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Vans Warped Tour Toronto 2018: A Review by Nerhys

July 24, 2018 Nerhys 3 Comments Emo-Pop, Live Music, Metalcore, Music Festival, Pop-Punk, Punk, Reel Big Fish, Review, Review by Nerhys, Silverstein, SImple Plan, Ska, Ska-Punk, Sum 41, The Amity Affliction, The Interrupters, Toronto, Vans Warped Tour, Warped Tour, We The Kings

The final Vans Warped Tour has come and gone in Toronto and wow, what an experience! I needed a few

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Music News 

An Exceptionally Honest Review of the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Toronto

February 5, 2017February 6, 2017 Alan Cross 14 Comments Red Hot Chili Peppers, Review, Toronto

[A very honest review of the Red Hot Chili Peppers performance in Toronto Saturday night by contributor Elisa F. G.

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Movies 

Movie Review: Nerve

July 26, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Emma Roberts, Review

Nerve: Are You a Watcher or a Player? By Cameron Allan Stars: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis Directed by:

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Movies 

Movie Review: Neighbours 2

May 20, 2016May 19, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Neighbors 2, Review, Seth Rogan

[Please welcome Cameron Allan who will be providing reviews of new movies for this site and for 102.1 the Edge’s

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Music News 

USS Show Review and New Song

September 28, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Bingemans, Kitchener, new, Review, Sinners and Saints Ball, song, Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, USS, What I Wouldn't Give

I’ve been a fan of USS for a long time now. The first time I heard the name ‘Ubiquitous Synergy

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Guest Blog 

The First Show of the Last (?) Rush Tour: A Review (And Video)

May 12, 2015May 12, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert, R40, Review, Rush

Dammit. I was supposed to be in Tulsa for this gig on Friday night but a kidney stone attack whilst

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Recommended Music 

Die Mannequin/Secret Broadcast Review

May 5, 2015May 5, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Die Mannequin, Live, Maxwell's Music House, Review, Secret Broadcast, Waterloo

Saturday night. Waterloo, Ontario. Fantastic music venue. Beer. Bands. Great music. Sounds like a great night. It was. I live

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Recommended Music 

Review: Pop Will Eat Itself – Anti-Nasty League

April 23, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 1 Comment Album, Anti-Nasty League, Pop Will Eat Itself, Review

In good keeping with their name, Pop Will Eat Itself‘s new album Anti-Nasty League is a bit of that middle

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Music News 

Review: Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts – Blaster

March 13, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Album, Blaster, Review, Scott Weiland, Wildabouts

If you are anything like me, somehow you are always rooting for Scott Weiland. The former Stone Temple Pilots front

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Cool! 

Telling Stories

February 17, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments 13 albums, essentials, Review, stories, U2 UDiscover

U Discover is promoting their most recent essentials by reviewing all 13 U2 albums and telling the stories behind each.

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Tech 

Neil Young’s Pono Gets a Bad Review

February 2, 2015February 2, 2015 Alan Cross 6 Comments Pono, Review

Oh, dear. After all that hype, Yahoo!’s tech reviewer doesn’t seem to like the Pono very much. All I can

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