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Inside The Canadian Music Scene Vol. 6

Inside The Canadian Music Scene Vol. 6 By Brad Wilson June 4, 2010 Kentucky Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul has been using songs from Canadian rock band Rush in his campaign without the bands permission which according to Rush’s lawyer Robert Farmer is an infringement of copyright laws. What was Paul thinking? All three members of Rush are... [Read more of this review]

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Inside The Canadian Music Scene Vol. 5

Inside The Canadian Music Scene Vol. 5 By Brad Wilson May 28, 2010 Woodstock, Ontario based band Soulheavy (www.soulheavy.com) has been busy. Recently awarded an endorsement with Carparelli guitars the band has just released their self-titled debut record which is now available in iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/soulheavy/id341218387).... [Read more of this review]

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Inside The Canadian Music Scene Vol. 4

Inside The Canadian Music Scene Vol. 4 By Brad Wilson May 24, 2010 There’s plenty to report on this May 24 long weekend. For my non-Canadian friends let me explain that the May 24 holiday is officially known as Queen Victoria Day, but ever since Canada gave England the ole boot in the arse and told them we’d look after ourselves and keep our money... [Read more of this review]

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Ronnie James Dio Dies at 67

Ronnie James Dio, the frontman of heavy metal bands Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven and Hell, has passed away from his battle with stomach cancer. He was 67.more info can be found here update … Wendy Dio has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be can made to the “Ronnie James Dio Stand Up And Shout Cancer Fund.” You may... [Read more of this review]

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Snoop Dogg Covers House of Pain at Osheaga

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Canada Tim Snow, Osheaga In the fifteen years since his gangsta-rap debut, Snoop Dogg has become more of a celebrity than a musician. The iconic, laid-back rapper easily stirred the audience at Montreal’s Osheaga festival, but spent more time playing hype man over his own beats than actually rapping. The... [Read more of this review]

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Ra Ra Riot Plant ‘Orchard’ Seeds, Praise Food at Oshega Festival

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Canada Chelsea Lauren/WireImage.com Though most folks at Montreal’s Osheaga Festival saw either Metric or Devo perform in the second-last slot of the fest’s final day, a minority were on hand to watch Syracuse, NY’s Ra Ra Riot make their first-ever appearance at Osheaga, and, almost as quickly,... [Read more of this review]

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10 (Other) Things to Do in Chicago Over Lollapalooza Weekend

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, The Hit List Lollapalooza returns to its home in Chicago’s Grant Park this weekend and will try to top past years with incendiary headliners Lady Gaga and the Strokes. Grant Park’s Buckingham Fountain is stunning and everything, but when the microcosm of overpriced beer, loud music and heat gets... [Read more of this review]

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Potent Quotables: Lady at a Loss for Love

Filed under: Potent Quotables Koichi Kamoshida, Getty Images “I’m lonely when I’m in relationships.” –Lady Gaga Calling it her “condition as an artist” in an interview with Vanity Fair, the ‘Poker Face‘ star insists she’s “perpetually” desolate. Next Quote  Read More →

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Devo Play Dress Up, Tell Tales of Michael Jackson at Osheaga

Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News, Canada Tim Snow, Osheaga Most people tend to mellow with time, but the members of Devo just seem to be getting stranger. Through a full set of hits, the New Wave veterans indulged in their sillier tendencies to great effect. They may have been relegated to an Osheaga Festival side stage, but the famous “devolutionists”... [Read more of this review]

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