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Weekly survey: How was your summer of concerts? Did you even have one?

September 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments

If it feels like the summer was extremely busy when it came to live music, it was. Not did we

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Pearl Jam’s Gigaton tour finally makes it to Ottawa 2 1/2 years late. Here is a review along with photos.

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Covid, Gigaton, Ottawa, Pearl Jam, Ross MacDonald

[Another Ottawa report from Ross MacDonald. – AC] At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Pearl Jam was an early

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Yet another check on Ottawa Bluesfest 2022. This is part one of a report on Day 7.

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Crash Test Dummies, Interview, Lucy Dacus, Ottawa Bluesfest

[More from Ottawa Bluesfest with Ross MacDonald (photos) and Karen Coughtrey (text). – AC] Opening on Day 7 of Ottawa’s

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And the winner of the Sex Pistols turntable is…

June 12, 2022June 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Danny Boyle, Disney+, Miniseries, Sex Pistols

If you haven’t seen Danny Boyle’s six-part miniseries on the story of the Sex Pistols on Disney+ yet, get on

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Sting in words and pictures from his gig in Ottawa

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Joe Sumner, Karen Coughtrey, Ottawa, Ross MacDonald, Sting

[More concert reporting from Karen Coughtrey (words) and Ross MacDonald (pictures). – AC] It was finally a mild spring evening

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Winners of the Foo Fighters’ Studio 666 contest

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Foo Fighters, Studio 666

Over the weekend, people had a chance to email an entry to me to enter a draw to win tickets

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Win swag and passes to the Foo Fighters horror movie, Studio 666. Enter to win by Monday night.

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Foo Fighters, Studio 666

The Foo Fighters were sitting around during the pandemic looking for something to do. At some point, someone must have

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Win a copy of my new children’s book, The Science of Song

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Kids Can Press, Lemmon Entertainment, Science of Song

Yes, I’ve got a children’s book. If you want the little ones to get deep into music from the get-go,

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And the winner of the Bowie vinyl contest is…

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Stardust

Last week, this site launched a contest around the Bowie biopic Stardust. Everyone who tweeted “I want Bowie vinyl” with

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Attention Bowie fans: Here’s a chance to win some vinyl and a copy of the movie Stardust

December 16, 2020December 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Stardust, Ziggy Stardust

If you’re a true Bowie fan, there’s no such thing as too much Bowie. You want to learn everything about

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This 10-year-old girl wants to challenge Dave Grohl to a drum battle

August 28, 2020August 27, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nandi Bushell

Mind you, this isn’t just any 10-year-old. This is Nandi Bushell we’re talking about. The kid is a machine. My

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