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Pursuit of Happiness

Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, January 8, 2019

January 8, 2019January 7, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Axl Rose, Pursuit of Happiness, Spongebob, The Greatest Showman

Flying back from CES in Las Vegas today. I used to like the fact no one could reach me via

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 819: The 90s, Part 8: The CanRock Revolution

April 6, 2018April 12, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments 54-40, Age of Electric, CanRock, I Mother Earth, Pursuit of Happiness, Spirit of the West, Tea Party, Tragically Hip

Canada is the sixth-largest music market in the world. Only the US, Japan, the UK, Germany and France are bigger.

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Canada’s Newest Supergroup: The Trans-Canada Highwaymen

March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Odds, Pursuit of Happiness, Sloan, Supergroup, Trans-Canada Highwaymen

Things can go one of two ways with supergroups: the whole can end up greater than the sum if its

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Random Music News for Saturday, July 23, 2016

July 23, 2016July 23, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Bono, Burlington, Donald Trump, Ellie Goulding, Kraftwerk, Lollapalooza, Oasis, Odds, Paul McCartney, Pursuit of Happiness, Sloan, Taylor Swift, The Jam, Tragically Hip, Trans-Canada Highway, Woody Guthrie

Off to Dubai tonight on a diplomatic mission. Pray that my nickel-sized kidney stone doesn’t cause any problems on the

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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