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Live Nation is going to make some big investments at Ontario Place over the next nine years

July 31, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1 min read

Ontario Place, the lakefront leisure destination in Toronto, is in desperate need of renovation and updating. While parts of it have remained operating, most of the park has been shut down for years

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Random music news for Friday, July 29, 2021

July 30, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Ron Popeil, the guy who pretty much invented the infomercial, has died. Now let’s try some music news for July 29, 2021. Lollapallooza is underway in Chicago. Will this be a superspreader event?

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38 years ago today: The Great Toronto Punk Rock Riot

June 2, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments 2 min read

You may have seen the story about the dude who got thrown out of Tuesday’s Slayer concert at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto and then tried to swim back in. He’s become some

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Random Music News for Monday, May 29, 2017

May 29, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

It’s Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, but there’s still music news for May 29. There were metal detectors, increased police presence and bomb-sniffing dogs at The

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Random Music News for Friday, June 3, 2016

June 3, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Mom’s birthday this weekend. Must remember to call. And now, the new music news… Interesting stat: 17% of music fans represent 61% of all the money spent on music. The new Sum 41

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If You’ve Ever Been Involved in Toronto Music in Any Way, Read This

May 9, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Whether the rest of the country wants to acknowledge it or not, Toronto is the centre of the music universe in Canada.  Not only is the industry concentrated here but the city is

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