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The mobile recording studio that changed rock

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mobile, National Music Centre, Recording Studio, Rolling Stones

The third verse of Deep Purple’s iconic “Smoke on the Water” contains these lines. We ended up at the Grand

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Random music news for Friday, September 18, 2020

September 18, 2020September 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Brian May, Burton Cummings, Joni Mitchell, Michael Stipe, National Music Centre, Podcasting, Podcasts, Prodigy, Quake, Queen, Streaming, Taylor Swift, Trent Reznor

Here comes Playstation 5. And here comes music news for September 18, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: A safe music festival

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Random music news for Friday, July 3, 2020

July 3, 2020July 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments ASCAP, Beatles, Cirque du Soleil, Eagles, ESPN, Israel, National Music Centre, Podcasting, Robbie Williams, Rolling Stones, Spotify, Star Trek, Swypatune, Vanilla Ice

This sums things up perfectly. Don’t be a red shirt. (Via Laughing Squid) And now, music news for July 3,

Origin Stories – Bryan Potvin on The Northern Pikes’ “She Ain’t Pretty”

February 6, 2018February 5, 2018 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Bryan Potvin, Don Schmid, Jay Semko, Juliette Jagger, Merl Bryck, National Music Centre, NMC, She Ain't Pretty, Snow In June, The Northern Pikes

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) When the Northern Pikes got their start in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1984, the city wasn’t exactly

Origin Stories – Mars Bonfire on Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild”

January 21, 2018January 19, 2018 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Born To Be Wild, Juliette Jagger, Mars Monfire, National Music Centre, NMC, Origin Stories, Steppenwolf

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) It’s amazing how many classic pop songs started out as B-sides but ended up becoming mega

Origin Stories – The Stampeders “Sweat City Woman”

January 20, 2018January 19, 2018 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Against The Grain, Juliette Jagger, National Music Centre, NMC, Origin Stories, Swewt City Woman, The Stampeders

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) As far as iconic Canadian pop songs go, “Sweet City Woman” from The Stampeders is a

Origin Stories – Carole Pope on Rough Trade’s “High School Confidential”

January 18, 2018January 16, 2018 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Avoid Freud, Carole Pope, High School Confidential, Juliette Jagger, Kevan Staples, National Music Centre, NMC, Origin Stories, Rough Trade, True North Records

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) In Toronto during the early 1980s, Rough Trade was already a local cult legend. With fiercely

Origin Stories – Anne Murray on The Song That Revived Her Career “You Needed Me”

January 17, 2018January 16, 2018 Juliette Jagger 3 Comments Anne Murray, Juliette Jagger, National Music Centre, NMC, Origin Stories, You Needed Me

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) When Anne Murray released, “You Needed Me” in 1978, she hadn’t had a hit single in

Are You an Artist Looking to Network with Like-Minded People? Look Here

September 1, 2017August 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artist Entrepreneurs, National Music Centre

Part of the National Music Centre’s mandate is to work with Canada’s Music Incubator, an organization that wants to do

Random Music News for Saturday, August 26, 2017

August 26, 2017August 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Amber Coffman, Bono, Conor McGregor, Cuba, iPhone 8, National Music Centre, Playlists, Samsung, Smart Speakers, The Pirate Bay, Ticketmaster, U2

Why does Tylenol make it so bloody hard to open those blister packs holding their cold pills? Sorry, but these

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Origin Stories – Anne Murray on The Song That Revived Her Career 1978’s “You Needed Me”

August 19, 2017August 18, 2017 Juliette Jagger 1 Comment Anne Murray, Juliette Jagger, National Music Centre, NMC, Origin Stories, Snowbird, You Needed Me

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) When Anne Murray released, “You Needed Me” in 1978, she hadn’t had a hit single in

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