There’s a new Nash the Slash doc in development
Nash the Slash was a unique figure in Canadian music history. As a member of FM, he was part of a trio that took Canadian prog in new directions. If you don’t have
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There’s a new doc coming about John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s time in Greenwich Village
In the early 70s, after John Lennon left The Beatles and before he and Yoko Ono moved into The Dakota, they spent 18 months living in Greenwich Village. This new documentary from Mercury
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An update on the CFNY Spirit of Radio documentary
Almost two years ago, a group of us started filming what we hope will be the definite history of the Spirit of Radio years (1977-1992) at CFNY-FM/Toronto. (If you don’t know the station,
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There’s a new docuseries on 80s hair metal coming to Paramount+. Here’s the trailer.
By the time the 90s began, hair metal was viewed as old, tired, and out of touch with what young people wanted to hear. Enter Gen X and the alt-rock revolution of 1991.
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Random music news for Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Did we really need this update? We got it, anyway. (Via Tom) Moving to music news for August 20, 2024… BONUS: There’s a new Paul McCartney and Wings doc coming.
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Random music news for Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Some guy has been pirating North Korean TV. It’s…interesting. Then again, so is music news for August 13, 2024. BONUS: Check out this kid.
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The Tragically Hip doc No Dress Rehearsal will premiere at TIFF. Here’s the trailer.
After several years of work by Mike Downie, Gord’s brother, the doc on The Tragically Hip, No Dress Rehearsal, will finally get a public screening at TIFF. After that, the four-parter will migrate
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Here’s the latest trailer for the new Blur documentary
We’ve been hearing about Blur: To the End for a while now. It’s a feature-length documentary on the band that was released in 350 cinemas across the UK and Ireland. We’ll end up
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The Nickelback documentary is coming to Netflix
I’ve never, ever understood why Nickelback has been the subject of so much hate and ridicule. Maybe this documentary will explain a few things. Entitled Hate to Love, the doc tells the story
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The Lowest of the Low Documentary is now available on Blu-ray and Apple TV
Lowest of the Low is one of Toronto’s (and Canada’s) indie music treasures. Until the Barenaked Ladies came along, they were the biggest-selling indie rock band in Canadian history. A couple of years
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Midnight Oil finally gets a documentary–and it looks good. Here’s the trailer.
For the last 40 years, Midnight Oil has been one of the most politically active bands anywhere on the planet. They’ve also sold millions of records and are one of the best bands
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