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Recommended Reading Week: Beastie Boys Book Is More Than a Slice of ‘Za

November 30, 2018November 29, 2018 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments #RIPMCA, Amazon.ca, Beastie Boys Book, Golden Age Hip Hop, Recommended Reading

Long before every second rapper had “Lil’” in their name, face tattoos and a Soundcloud account, there were Beastie Boys.

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Recommended Reading Week: Get the Best Seat in the House with the Jeff Healey Band

November 29, 2018November 28, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Blues, Jeff Healey, Recommended Reading, Tom Stephen

The Jeff Healey Band was mythical: a blind singer and guitar player known for being one of the best blues

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New Book Explores LGBTQ Influence on Music

June 30, 2017June 29, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Darryl W. Bullock, David Bowie, LGBTQ, LGBTQ Music, Recommended Reading

Set to be released this fall, a new book chronicles the real story of LGBTQ musicians. David Bowie Made Me

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Monday Reading: Five Books for the Punk Fan

July 4, 2016 Nerhys 5 Comments Books, Punk, Recommended Reading

Do you enjoy reading all about punk? Here are five books with high ratings. 1) Please Kill Me – Legs McNeil

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Monday Reading: Five Great Books on the Science of Music

June 13, 2016June 12, 2016 Nerhys 1 Comment Books, Recommended Reading, Science of Music

For those of you interested in the science of music and how music affects us, here are five high-rated books.

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Radio, Records & Rockstars: A New Book by Jeff Woods You Gotta Check Out

May 12, 2016May 11, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Jeff Woods, Recommended Reading

If you’re Canadian and into Classic Rock, then you’re probably familiar with The Legends of Classic Rock hosted by Jeff

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Music News 

A Gallery of Michael Jackson Impersonators

January 6, 2014January 6, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Impersonators, Michael Jackson, Recommended Reading

As we saw with Elvis, there’s a thriving market for reasonable facsimiles of Michael Jackson.  Unlike Elvis, you pretty much

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