's Wembley Stadium and Philadelphia's John F. Kennedy Stadium to witness performances by The Who, U2, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Paul McCartney, Madonna, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, the first concert reunion for Led Zeppelin (minus drummer John...
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Classic Summer Rock Lives with Fire Under a Bad Sign while Driving in a Mercedes Benz
There are pop songs that will be hits for only the bleak present and then there will be pop songs that'll last 50 years and beyond. Whether it's the lead vocals to the melodies to the great guitar solos, classic rock pop songs exist because of the artists that created them even though they're not alive anymore.
Road Trippin’ Festival Tunes Calling
June is here and it's time to get your friends together and take a road trip to that special festival to see some of your favourite bands play outdoors.
5 Best Bands to Play Late Night with David Letterman
David Letterman ended his 33-year run as host of The Late Show last Wednesday night with a sign-off to the Foo Fighters with them playing Everlong. Letterman is a fan of the alternative music scene and had plenty of those artists perform on his show throughout the years. Here's a look at Letterman's top five musical guests from The Late Show during his tenure.
David Letterman says Foo Fighters Saved his Life
What was the finale show for The Late Show with David Letterman was his first show with no guest to interview.
Some Might Say The Songs Remains The Same
Toronto’s Death from Above 1979 have released their third single entitled Virgins from their 2014 album, The Physical World. The music video is an eye opener to say the least. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds recently released music videos to all the songs from their latest album, Chasing Yesterday. Even though the videos are all visuals with lyrics synched to each track, they’re done well so check them all out here. Gallagher stops by Toronto’s Sony Centre this...
Apple will charge a 30% increase fee for TIDAL Premium and HIFI
If you're a fan of TIDAL and want to pay less for your music streaming needs, don't go through Apple's iTunes store to buy it since you'll be shelling out more of your funds.
You Like Nickelback
In Ontario, with a population of 13.6 million people, there's one Nickelback play for every 1,000 people.
You Will Have Your Musical Mid-life Crisis at Age…
Keep Calm. It's Only a Mid-Life Crisis.
Record Store Day 2015 Sets 12-Year Sales High
If you were shopping around for exclusive and limited edition vinyl on Record Store Day this year, you know how packed it was but how lucky you were to be a part of something special since this RSD was the most successful day in the past 12 years.
Sony Ups the Ante with the SRS-X55 and SRS-X11 Bluetooth Speakers
Sony has recently released a few wireless Bluetooth devices that should make any consumer drool.
The Music Festival Season is Upon us
Now that the winter of discontent is leaving us, (especially north of the 49th parallel) let's get ready for some outdoor music festival action shall we?
Show Gopher: The Ultimate Concert Site
Are you a bit curious about what that opening band (the one you never heard of before) sounds like before the main headliner comes on?
The X-Files returns for a 10th Season
The truth is still out there. Fox has officially announced that FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully will return to investigate the paranormal as The X-Files comes back for a tenth season.