Random music news for Monday, December 1, 2025
Nerd alert! Did scientists finally “see” dark matter? (Via Larry) Below is music news for December 1, 2025, which is entirely visible to all. BONUS: Here’s a promo shot of
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It all adds up: National Music Centre to launch new exhibit honouring Sum 41
Now that the dust has settled, the tour is over and the bus has been stored away, the members of Sum 41 are adjusting to life after the band. But
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Here are the artists who will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2025
Each year, the Canadian Music Hall of Fame recognizes the best in our music with a special ceremony. This year, five artists will be at the National Music Centre in
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, September 18, 2020
Here comes Playstation 5. And here comes music news for September 18, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: A safe music festival will be launched in Australia. Coronavirus update 2: Canadian’s National
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, July 3, 2020
This sums things up perfectly. Don’t be a red shirt. (Via Laughing Squid) And now, music news for July 3, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: This could have finally rid us
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Origin Stories – Bryan Potvin on The Northern Pikes’ “She Ain’t Pretty”
By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) When the Northern Pikes got their start in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1984, the city wasn’t exactly the hotbed of Canadian musical culture. For a group of
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Origin Stories – Mars Bonfire on Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild”
By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) It’s amazing how many classic pop songs started out as B-sides but ended up becoming mega hits when somebody decided to turn over the record. When
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Origin Stories – The Stampeders “Sweat City Woman”
By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) As far as iconic Canadian pop songs go, “Sweet City Woman” from The Stampeders is a bonafide classic. Released in 1971, the song put the Calgary
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Origin Stories – Carole Pope on Rough Trade’s “High School Confidential”
By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) In Toronto during the early 1980s, Rough Trade was already a local cult legend. With fiercely audacious Carole Pope at its helm, the group’s racy live
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Origin Stories – Anne Murray on The Song That Revived Her Career “You Needed Me”
By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) When Anne Murray released, “You Needed Me” in 1978, she hadn’t had a hit single in four years. As an artist, momentum is everything, and that
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Are You an Artist Looking to Network with Like-Minded People? Look Here
Part of the National Music Centre’s mandate is to work with Canada’s Music Incubator, an organization that wants to do with music and musicians what tech incubators do in the
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