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