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Music News 

There’s a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster Canada regarding ticket refunds. Are you eligible?

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Class-Action, Covid, Refunds, settlement, Ticketmaster

Did you buy a ticket to a show that was canceled or postponed because of COVID? If so, you might

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Contest 

Pearl Jam’s Gigaton tour finally makes it to Ottawa 2 1/2 years late. Here is a review along with photos.

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Covid, Gigaton, Ottawa, Pearl Jam, Ross MacDonald

[Another Ottawa report from Ross MacDonald. – AC] At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Pearl Jam was an early

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, August 18, 2022

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Art Laboe, Billy Idol, Black Sabbath, Covid, David Gilmour, Depeche Mode, Gangham Style, Grateful Dead, Grimes, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Songwriting, Tom DeLonge

The Montana Toilet Man. Be afraid. Calm down with some music news for August 18, 2022. Depeche Mode is back

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Concerts 

Gen Z seems to not know how to properly go to concerts

July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Concerts, Covid, Gen Z, Injuries

Now that COVID has receded for the moment (or has it?), concerts are back in a big way. Analysis shows

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Music News 

Pearl Jam can’t catch a break, cancels the rest of their US tour

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 5 Comments Covid, Gigaton, Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam’s Gigaton tour keeps running into issues. First, the whole thing was canceled in March 2020 in the first

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Gadgets 

Here’s an interesting side effect of the whole COVID thing: Increased sales of stereo gear

May 6, 2022May 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiophiles, Covid, Stereo, Stereo Equipment, Vinyl

Sales of vinyl rocketed over the course of the COVID pandemic as people sought to pass the time whilst in

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, May 4, 2022

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, Busking, Covid, Drake, Eurovision, Rod Stewart, Travis Scott

“I’m not dead yet!” No kidding. “I’m not dead yet, either!” Oops. Once you shiver at the implications of those

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, April 29, 2022

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, Beatles, CanRock, Coachella, Covid, George Michael, Justin Bieber, Lesotho, Metallica, Musical Trends, Nissim Black, U2

This doomsday alarm clock would want me to stay in bed with the covers over my head. Then how would

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 23, 2022

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Cynthia Plaster Caster, Drake, Gen Z, George Harrison, NFTs, Nirvana, Spotify

Hmm. Interesting. And so is music news for April 23, 2022. Think COVID is done? Hardly. Check out all these

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, April 21, 2022

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Covid, Listerine, Mask Mandates, Record Store Day, Rush, Touring

As you read this, I’m somewhere between Singapore and Toronto connecting through Doha. I have no idea what time it

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 13, 2022

April 13, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Aaron Lewis, Cannabis, Coachella, Conspiracy Theories, Covid, Dave Mustaine, George Harrison, Jack White, KISS, Matt Gaetz, Metadata, TikTok, Weezer

Dammit. I really liked Gilbert Gottfried. He was my favourite filthy comedian.RIP. And now, some music news for April 13,

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