There is officially TOO MUCH MUSIC out there. Here’s proof.
In the old days of physical music formats — CDs, vinyl, tapes — a collection was considered big if you
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Sam the Record Man
The Sam the Record Man Sign Rises Again!
Wait. What’s that above Yonge-Dundas Square in downtown Toronto? It’s…it’s the SAM THE RECORD MAN SIGN! After years in storage
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Random Music News for Saturday, July 29, 2017
The last weekend in July. Make it a good one. And now the music news. At a show in Toronto on
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The Refurbished Sam the Record Man Sign: It’s Almost Ready
For decades, the spinning record (and after 1987, records) on the Sam the Record Man sign were one of the
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Random Music News for Friday, March 10, 2017
Seventeen years ago, the NASDAQ peaked. After that, it was the end of the original dot-com bubble. And now, music
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The Sam the Record Sign Will Spin Once Again. Finally.
After Sam the Record Man shut down its flagship store just north of Yonge and Dundas in 2007, the land
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Random Music News for Monday, January 9, 2017
One more day and we’ll be into the double-digit dates of January. In other words, we’re making progress. And now,
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Random Music News for Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Into double-digits with February. We’re making progress. Time for some music news. Globally, Canadian acts are doing very well. See?
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Record Store Day Reading: The Last Sam the Record Man Standing
Once upon a time, Sam the Record Man stores dotted the Canadian landscape. Growing up in Winnipeg, there were no
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