music

On the surface, Postmodern Jukebox is a weird concept. Take a song from one era and rearrange it in the style of another. However, PMJ founder/arranger/pianist has produced some wonderful music and helped promote some wonderful singers using just that concept. I've posted some of the singers who...

Listening to Queen's set from 1985's Live Aid concert event on Youtube and, damn, has it really been 33+ years? One of the best concert events of its kind still. Sure, some of the artists were of the day and are kind of forgotten, but there were also some great performances from some of the...

It isn't exactly a secret that I am a fan of Peter and Evynne Hollens, a married couple with music careers who promote themselves primarily through Youtube channels and Patreon. Both are terrific singers. Evynne's latest project is a fascinating one. She and singer-songwriter Anna Gilbert are...

Okay, I'm a bit cynical about awards shows and don't generally watch them. However, various outlets that I follow are tweeting them and I've seen a couple Canadian wins that made me smile. First off, the late Leonard Cohen won a posthumous award for best rock performance for "You Want It...

Okay, this is just a thread to post anything musical that catches your fancy. Comment as you wish, but I hope we can keep the discussion on music. This came up in my channel today. It's two of the current members of Celtic Woman with a pair of males singer who I do not know singing the old...

One month today is Boxing Day, so I think it's safe to get the annual WonderChristmas music thread going. I'm not going to split sacred and secular this year, but if someone feels there should be a separate thread for the religious stuff, go for it. To get things going, a couple that came to my...

Damn it, I need a music thread and I need it now. Just saw the finale from the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction and it rocks. Hamilton rockers The Arkells joined by rock legend Randy Bachman for Neil Young's "Rockin' in the Free World" (not Young's best song, but probably his most...

Fellow Convivial Sentients I didnt know where 2 put this marvy piece; it could fit in the AGI thread or Mendalla's Science thread and others Its a quartet. Made by 4 severely motor impaired people hooked up in such a way that their brains play music... 9 minute video with a blurb explaining...

What music, radio programs, whatever do you listen to as you go about your day? Could be in the car, at the office, at home as you do things, whatever. On in the car while driving to work and noodling about London: "The Mission" by Styx. Yes, they are still going, with three original members...

So, it's a long weekend for those us still in the working world. Whatcha up to? Anything exciting? Grab a beer out of the coolers over there and a burger off the BBQ (beef is on the right, turkey in the middle, veggie on the left) and let's enjoy some long weekend fun. And I thought I'd get...

With our great nation of Canada about to turn 150 years old this year, it's time to celebrate Canadian music. Let's collaboratively put together a list of the top 150 Canadian songs of all time. For a song to qualify, the singer and/or songwriter must be Canadian. Everyone please post your...

Okay, I'm not literally expecting us to come up with 150 Canadian songs/pieces of music. But the more the merrier. This country has produced a lot of great musicians, singers, composers, and songwriters. So, I figured one way to honour Canada Day here would be to get a thread going for...

I have raved on here many times about the a capella pop group Pentatonix. They are, quite simply, fabulous. Not all great singers, but they work so well together they are effectively one five-part harmonized voice. A sample (one of my favorite of their original songs): However, change has...