Here’s Billy Talent’s new song, “Judged”
Back in the summer, Billy Talent guitarist Ian D’Sa told me the band had been sitting on a completed album for months. “But with COVID, ” he shrugged, “what are you gonna do?”
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Ongoing History Daily: Before Billy Talent
Before Billy Talent took off, they slaved for years trying to get something going. Years ago, they went by the name Pez and although they played gigs and recorded demos, there was absolutely
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Random music news for Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Watching Squid Game on Netflix? There’s new merch. On to music news for October 5, 2021. Things are getting back to normal for Canadian tours. Billy Talent hit the road in early 2022.
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Part 3 of Make Music Matter’s #UnpluggedTogether is coming up tomorrow night
[I’m involved in a program designed to help survivors of trauma like war and extreme poverty through music therapy. Here’s the full story about the program and its third event of the series
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Billy Talent has released a single with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer
If you ask the guys in Billy Talent about their all-time favourite albums, they will point to Weezer’s blue album. Now they’ve realized a dream by having Rivers Cuomo as a featured performer
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Musicians with disabilities
The human body can be both very strong and very fragile. Given its complexity, it generally works pretty well. But there are those among us who face challenges because of various disabilities. Some
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What is going on at the Rapids Theater? Nothing good, it seems
As of last Wednesday, May 19, private venue owners in New York State are no longer required to insist that patrons wear masks. This COVID-19 protection was lifted just as many bars and
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Billy Talent launches virtual photobook collection that spans their entire career.
If you’re a fan of Billy Talent and you have an iOS device, you can now pick up a series of virtual interactive photo books for each album the band has released. All
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#TogetherWeGroove auction features merch from Corey Hart, Sam Roberts, Billy Talent
Looking for the perfect gift for the music lover on your list? But maybe, this year of all years, you want to find something a little more special, a little more impactful, a
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Billy Talent’s new song offers hope and encourage in the midst of desperate times
This is not the next single from any upcoming Billy Talent album, but given what we’re living through, it’s very timely. I quote: “When you feel so lost, that you don’t belong, well
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 871: Musicians with disabilities
The human body can be both very strong and very fragile. Given its complexity, it generally works pretty well. But there are those among us who face challenges because of various disabilities. Some
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