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Can’t sleep because of COVID anxiety? Try this music.

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Sleep

Here’s another one of those music surveys commissioned by a company looking to get some free mentions online. Still, the

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Sound of Music Festival transforms into Return to Live Series, starting with Monster Truck

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Burlington, Concerts, Festivals, Helix, livestream, Monster Truck, Sound of Music, Sound of Music Festival, Summer Concerts

For years, Burlington’s Sound of Music Festival was 10 days of nearly non-stop shows throughout the city in June, a

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Random music news for Saturday, March 6, 2021

March 6, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alexa, BTS, Fortnite, Godsmack, Mariah Carey, Mullets, Sonos, Sully Erna, System of a Down, Xbox

Just when you thought the story of Rudy Giuliani couldn’t get any weirder, his daughter has written a piece called

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We have dates for Record Store Day 2021

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Record Store Day 2021

In the Before Times, Record Score Day happened on the third Saturday of April. But in 2020, COVID-19 really things

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Hang on: Is a blink-182 reconciliation in the works?

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blink-182, Reunions

Blink-182 fans were heartbroken when tensions within the band saw guitarist Tom DeLonge leave in 2015. While he was off

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Random music news for Friday, March 5, 2021

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Bob Marley, Covid, Dolly Parton, Gen Z, Grunge, Ian Brown, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Machine Gun Kelly, Mars Volta, Pussy Riot, Rod Stewart, Stone Roses, Tidal, Tina Bell, Tragically Hip

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

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Wu-Tang Clan announces the “BIGGEST and HEAVIEST book in hip-hop history.” That’s an understatement.

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Book, Legacy, Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan, always keen to make an artistic statement (cf. the one-copy-only Once a Time in Shaolin CD that sold

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Random music news for Thursday, March 4, 2021

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, BBC 2, David Crosby, Dolly Parton, Eddie Vedder, Grimes, NFTs, Phil Collins, Podcasting, Ronnie James Dio, Ronnie Williams, Soundcloud, Spotify, The Weeknd, Will Smith

Will Smith in politics? Could happen, Murcia. And now, music news for March 4, 2021. While the UK wants to

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Ever had your Facebook page hijacked? Here’s what happened with a Canadian musician

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Facebook, Rational Youth, Tracey Howe

Longtime alt-rock fans will know Rational Youth, a band out of Montreal that was initially big in the early 80s

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Texas concert venues can open at 100% capacity with no masks as of next week.

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Face masks, Texas

We’re making progress against COVID-19. The number of new daily cases has more-or-less stabilized. Deaths are going down. Not only

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The annual SHINE Concert, a fundraiser for musicians with financial barriers, is this weekend

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, SHINE

SHINE is an annual event (est. 2010) that raises money for young, aspiring Canadian musicians who can use financial help

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