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Canadian Bands from the 90s That Should Get on Board with This Current Reunion Trend

March 7, 2017March 8, 2017 Former Contributor 20 Comments 13 Engines, Doughboys, Glueleg, Jale, Scratching Post

With everyone from the Tea Party to the Killjoys making noise again, I’m wondering what other Canadian bands from the

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Music History Music Industry 

In Defence of the full-album Concert

August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 Former Contributor 6 Comments Concert Albums, Concerts, Live Albums

Concerts in which bands perform an album’s entire tracklist have been around for some years now and some people think of

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Collecting Good Karma: It Pays to be Nice If You’re a Rock Star

May 17, 2016May 17, 2016 Former Contributor 0 Comments Axl Rose, Billy Corgan, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Dave Mustaine, Don Henley, Eagles, Foo Fighters, Gene Simmons, Guns 'N Roses, Pantera, Slash, Smashing Pumpkins

By “Dimebag” Adam Morrison Even once you’ve become successful and your talent is widely recognized, it might be a good

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Guest Blog Lists Music News 

Ten Underrated Drummers

April 2, 2016 Former Contributor 13 Comments Beatles, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Candiria, Carlton Barrett, Carter Beauford, Charlie Watts, Dave Matthews, Drummers, Matt Cameron, Michael Shrieve, Nick Mason, Pink Floyd, Ringo, Rolling Stones, Santana, The Clash, Topper Headon

Rolling Stone has published their list of the 100 Greatest Drummers of All Time, and it’s inspired me to spotlight

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Music News 

March Badness, Round Fifteen, The Final: Nickelback vs. Creed. AND THE WINNER IS…

March 28, 2016March 28, 2016 Former Contributor 3 Comments Creed, Nickelback, Worst band ever

Wow, that was close. This is a battle that could have gone either way. But after a week’s worth of

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Music News 

March Badness, Round Fourteen: Creed vs. Limp Bizkit. AND THE WINNER IS…

March 18, 2016March 20, 2016 Former Contributor 4 Comments Creed, Limp Bizkit, March Badness, Worst Band

  CREED! And by a rather handy amount, too.   This sets up an epic final: Creed vs. Nickelback. That

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Music News 

March Badness, Round Thirteen: Nickelback vs. brokeNCYDE. AND THE WINNER IS…

March 17, 2016March 17, 2016 Former Contributor 0 Comments brokeNCYDE, Nickelback, Worst Band

Nickelback–but it was a squeaker.   Chad and Co. become our first finalist in March Badness. They will face the

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Music News 

March Badness, Round Twelve: Creed vs. Moxy Fruvous. AND THE WINNER IS…

March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 Former Contributor 0 Comments Creed, Moxy Fruvous, Worst

  Creed! And by a healthy margin, too.   Time for the semi-finals. Creed advances to what will be a

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Music News 

March Badness, Round Eleven: Limp Bizkit vs. Bloodhound Gang. AND THE WINNER IS…

March 14, 2016March 14, 2016 Former Contributor 0 Comments Bloodhound Gang, Limp Bizkit

…LIMP BIZKIT! But the race went right down to the wire. On to round twelve. * * * In round

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Music News 

March Badness, Round Ten: brokeNCYDE vs. Journey. AND THE WINNER IS…

March 13, 2016March 13, 2016 Former Contributor 1 Comment brokeNCYDE, Journey

…brokeNCYDE. It wasn’t even close.   * * Here’s the bracket. In round ten of our NCAA-style competition to determine

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Music News 

March Badness, Round Nine: Nickelback vs. Thor. AND THE WINNER IS…

March 12, 2016March 12, 2016 Former Contributor 2 Comments March Badness, Nickelback, Thor

Nickelback–but not by as much of a margin as you may think. Let us continue. * * Time for the

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