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  • A report on Black Pistol Fire in Ottawa (with photos)
  • Now that we’ve seen the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, we can now listen to it
  • Ongoing History Daily: Johnny Cash covers “Hurt”
  • New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition! (May 17, 2022): Teen Jesus & the Jean Teasers, SAMMM., Eimhin, & More!
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Details finally begin to emerge about the death of Taylor Hawkins

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Autopsy, Cause of Death, Enlarged Heart, Foo Fighters, Overdose, Taylor Hawkins, Toxicology

It’s been two months since a call went out from Casa Medina, a Four Seasons property, in an area of

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Concerts 

A report on Black Pistol Fire in Ottawa (with photos)

May 17, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Pistol Fire, Kadeema, Karen Coughtrey, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald

[Words by Karen Coughtrey. Photos by Ross MacDonald. – AC] It was a night of rocking duos with the band

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Cool! Tech 

Now that we’ve seen the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, we can now listen to it

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Hole, NASA, Sagittarius A*, Sonification

The big astronomy story of last week was the release of a photo of Sagitarrius A*, the supermassive black hole

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Johnny Cash covers “Hurt”

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Hurt, Johnny Cash, Nine Inch Nails, Rick Rubin, Trent Reznor

Johnny Cash was in the twilight of both his career and his life when producer Rick Rubin became determined to

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Recommended Music 

New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition! (May 17, 2022): Teen Jesus & the Jean Teasers, SAMMM., Eimhin, & More!

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Nerhys 0 Comments Eimhin, Florence + The Machine, Memoremains, New Music, New Music From The Inbox, SAMMM., Teen Jesus & the Jean Teasers

Teen Jesus & the Jean Teasers Song: “Girl Sports”Album: Pretty Good For A Girl Band EPRelease Date: May 12, 2022

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 17, 2022

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Lifeson, Clash, Elon Musk, Jack Antonoff, Music Theory, Primus, Rush, Snoop Dogg, Twitter

Before we get into music news for May 17, 2022, break your brain here. Russian hackers tried to get into

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Music Industry 

Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats May 17, 2020

May 16, 2022May 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Music sales, Streaming

It was Juno Week in Canada, so there was plenty of promotion of music last week. Let’s see if it

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Music History 

David Milgaard, the subject of The Tragically Hip song “Wheat Kings,” has died

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Milgaard, Fully Completely, Gail Ann Miller, Tragically Hip, Wheat Kings, Wrongful Convictions

I grew up five miles from the Stoney Mountain Federal Prison in Manitoba. In fact, I used to play minor

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Poll 

Weekly survey: Into vinyl? Are you now thinking about upgrading your stereo/audio gear to enjoy better sound?

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audio, Audio Gear, Stereo, Stereo Systems, Vinyl

Sales of vinyl records have been on fire since 2008, posting double-digit growth year after year. According to some articles

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Music News 

Canada will compete in Eurovision 2023. Here’s an example of what we will face. You will be confused.

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2023, Canada, Eurovision, Kalush Orchestra, Subwoolfer

I completely understand if you have not ever been into the Eurovision Song Contest. After all, it’s way over there,

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Music News 

Meanwhile back in Ukraine, this guy was part of the Eurovision winners. Now he’s off to war.

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eurovision, InvasionWar, Kalush Orchestra, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra was the big winner in the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest (details here). And now after all the

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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