Photos from the side stages at Ottawa Bluesfest 2023
[Yet another report from Ross MacDonald. – AC] Not all the action at a music festival happens on the main stage in prime time. And Ottawa’s Bluesfest is no exception to that rule,
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Random music news for Monday, May 22, 2023
Happy World Goth Day! I’m celebrating in order to distract myself that we are now definitely living in the Idiocracy. This proves it. Let’s stick to the truth with some music news for
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“Echoes of the Flame” exhibit of Hip-inspired artwork opens in Toronto
Four months after it opened in Muskoka, a collection of 18 artworks inspired by the Tragically Hip are on display for a limited time in Toronto. “Echoes of the Flame” has landed at
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New Music from the Inbox: Kenny Beats, Misterwives, Special Interest, and more!
Artist: Special Interest feat. Mykki BlancoSong: Midnight LegendAlbum: Endure Special Interest front person Alli Logout describes Midnight Legend as “a love song to all the girls leaving the club at 6 AM, a love
Read MoreMusicians and artists bring The Tragically Hip’s lyrics to life in Echoes of the Flame
A new series of original artworks directly inspired by, and featuring, lyrics from the Tragically Hip continue to move forward Gord Downie’s legacy of working toward reconciliation with First Nations people across Canada.
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Celebrate Bob Lanois’ life with “Snake Road” documentary video
It’s been one year since Bob Lanois, legendary Canadian musician, photographer, sound engineer and artist, left this mortal coil for the great beyond. To commemorate the anniversary, and in celebration of his incredible
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Rumours of a new(ish) U2 album are swirling about. And a track may have been leaked by–wait for it–Nancy Pelosi.
There’s online buzz about the possibility that U2 has delivered a record called (we think) Songs of Surrender, a collection of re-recorded songs to Universal Music. We even have a possible release date:
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If you don’t have enough to fret about, take a look at Satanist robots and vampire dolls. Got that? Then let’s try music news for January 25, 2021. Jon Schaffer, the guitarist from
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Listen Up! to Mark Howard’s tale on 30 years of producing great records
What do The Tragically Hip’s Day for Night, Bob Dylan’s Oh Mercy, The Neville Brother’s Yellow Moon and REM’s Automatic for the People have in common? Mark Howard. For the last 30 years,
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Daniel Lanois Among the 99 People Named to Order of Canada
The Order of Canada, this country’s highest civilian award, is given out twice a year. The latest crop of 99 recipients this week include: Daniel Lanois, producer and musician. Where would U2 be
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Random Music News for Saturday, June 24, 2017
Seventy years ago today, the first widely reported sighting of UFOs was made by Kenneth Arnold around Mount Rainer, Washington. Now we have Independence Day movies. Here’s the music news for June 24.
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