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Theatrical screenings of CFNY: The Spirit of Radio Documentary continue. Here’s what’s left on the schedule: Stouffville, Vancouver, Buffalo, and just announced, Brampton

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

We’re touring the extended mix of the CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary through venues in Canada ahead of the DVD/Blu-ray release later this year. Here’s where you can catch it. TONIGHT (April

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Crime

Rapper D4VD finally arrested on suspicion of murder of a 14-year-old runaway

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Back on September 8, police responded to an impound lot in Los Angeles when the owners reported a terrible smell coming from a Tesla that had been towed. The source turned out to

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Music Industry

What could the American DOJ ruling against Live Nation and Ticketmaster mean for Canada?

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

The story thus far: Earlier this week, a jury in New York City judged that Live Nation/Ticketmaster had an illegal monopoly in the live event space. While we don’t know yet what the

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ConcertsMusic Industry

Oasis just won a big award for their 2025 reunion tour

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

Pollstar is the bible of the touring music industry, tracking shows, box office grosses, the business done by promoters and agency. It just announced is awards for 2026. This was the 37th such

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Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1080: The 50 biggest all-time alt-rock one-hit wonders (30-21)

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Usually, if something is one of a kind, it’s at the very least unique and if enough people lust after this thing, it can also be very valuable. Take the case of an

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Dave Grohl’s Gum

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Have you ever noticed that Dave Grohl always seems to be chewing gum? On stage, in interviews, during his time with Nirvana and especially now with the Foo Fighters, Dave always seems to

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Music News

Random music news for Friday, April 17, 2026

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Music news for April 17, 2026. BONUS: YouTube has banned all those Trump-trolling Iranian LEGO videos. (Via Sean)

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DocumentaryRadio

The CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary adds a Buffalo screening (plus a reminder about Vancouver)

April 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

We’ve been touring the extended mix version of the CFNY: Spirit of Radio documentary for a couple of months now. While there’s the 60-minute TVO version available on YouTube, this full-length cut fills

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Music Industry

A US federal jury rules that Live Nation operated as an illegal monopoly. Now what? It’s…complicated.

April 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

And there you have it. The people who wanted blood from Live Nation and Ticketmaster just may have it. After a six-week trial in New York, a US federal jury says that Live

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Music Industry

Time again for the weekly Canadian CD and vinyl sales report. Streaming stats, too! (16 Apr 2026)

April 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

It’s hard to believe, but 2026 is almost a third over. Here’s where things stand when it comes to Canadian CD and vinyl sales, according to industry watcher Luminate. Keep in mind these

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Movies

July Talk: The Rom-Com. No, really.

April 16, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

July Talk fans know that co-lead singers, Peter Dreimanis and Leah Fay Goldstein are a real-life couple. Not are they new parents, but the pair are involved in a romantic comedy film. The

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