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Watch as 100 drummers pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins

March 25, 2023March 25, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anniversary, Black Box Revelation, Foo Fighters, My Hero, Taylor Hawkins

Today (March 25) marks one year since the death of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. The exact cause of his

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Music News 

Hip fans, get ready to add to your vinyl libraries 

August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Anniversary, Box Set, Canadian Walk of Fame, Chanie Wenjack, deluxe edition, Fully Completely, Gord Downie, Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack Fund, Heksenketel, Lieve Prins, Radio Show, Reissue, So Hard Done By, The Hip, Tragically Hip

The next few years will be big ones for Tragically Hip fans, as the band announced this week not one,

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Music News 

Review with Photos: Sound of Music Festival Kick-Off Concert

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments 40 Years, Anniversary, Burlington, Bush, Crown Lands, Headstones, Live, Monster Truck, Sound of Music Festival

Burlington Ontario’s Sound of Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019. In that time it has grown to

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Music History Music News 

Has It REALLY Been 22 Years Since Oasis Played Knebworth?

August 12, 2018August 11, 2018 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Anniversary, Knebworth, Oasis, Supersonic

Thank you to whoever runs Oasis’ Twitter for reminding me how old I’m becoming. Today marks 22 years since night

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Music News 

CMW to honour Billy Talent

March 4, 2018March 3, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Anniversary, Awards, Billy Talent, CMW

The buzz around Canadian Music Week is starting to approach a fever pitch — Billy Talent will receive the Legends

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Music News 

This will make some music fans feel old: Sum 41 announced a 15th-anniversary tour for their Does This Look Infected album

February 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anniversary, Does This Look Infected, Sum 41

Late in the summer of 2002, I was invited to drop into a tiny Toronto studio where Sum 41 was

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Music News 

Radiohead Unveil 20th Anniversary Edition of OK Computer

May 4, 2017May 3, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 1 Comment Anniversary, OK Computer, OKNOTOK, Radiohead, special edition

Anniversary special editions don’t get much better than this. To celebrate the original release of their groundbreaking OK Computer, Radiohead

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Music History 

A Year Ago This Weekend, Scott Weiland Was Found Dead on His Tour Bus

December 4, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Anniversary, RIP, Scott Weiland

The last twelve months have been horrible when it comes to losing musicians. The streak that has included everyone from

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Record Collecting 

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Rock Steady with This 2-LP Set

October 1, 2016October 1, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments 50th Anniversary, Anniversary, Jamaican music, LP box set, Rock Steady, special edition LP

This year is important for Jamaican music: it’s the 50th anniversary of the genre rock steady. Following ska, but a

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Music News 

July Fourth: Not Just Independence Day. Anniversary of Ramones’ Roundhouse Gig

July 4, 2016July 4, 2016 Nerhys 3 Comments 40th Anniversary, Anniversary, Concert, fortieth anniversary, The Ramones, the Roundhouse

July 4, 1976 was the two hundredth anniversary of America’s battle for independence. It was also the night the Ramones

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Music News 

Eminem Sells Bricks, Boards from Childhood Home

May 24, 2016May 23, 2016 Amber Healy 2 Comments Anniversary, Eminem, Marshall Mathers, Reissue

It’s a new practices for celebrities to offer their fans the opportunity for exclusive things– pre- or post-show meetings, photos,

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