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Let’s examine this new class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster involving Drake tickets.

March 25, 2023March 26, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Class action, Drake, Lawsuit, Montreal, Ticketmaster

 LPC Avocat Inc., a Montreal law firm. has launched a class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster, saying that the ticket seller

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Music History 

Pink Floyd exhibition is coming to Montreal

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Exhibition, Montreal, Museum, Pink Floyd, There Mortal Remains

Canada will soon become the sixth country to present a museum exhibit called Their Mortal Remains. It will open for

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Music News 

Osheaga is back for 2022. Here’s the full line-up.

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, lineup, Montreal, Osheaga

If there’s a Candian equivalent to Coachella, the closest we have is probably Osheaga. After a COVID–ahem–hiatus, it’s back for

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Recommended Music 

There’s a new Tragically Hip music video

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal, Saskadelphia, Tragically Hip

For years, “Montreal” was a “lost” Hip song. It was almost never performed and not formally released until the Saskadelphia

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Music News 

Prepare for a mass Leonard Cohen singalong tonight in Montreal.

March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Leonard Cohen, Montreal

It’s been a tough week–and yes, it’s only been a week–with all this social distancing, self-isolation, and quarantines. All we

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Stoked for Ozzy’s new album? Prove it with ink

February 8, 2020February 7, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Montreal, New Album, Ozzy Osbourne, Tattoo, Toronto

It’s the kind of media stunt that’s so obvious and so good, you wonder why it didn’t happen earlier.  Ozzy

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Music News 

Here’s an excuse to stay in bed on February 16

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Folk Alliance International, John Lennon, Montreal, Yoko

There are a lot of 50th anniversaries coming up this year: Woodstock, the first moon landing, the debut of the

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Music News 

Need a little ‘80s in your Christmas? Meet Jon Cohen Ex

December 24, 2018December 23, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Christmas, distraction, Jon Cohen Ex, Jon Cohen Experimental, Kevin Smith, Montreal, New Music From The Inbox, Politics

Jon Cohen Ex wants to make things a little better. Between the madness of the holidays, the ridiculousness of politics

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Music News 

Honouring Cohen with a “Tower of Song”

September 18, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments Adam Cohen, Elvis Costello, Feist, kd lang, Leonard Cohen, Montreal, Sting, Tower of Song

Leonard Cohen’s family will celebrate his life in Montreal in November, with some of the biggest names in music performing

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, July 27, 2017

July 27, 2017July 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, BBC, Celine Dion, Data, David Bowie, David Geffen, Donald Trump, Freddie Mercury, Google, Humpback Whales, James Hetfield, Kendall Jenner, Metallica, Montreal, Music Festivals, Punk, Stone Temple Pilots, T-Shirts

The younger bull terrier had dental work this week. Relatives from the US tell me that our dogs have better

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New Book ‘Rock n Radio’ Explores Montreal’s Golden Age

May 23, 2017May 22, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments 60s, 70s, 80s, Anglophone, Classic, era, Golden Age, Montreal, Quebec, Radio, Rock

Here’s a hit of nostalgia for any Montreal residents. Do you remember the golden era of rock radio in la

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