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Strawberry Fields: Canada’s nearly forgotten version of Woodstock

October 26, 2020October 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Festivals, Strawberry Fields

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When organizers of the Monterey Pop Music Festival announced plans for a

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, October 16, 2020

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beats, Christopher Cross, Concerts, Danny Carey, David Crosby, Eddie Van Halen, Festivals, Gene Simmons, Nextmag, Phil Collins, Prison Music, Sony, Streaming, TikTok, Tom Wilson, Tool, Van Halen

I could use a face mask like this. We all could. And we can also use some music news for

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Poll 

Weekly survey: Will 2021 be too soon for concerts?

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, COVID-19, Festivals

In the Before Times, summer was packed with gigs, concerts, and festival. Not in 2020. Damned ‘rona has taken care

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, June 13, 2020

June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Australia, Concerts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dashboard Confessional, Festivals, Garth Brooks, HMV, Rage Against the Machine, Sunrise Records, TikTok

First, a message from Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg has a word for Donald Trump supporters pic.twitter.com/gjxfL9GDjf — XXL Magazine (@XXL)

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Music News 

Wondering which festivals have been canceled? There’s now a tool for that.

March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, Festivals, Viberate

With the COVID-19-related cancellations coming in almost by the minute, it’s hard to keep track of what’s off and what’s

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Opinion 

Weekly survey: How long to you think it’ll be before we get back to normal with concerts after COVID-19?

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concerts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Festivals

We’re in full-wartime mode when it comes to the coronavirus with all indications pointing towards things getting more dire before

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Music Industry 

How will the coronavirus affect the entertainment industries? Let us count the ways.

March 14, 2020March 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Festivals

Tours and festivals canceled or postponed. Large crowds banned by governments. Supply lines for things like merch disrupted. Hotels and

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Music News 

The third annual Forge Fest music and comedy festival is coming to Tillsonberg, ON

March 2, 2020March 3, 2020 Laura Stephan 0 Comments Festivals, Forge Fest

The third annual Forge Fest 2020 is being held on Saturday July 25th featuring over 30 local, national and international

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, September 18, 2019

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ad Astra, Alexa, Brad Pitt, Drums, Festivals, Gun Cntrol, iOS13, Juno Hall of Fame, Shazam, Ted Nugent, Tom DeLonge, Tool, Vinyl, Viola Smith

Maybe one more day of erratic posts and email responses. Surgical recovery is taking a little longer than expected. Here’s

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, January 5, 2018

January 5, 2019January 4, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, BTS, Ed Sheeran, Elvis, Eminem, Festivals, Greta Van Fleet, Kanye, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, Predictions, Soundcloud

Off to Las Vegas for CES. Never been before. This should be weird, Meanwhile, here’s some music news for January

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Officials issue measles warning for UK festivals this summer

May 27, 2018May 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Festivals, Measles

Public Health England is very worried about measles being spread at summer festivals this summer. They’re urging anyone who plans

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