Random music news for Monday, February 2, 2026
A new idea for a Groundhog Day sequle: Every day we wake up an the Trump administration does something crazy. It’s our reality. Moving to music news for February 2,
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Who will be the first to play the new TD Coliseum in Hamilton? You’re kidding, right? Wow.
The venue once known as Copps Coliseum in downtown Hamilton is almost ready for its coming-out party. Tens of millions of dollars (perhaps even hundreds of millions) have been invested
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, June 28, 2025
Imagine being this rich that you need a prenup this detailed before you get married in Venice. On to music news for June 28, 2025. More music news? Go here.
Read MoreIntroducing the TD Coliseum in Hamilton
What was once known as Copps Coliseum and later FirstOntario Centre in downtown Hamilton is almost ready in its new iteration. From now on, the arena/venue will be known as
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Hamilton’s Supercrawl 2025 reveals its lineup
One of Canada’s most epic annual music events is Supercrawl in Hamilton, Ontario. This year’s festival will be held along James Street North in the downtown section of the city
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, March 31, 2025
If you’re thinking that you need a new game of celebrity Simon says, try this. Once you wrench yourself away from that, head on to music news for March 31,
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And the 2026 JUNO Awards go to…
More than a quarter-century ago, the decision was made to move the JUNO Awards out of Toronto and tour the event throughout the country. The first city to be chosen
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I have three more speaking gigs this month: Windsor tonight, Chatham tomorrow, Toronto next Wednesday. Will I see you there?
I’m entering the home stretch of my fall speaking tour. Three more events remain before the end of the year. Friday, November 29: Windsor, Meteor. Tickets here. Saturday, November 30:
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, November 15, 2024
Peeing in the shower is bad for you. Here’s why. And now here’s music news for November 15, 2024. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Need something to impress your
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Hamilton’s fantastic Supercrawl is this weekend
Now in its 16th year, Supercrawl is still a pretty fantastic free music festival. Hamilton music people do a great job staging this thing every year. Here’s the schedule for
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A sad moment in Canadian radio: 900 CHML shuts down
AM radio is struggling everywhere these days. As the oldest form of commercial radio broadcasting–the tech dates back to around 1900 and commercial AM stations started popping up after WWI–its
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