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Tim Bachman Of Bachman Turner Overdrive Dead At 71
Tim Bachman, singer and guitarist with hard-driving Canadian rock band Bachman Turner Overdrive, has died at age 71. On Friday, the musician’s son, Ryder Bachman…
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Michael J. Fox opens up about Parkinson's progression: 'I won't be 80'
Beloved Canadian actor Michael J. Fox got candid in a recent interview about aging with Parkinson’s disease and his own mortality.
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Aerosmith 2023 farewell tour dates: Band says 'Peace Out,' starting in Sept.
The legendary rock and roll band will close out their supposedly final tour in Montreal in January 2024.
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Ongoing History Daily: "With a Bullet"
Here’s a tip to help you speak music industry.
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5 songs you must hear this week: 01 May 2023
Florence goes for fish, Rancid returns, and a chip off the ol’ Edge block.
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Attention tinfoil hat people: Are these music-related conspiracies on your radar?
If you’re the kind of person who sees a conspiracy behind every corner, here are a few more things of a musical nature to feed your paranoia.
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Initial sales for U2's MSG Sphere residency did not go well. Here's what I think happened.
If you’re a member in good standing at U2.com, you may have tried and failed to buy tickets to the Sphere shows in Las Vegas. What happened?
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Ongoing History Daily: Why are vinyl albums 12 inches in diameter?
There has to be a better than 12 inches equals a foot, right? Seems too arbitrary.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 984: 54-40 in their own words, part 2
I gathered the entirety of 54-40 in the basement of Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern to give them a chance to explain themselves.
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New Music Friday: 9 releases out today worth your attention (28 April 2023)
The last New Music Friday for April includes a surprise return from Finger Eleven and the new guest-filled album from The National.
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