UPDATE: Congratulations to Joshua Manchuk and Mark Wagner! You are the winners of this great Bob and Doug collection. Someone will be in touch so your hoser-heavy packages can be delivered *** Bob
Read MoreLast week, we launched a contest around a new Lighthouse vinyl reissue of One Fine Day on splatter vinyl. I had two copies to give away. And the winners are: Thanks to all
Read MoreLighthouse was a fascinating Canadian mashup of rock, jazz, and (dare I say it?) big band music that had tremendous success back in the 70s. Anthem Records has just released a fully remastered
Read More[This was my weekly column for Global News,ca. – AC] Live Nation, the largest concert promoter and ticketing company, reported earlier this month that it was having an amazing year. More than 100
Read MoreThe folks behind the English Beat once again came through with a really cool price pack just in time for the Black Friday edition of Record Store Day. It’s an extremely limited double
Read MoreConcert tickets cost a lot. An interesting way to break things down is how much it costs to see a given artist on a per-minute basis. The math is easy: Take the average
Read MoreHundreds of people entered to win a fine Fluance RT81+ turntable and a special Record Store Day vinyl edition of the English Beat’s WHA’PPEN album. Thanks to everyone for your interest/ Everyone’s name
Read MoreToday is the Black Friday edition of Record Store Day. In commemoration of that, The English Beat have a new re-issue/expanded edition of their 1980 album, I Just Can’t Stop. It contains a ton of
Read MoreThe Black Friday edition of Record Store Day is coming up and The English Beat are ready with a new re-issue/expanded edition of their 1980 album, I Just Can’t Stop. It contains a
Read MoreWe’re going to be living with Taylor Swift Mania until at least the end of November 2024. Her fanbase mixed with those afflicted with some kind of FOMO have created an seemingly insatiable
Read MoreSince we heard about the passing of Sinead O’Connor last month, tributes have been flowing fast. At a show in Brantford, Ontario, Our Lady Peace performed their version of her signature song, “Nothing
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