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Concerts Guest Blog Interview 

Whitehorse helps bring live music back to a corner of Ontario: An interview with Melissa and Luc

July 4, 2021July 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ross McDonald, Whitehorse

[This is a guest post from Ross McDonald. He also took all the pictures. – AC] In March of this

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Guest Blog Music History 

The White Stripes’ White Blood Cells is now 20 years old. How has it aged?

June 28, 2021June 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20th Anniversary, Gilles LeBlanc, Jack White, Meg White, White Blood Cells, White Stripes

[This is a guest post by Gilles LeBlanc, an insanely big Stripes’ fan .- AC] It doesn’t get the same

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Guest Blog Music History 

A sad story of plagiarism regarding a big Australia hit.

March 1, 2021February 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Men at Work, Plagiarism

[Readers of these pages know that I often cover stories about accusations of plagiarism when it comes to songwriting. Troy

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Guest Blog Opinion 

Who deserves to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? A reader weighs in.

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 Alan Cross 28 Comments

It’s the annual silly season when it comes to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations. Now that the

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Can you help with a 30-year-old David Lee Roth quest?

February 6, 2021February 7, 2021 Alan Cross 21 Comments David Lee Roth, Kingswood Music Theatre

An email arrived from Danielle this week It’s 1988. I’m 13 years old. Like a lot of kids who lived

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Guest Blog Opinion 

Damn, I miss the White Stripes…

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Jack White, White Stripes

[A guest post by contributor Gilles LeBlanc on the 10th anniversary of the breakup of the White Stripes. He still

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Ever wonder what it’s like to go on one of those band scavenger hunts? Here’s a first-person account.

December 6, 2020December 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Muse

Artists are always looking for unique ways to engage fans in different ways. One of the most intriguing have been

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Guest blog: What is the heaviest song of all time?

February 22, 2020February 23, 2020 Alan Cross 4 Comments Heavy Music

[A guest opinion piece by Chris Donaghue. – AC] It’s so hard to say what makes music heavy. Music that

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An appreciation of Neil Peart: Farewell to a king

January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Alan Cross 3 Comments Neil Peart, Rush

[Here’s a guest post from life-long Rush fan Chris Donaghue. -AC] Neil Peart got me through highschool. I want to

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“Old Town Road” may not be the song Nashville wants, but it’s the song they deserve

June 6, 2019June 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Country, Nashville

[A guest post by John Duffy on a song that’s been #1 on all single charts for eight straight weeks.

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How Learning About Music Can Teach Us About Ourselves

June 1, 2019February 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mindfulness

[Another guest piece by Jess Walter. – AC] No one can argue against how influential music is to a person’s

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