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An update on the progress of the CFNY Spirit of Radio documentary

January 29, 2023February 1, 2023 Alan Cross 13 Comments 102.1 the Edge, Brampton, CFNY, Documentary, Rush, Spirit of Radio, Toronto

[HENDERSON, NEVADA] – One of the most exciting times in the history of Canadian–hell, North American!–radio were the Spirit of

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Music News 

Toronto is about to get a new state-of-the-art music venue

January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Massey Hall, TD Music Hall, Toronto, Venue

If you’ve been following the Massey Hall revitalization project lo these many years, you’ll know that the project includes more

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Music News 

The Toronto metal community has organized a benefit for one of its own

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Metal, Piledriver, Toronto

[A report from occasionall metal correspondent, Andrew Craig. – AC] The Toronto Metal Community Celebrates The Life and Legacy of

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Music News 

How is Bon Jovi involved in Trump’s latest fraud woes? Like this.

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bon Jovi, Buffalo Bills, Donald Trump, Toronto

Back in 2014, Donald Trump started making noises about becoming an NFL owner. Specifically, he wanted to buy the Buffalo

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Music News 

It looks like the last print edition of Toronto’s NOW Magazine has hit the streets

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alternative Weekly, Georgia Straight, NOW, Toronto

NOW Magazine, Toronto’s alternative weekly, has been struggling for the last couple of years. It’s been caught in the same

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Music News 

Elton John gave a shout-out to the Queen during his last-ever Toronto concert last night

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Elton John, Queen Elizabeth, Rogers Centre, Toronto

Elton John, who has always been close with members of the Royal Family, was in Toronto for his last-ever show

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Music News 

Dave Grohl is in Toronto hanging with the guys from Rush to prep for London

August 25, 2022August 26, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Alex Lifeson, Barberians, Dave Grohl, Geddy Lee, Omar Hakim, Toronto

Dave has been tight with Geddy and Alex (and, once upon a time, Neil) for years. This week, Dave was

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Concerts 

Photos from Franz Ferdinand’s Toronto show

August 21, 2022August 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Franz Ferdinand, History, Toronto

[Words and photos by Alex Lupul. -AC] Celebrating 20 years of music together, Glasgow, Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand brought their aptly

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Music News 

Keith John Correa–“The Original Kid Rock”–has died

August 10, 2022August 11, 2022 Alan Cross 6 Comments Concerts, Kid Rock, Original Kid Rock, Toronto

If you’ve been to any concert in Toronto over the last thirty years, it was inevitable that you would have

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Concerts 

Photos from Rage Against the Machine in Toronto (and video of fan rushing the stage and security accidentally tackling Tom Morello).

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Fan, Killing in the Name, Rage Against the Machine, Tom Morello, Toronto

[A report from Alex Lupul. – AC] More than two-decades since their previous Toronto performance, the recently reunited Rage Against

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Concerts 

The Weeknd’s show at the Rogers Centre Friday night was canceled because of Rogers. Twitter wasn’t happy.

July 10, 2022July 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rogers Centre, Rogers Outage, The Weeknd, Toronto

A big chunk of Canada was paralyzed for much yesterday because of the Rogers outage caused by…well, we’re not sure,

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