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Funny/Weird 

I battle The Trews to see who can handle the hottest chicken wings

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chicken Wings, Hot Sauce, Trews

Last week, I appeared on a podcast called Hot Wings, an interview program where the guests chat about things whilst

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Music News 

Behold photos from this acoustic Trews show in a tiny coffeehouse

October 19, 2020October 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Neat Coffee House, Trews

[Ross McDonald has been covering some of the shows played in an somewhat unlikely venue outside of Ottawa. Here’s the

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Recommended Music 

The Trews are using Zoom to livestream shows

April 4, 2020April 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Trews, Zoom

Artists are very, very quickly learning how to use various livestream/video meeting technologies to get their music out there. The

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, October 27, 2017

October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bon Jovi, Donald Trump, Eminem, Fats Domino, GWAR, qwaqq, Rihanna, Touring, Trews, U2, Vanier Cup, Vladimir Putin

No, daylight saving time doesn’t end this weekend. You’ll have to wait another week before falling back. And now that

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Interview 

Reminiscing and Record Shopping with The Trews

September 19, 2016November 14, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Epstein, Trews

[Another fine interview from frequent contributor, Andrew Epstein. – AC] by Andrew Epstein The first time I interviewed The Trews

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, July 15, 2015

July 15, 2015July 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, DMX, Foo Fighters, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Robin Thicke, Rolling Stone, Sinead O'Connor, Trews, Weakerthans

On this day in 2003, Netscape died and was replaced by Mozilla. Sinead O’Connor thinks that music has died. She

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Music News 

Here’s a Chance to Help Musicians in Need

April 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian Music Week, Finger 11, I Mother Earth, Jason McCoy, K-OS, Kardinal Offishall, Kim Mitchell, Phoenix, Tom Wlson, Trews, Unison Benevolent Fund

A couple of years ago, a new non-profit charity was launched with the aim of helping Canadian musicians who have

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Recommended Music 

This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 27 June 2014

June 27, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bahamas, In the Valley Below, Jagwar Ma, Joywave, My Sister Ocean, Orwells, Parquet Courts, PHOX, Tea Party, Trews, War on Drugs

The last day of school!  Cue “School’s Out” and its themes of violence then check out this list of hand-picked

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 21 February 2014

February 21, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beck, Big Head Todd, Brody Dalle, Head and the Heart, Head of the Herd, Hearts and Wires, Hey Ocean, Hollerado, Justin Nozuka, Teenage Kicks, Trews

Looking out my office window, I see nothing but ice.  The snowbanks on either side of my driveway are so

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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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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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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