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Cameo CanCon: How much does it cost for a Canadian musician to deliver a message?

December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cameo, Cancon, Completely Ignored

If you’re not familiar with Cameo, it’s a service that offers personalized messages from celebrities looking to make some extra

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Music History 

Rock in the Eastern Block: A short history of Western music concerts in Moscow via @cam_gordon

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Completely Ignored, Russia, USSR

Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored recently spent time listening to the Winds of Change podcast, the investigation into whether the

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Funny/Weird 

A nerdy look comparing MLB and music. (You’ll see what I mean.)

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cameron Gordon, Completely Ignored

Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored wanted to do something to coincide with the opening game of the World Series. He

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Music History 

Remembering who played Sneaky Dee’s in Toronto

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Completely Ignored, Sneaky Dee's

There’s been much worry about Toronto music institution Sneaky Dee’s ever since we heard about plans for a condo development

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Music Industry 

These are the 90s songs with the most streams

August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Completely Ignored, Streaming

Cameron Gordon’s Completely Ignored has ranked songs from the 90s in terms of the number of streams they’ve had as

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Music History 

Graphic: When big bands play unusual venues

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Cameron Gordon, Completely Ignored

There’s no rule that says a band has to play a proper music venue. In fact, you don’t even need

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Music History 

An ode to The Ford Plant, a smalltown venue that hosted some big band

May 16, 2020May 15, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Brantford, Completely Ignored, The Ford Plant

Cameron Gordon’s Completely Ignored looks at who played The Ford Plant, a not-for-profit music venue in Brantford, Ontario, that existed

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Music History 

A look at big bands who have played small rooms across Canada

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cameron Gorden, Completely Ignored

Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored has once again crunched some music data to provide a new graphic. This time, he

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Music History 

Graphic: Hamilton’s history when it comes to hosting gigs

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Completely Ignored, Hamilton

Cam Gordon at Completely Ignored has used his isolation time to research a new graphic of Hamilton club shows by

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Music News 

274 alt-rock artists ranked by their Spotify following.

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cameron Gordon, Completely Ignored, Spotify

Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored has been crunching numbers again and has come up with a graphic that ranks artists

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Music History 

When we were grunge: An analysis of grunge gigs in Toronto.

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cameron Gordon, Completely Ignored, Grunge

Here’s another graphic from Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored which details all the grunge bands and alternative acts who spun

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