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The CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary is coming to theatres Here’s advance ticket info for Oshawa, Waterloo, Hamilton, Stouffville, and Vancouver

March 24, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Our little documentary on the Spirit of Radio Years at CFNY (1977-1991-ish) has done VERY well in its 60-minute cut on TVO’s YouTube channel, running up 120,000 views as of today (February 13).

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Concerts

Photos and a review of The Hives in Toronto

March 24, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

[Gilles LeBlanc wrote the review and Alex Lupul took the photos. – AC] While there isn’t an official day to mark the occasion, 2026 represents the 25th anniversary of the garage rock revival

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Music News

Ottawa’s new venue, History, announces its first shows

March 24, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

[Ross MacDonald covered things for us. – AC] Back in February 2025, Live Nation held a press conference at the future site of their upcoming venue HISTORY Ottawa. At that time, they announced

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Music HistoryPodcastTech

How many podcasts are there? A lot. And I mean A LOT.

March 24, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

If it seems like every second person has a podcast, you’re not far off. According to Listen Notes, a podcast search engine and database, there are at least 3,747,726 podcasts available. Not all

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Recommended Music

Who’s up for another scathing Trump parody? Try this.

March 24, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Donald Trump is one of the most despised people in the world. He’s also an easy target for parody and ridicule. Please enjoy this track by Don Caron and David Cohen with vocals

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: The end of Weaver D’s, REM’s favourite restaurant

March 24, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

In the fall of 1992, REM released Automatic for the People, one of their most popular and best-selling albums. The title comes from the slogan of Weaver D’s Delicious Fine Foods, a soul

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music from the inbox
Recommended Music

New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (March 24, 2026): Maddy Little, Em Beihold, Common People, & More!

March 24, 2026 Nerhys 0 Comments 2 min read

Maddy Little Song: “Quicksand”Album: SingleRelease Date: February 27, 2026Location: TorontoWhy I like it: I really like the contrast between Little’s soft vocals and the fuller instrumental sound, especially in the chorus. The musical

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Random music news for Tuesday, March 24, 2026

March 24, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Apparently, chess was better in medieval times because it was more woke. Hey, there was a study. There’s also music news for Tuesday, March 24, 2026. BONUS: Scientists say they’ve narrowed down the

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Global News ContentOpinion

Are we about to see a big resurgence in rock? Maybe. Here’s why.

March 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Rock has been declared dead many, many times. Cassandras have been wailing about this for almost 70 years, and each time this pronouncement has

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Music News

BTS is back and breaking records. This is impressive.

March 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Now that all the members of BTS have finished their military service, they’re back on tour with a new album called Arirang. And they’re breaking records. The world tour will include at least

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Music News

The end of an era: Steve’s Music Store has closed in Toronto after almost 50 years

March 23, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

It’s been there, like, forever. Steve’s Music Store, across Queen Street West from The Horseshoe, was one of those places where musicians from all over (and of all abilities) dropped in to browse

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