Random music news for Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The United States Army Signal Corps produced an anti-fascist film called Don’t be a Sucker. In the current political climate, it might be worth a watch to take in its
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Here’s the trailer for the documentary on Sarah McLachlan and Lilith Fair
The 1990s were the gold age of high-end touring music festivals: Lollapalooza, Another Roadside Attraction, Edgefest, Summersault, and Ozzfest. Most were heavy-duty dude-centric events–except one: Lilith Fair. Sarah MacLachlan’s female-friendly
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A new documentary on Sarah McLachlan’s Lilith Fair tour is coming in September
The 90s were an amazing time for touring music festivals: Lollapalooza, Ozzfest, Another Roadside Attraction, Edgefest, Summersault–and, of course, Lilith Fair, the female-centric event founded by Sarah McLachlan. Lilith Fair
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Just so we don’t go into the weekend all relaxed, here’s a story about how AI is going to make it harder to get that first job. Music news for
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The predictions for 2025 have started to appear. What dog names will be popular next year? Certainly you can do better than “Billie,” “Truffle,” or–ahem–“Taylor.” Meanwhile, here’s what’s popular in
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Tom Cochrane, Jim Cuddy, Greg Keelor, Sarah McLachlan and Diane Tell inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
There was another gala event honouring some giants of Canadian music on Saturday night (September 28). Tom Cochrane, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor (Blue Rodeo), Sarah McLachlan and Diane Tell
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I’ve tried Apple’s Vision Pro and it’s pretty awesome tech. No surprise, then, that cops are finding ways to use it. Let’s see what you can use for music news
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Finally home after my speaking tour of Alberta. Thanks to everyone who came out! More events coming soon. Meanwhile, here’s music news for July 11, 2024. More music news? Look
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Time to vote for the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize
Forget provincial or national elections, a far more important contest is now in the hands of voters: The 2023 Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize is ready and waiting for your
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Dude, you do NOT call 911 because mom changed the password on your Xbox. Chill out with some music news for March 12, 2021. Is the worst still to come
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Ongoing History of New Music Daily: A quaint internet story
Today we get so much of our music online. But twenty-five years ago, the Internet was still an unknown commodity populated by nerdy early adopters. In the mid-90s, it was
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