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Here’s how the Barenaked Ladies announced the postponement of their summer tour

May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies

The fact that the Barenaked Ladies have postponed their 2020 summer tour (ominously called The Last Summer on Earth Tour)

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Steven Page turns a Barenaked Ladies lyric into a commercial payday

March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Barenaked Ladies, Kraft Dinner, Stephen Page

If you’re a Barenaked Ladies fan, you’ll know what happens at a show when the band gets to that part

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Sam Roberts, Buffy Sainte-Marie among singers for Secret Path Live

September 21, 2019September 23, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments #DoSomething, #reconciliACTION, Barenaked Ladies, Broken Social Scene, Do Make Say Think, Downie Wenjack Fund, Gord Downie, July Talk, Legacy Schools, Roy Thomson Hall, Sam Roberts, Secret Path, Secret Path Week, Tanya Tagaq, The Stills, Whitehorse, William Prince

It’s a roster that would make any label giddy, and it’s all in the name of the Gord Downie &

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Read and rock for mental health

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Awesome Music Project, Barenaked Ladies, Choir! Choir! Choir!, Chris Hadfield, Dear Lovelies, Sarah McLachlan, Toronto

Ever find yourself sitting at home wondering, gee, what could I possibly do on a Thursday night in October that

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Random music news for Saturday, September 7, 2019

September 7, 2019September 6, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Delta Airlines, John Tory, Kevin Hearn, Noel Gallagher, Podcasts, Robbie Robertson, Spotify, Taylor Swift

When people know that I’m driving somewhere, why do they kept texting me to ask if I’m close? I’M DRIVING!

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About that reworked version of the theme for “The Big Bang Theory”: There’s a story here.

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Big Bang Theory

Last Thursday night. The Big Bang Theory came to a very satisfying conclusion after 279 episodes and 12 seasons. The

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Nickelback, Jepsen to be honoured at SOCAN Awards

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Carly Rae Jepson, Chad Kroeger, Drake, Ed Robertson, Frank Dukes, Murda Beatz, Nickelback, SOCAN, The Weeknd

No foolin’: Nickelback and Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” are among the honourees at the 30th anniversary SOCAN awards

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Barenaked Ladies man has a new Record Store Day project that benefits music education

March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, CARAS, Kevin Hearn, MusiCounts, Record Store Day

MusiCounts, the music education arm of CARAS, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, does good work. They raise

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Rock My World Canada, chapter 41: Barenaked Ladies

January 27, 2019January 27, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Mike Carr, Rock My World

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s

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Using their music to celebrate the Hip

October 15, 2018October 14, 2018 Amber Healy 1 Comment Alert the Medic, Amos the Transparent, Arkells, Barenaked Ladies, Dan Mangan, Gord Downie, Hey Rosetta!, Jim Creeggan, K-OS, Our Lady Peace, Sarah Harmer, Scott Helman, Stereophonics, The Glorious Sons, The Tragically Hip, The Trews, USS

While it didn’t necessarily start when news of Gord Downie’s illness was announced, covers of the Tragically Hip’s music certainly

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 19, 2018

September 19, 2018September 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Drugs, Fake plays, Fortnite, Metadata, Pussy Riot, Pyotr Verzilov, Spotify, Vladimir Putin

I’ve never seen more squirrels collecting nuts in my neighbourhood. Does that mean we’re in for a bad winter? Ponder

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