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Photos and a review of Night 3 of Ottawa CityFolk Festival with Rise Against, Explosions in the Sky and Soen

September 22, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 6 min read

[Still more from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. Soen photos by Melody Maloney- AC] It was Friday the 13th of September in Ottawa, but nobody was feeling unlucky. The unseasonably warm and dry weather

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See photos from the Billy Talent/Rise Against show in Ottawa

April 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5 min read

[This is from Ottawa correspondent Ross MacDonald. – AC] On Monday 4 April, Ottawa hosted its first full-arena rock concert in over two years. And the crowd wasn’t eased back into live music,

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Music News

Need a new bike? You can bid on bikes designed by the Foo Fighters, Radiohead, and more

May 28, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment 0 min read

Okay, so this is a long shot (not to mention expensive), but there’s a chance for music fans to bid on any of 14 one-of-a-kind bicycles designed by some seriously big names. Brompton

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Wheels for Change: Brompton bike auction to help sidelined tour crews

May 2, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments 1 min read

If you’ve taken up cycling during the pandemic as a way to get some fresh air, check out this auction of music-inspired bikes to benefit touring crews for bands.  With designs from Foo

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The best music of the year so far as chosen by the writers of A Journal of Musical Things (Part 1)

July 3, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2 min read

Now that we’re well and good into the second half of 2018, it’s perhaps a good time to pause to check on what music has been able to float our boats so far.

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Random Music News for Thursday, May 4, 2017

May 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Star Wars Day! May the fourth be with you. And now, the music news for May 4. Kevin Garcia, co-founder and bass player for Grandaddy, has died at age 41 as the result of

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Recommended Music

This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 28 April 2017

April 28, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1 min read

Another Friday, another list of recommended new tunes, hand-picked by me. Lemme know if anything on this week’s list floats your boat. Thanks, as always, to Mediazoic for the hosting. ARTIST SONG ALBUM

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 13 June 2013 (Yes, It’s Late)

June 15, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Technical issues, you understand. But hey, better late than never, right?  See what you think of this week’s hand-picked tunes.  Mediazoic provides the hosting.

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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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