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Arts & Crafts wants to help people feel Home for the Holidays

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Arts & Crafts, Busty and the Bass, Charles Spearin, Chris Murphy, Dan Mangan, Ellevator, Hannah Georgas, Jordan Klassen, Lowell, Reuben and the Dark, Said the Whale, Sara MacDougall, Side Door Access, Sloan

While we’re staying (read: stuck) at home a little more these days than in a typical holiday season, the fine

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Recommended Music 

Sloan wades into politics with a new song called “Stop Trumps Lies”

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Donald Trump, Sloan

For most of their nearly 30-year career, Sloan has steered clear of anything political. Now, though, they’ve got something to

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020March 19, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alien Ant Farm, Bonnaroo, Drake, Instagram, Karaoke, Kevin Durant, Live Streaming, Sloan, Spotify, Stingray Digital, Streaming

Hey, we haven’t heard Rudy Giuliani run off at the mouth for weeks. Where did he go? I’ll start looking

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Music News 

Sloan releases a new deluxe (and quite massive) edition of their Navy Blues album

October 2, 2019October 1, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boxed Set, Navy Blues, Sloan

[Picking a favourite Sloan album is tough, but the safest thing to do is default to the Navy Blues album

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Music News 

Canada has a new supergroup. Say hello to Anyway Gang.

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anyway Gang, Hollerado, Sam Roberts, Sloan, Tokyo Police Club

It’s always intriguing when a number of experienced, well-connected, and highly regarded musicians decided to combine forces. Can the whole

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Music History 

Rock My World Canada, chapter 65: Sloan

April 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mike Carr, Rock My World, Sloan

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.

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Music News 

Why won’t people SHUT UP at concerts?

June 28, 2018June 27, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concerts, Sloan

It’s happened to all of us. We’re at a gig trying to enjoy the music but two people right next

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, April 19, 2018

April 19, 2018April 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Audiophiles, Bono, CBC, Drake, Facebook, KEXP, Prince, Record Store Day, Rolling Stones, Scalping, Sloan, Syria, Texture, Whistling

If you’re in Toronto, I’m holding another one of my Music Tech meetups TONIGHT at the Toronto Reference Library. There’s

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Music History Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 813: The 90s, Part 3: Grunge

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Grunge, Mother Love Bone, Mudhoney, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Sloan, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Temple Of The Dog

Up until the 1990s, the second of the rock universe known as “alternative” was all over the place. There wasn’t

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, February 10, 2018

February 10, 2018February 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 Doors Down, BBC, Clash, Elvis Presley, Foghat, Harry Styles, Manic Street Preachers, Mr. Big, Old Grey Whistle Test, One Direction, Pearl Jam, Richey Edwards, Sloan

This is Cliff Burton Day! I hope you bought a card. In other music news for February 10… Here are

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Music News 

Canada’s Newest Supergroup: The Trans-Canada Highwaymen

March 11, 2017March 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Odds, Pursuit of Happiness, Sloan, Supergroup, Trans-Canada Highwaymen

Things can go one of two ways with supergroups: the whole can end up greater than the sum if its

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