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Random music news for Monday, March 21, 2022

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, CDs, Eric Clapton, Gordon Lightfoot, Grammys, Kanye, Keith Richards, KISS, NASA, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tom DeLonge, Ukraine

Science has discovered The Most Boring Person in the World. Meanwhile, music news for March 21, 2022, is anything but.

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After 1,243 days of renovation and restoration, Massey Hall reopens. It’s awesome.

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021 Alan Cross 5 Comments Deane Cameron, Gordon Lightfoot, Massey Hall, Music Venues, Renovations, Reopening, Toronto

Massey Hall, Hart Massey’s gift to the city of Toronto back in 1894, reopens tonight after about three-and-a-half years of

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Random music news for Wednesday, August 11, 2021

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Frank Ocean, Gordon Lightfoot, Hip-hop, Limp Bizkit, NFTs, R Kelly, Russell Simmons, Scotland, The Who

My garden shed doesn’t look like this. And who knew there was a “Shed of the Year” competition? Now: about

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Massey Hall is back! Well, almost. Soon.

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gordon Lightfoot, Massey Hall

Today (June 14) has been declared Massey Hall Day in Toronto. Why? Because after years of renovations and restoration, the

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Cathy Evelyn Smith, the Canadian singer who injected John Belushi with a fatal speedball, has died.

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cathy Evelyn Smith, Gordon Lightfoot, John Belushi, The Band

On the night of March 4, 1982, John Belushi was partying hard at the Chateau Marmont. A few people, including

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Random Music News for Monday, December 4, 2017

December 4, 2017December 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Apple, Classical Music, David Bowie, Elon Musk, Gordon Lightfoot, Massey Hall, Meto Cuevas, Radiohead

Finally made it Bangkok without our pilots crashing our planes into any poles. I’ll take that as a victory. And

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Random Music News for Wednesday, May 10, 2017

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Apple, Gordon Lightfoot, Grammy Awards, Green Day, iPhone 8, Kanye West, Liam Gallagher, Mike Dirnt, Stone Temple Pilots, Stradivarius

Happy birthday, Dad! Oh, and Bono, too. Here’s some music news for May 10. The Stone Temple Pilots have apparently

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Wine and Music Under the Stars: Niagara’s Jackson-Triggs Amphitheatre Announces Stellar 2017 Summer Lineup

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Amphiteatre, Concert, Dan Mangan, Gordon Lightfoot, Jackson Triggs, Niagara, Sam Roberts, Series, Sheepdogs, Summer, Wine

Fine wine, great food, live music, and a beautiful outdoor venue – sounds like a fantastic night, right? Actually, you

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Gordon Lightfoot Bust to be Installed in Orillia, Ontario

March 7, 2017March 6, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments bust, Gino Cavicchioli, Gordon Lightfoot, Orillia

  In 2015, Orillia installed a statue of music legend Gordon Lightfoot at Barnfield Point. This fall, a new homage

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Forty Years Ago, An Event Created an Important Radio Song by Gordon Lightfoot

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Edmund Fitzgerald, Gordon Lightfoot

Back in the days when radio announcers had to play actual records and CDs (as opposed to high-powered hard drive

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A Documentary About the Awesome, Crazy and Highly Influential Yorkville Music Scene in Torono

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Bernie Finkelstein, Gordon Lightfoot, John Kay, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Rick James, Ronnie Hawkins, Toronto, Yorkville

It’s a pretty trendy part of town now with multi-million-dollar townhomes and condos, high-end shops, five-star hotels and expensive shops.

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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