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Dozens of Canadian music stars have come together to benefit Kids Help Phone

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Benefit, Kids Help Phone

Something like 50 Canadian artist have come together to record a benefit song to raise money and awareness of Kids

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A Live Aid-style concert for Ukraine is coming this summer at Wembley Stadium in London with U2 and the Rolling Stones

March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 Alan Cross 2 Comments Benefit, Live Aid, London, Rolling Stones, U2, Ukraine, Wembley

With Putin’s illegal, immoral, and evil war in Ukraine dragging on, there’s a certain amount of fatigue settling into some

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There’s a new dub version of the Ukrainian national anthem

May 5, 2022May 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Benefit, Jah Wobble, Job Klein, Russia, Ukraine, Ukrainians

The number of artists who are pledging some kind of support for Ukraine during this insane unprovoked invasion by Russia

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Concerts Music News 

Are we about to get another Live Aid concert as a COVID benefit?

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Band Aid Charitable Trust, Benefit, Bob Geldof, COVID-19, Live Aid

There have been two Bob Geldof-organized Live Aid events. The first came in 1985 as a way to draw attention

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Friends of Spirit of the West singer John Mann come together for a tribute song. You should buy a copy. Here’s why.

February 4, 2018February 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Benefit, GoFundMe, Home for a Rest, John Mann, Spirit of the West

As John Mann, the singer for Spirit of the West, continues to live with early-onset dementia, his friends have come

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Music News 

Voices that Care: Raising Funds for Dementia Support

March 3, 2017March 2, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Benefit, Concert, Dementia, Dementia Support, Voices that Care

On Friday May 5 at Toronto’s Glenn Gould studio a dazzling roster of Canadian musical, literary and stage talent presents Voices

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The All-Star Charity Drum Battle Between the RHCP’s Chad Smith and Will Ferrell

May 1, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Benefit, Chad Smith, Fred Armisen, Mick Fleetwood, Stewart Copeland, Taylor Hawkins, Tommy Lee, Will Ferrell

Chad Smith and Will Ferrell were at it again, this time holding a drum battle for the Red Hot Comedy

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Music News 

Music for Memory Project Event

April 28, 2015April 30, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Benefit, Horseshoe, John Mann, Music for Memory Project

I’m a big believer in the power of music, especially when it comes to helping dementia patients deal with their

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