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Desert Island Discs: Canadian Bands Edition

In a pitched battle for Canuck supremacy, Neil Young edged out Rush by just one mention, as we imagined what being stranded on an island just off the coast of Canada might be like. You May Also Like: How the Holocaust Shaped One of Rock’s Signature Bands Canadian Brass –Read More

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Shows I’ll Never Forget: Neil Young, Vancouver, November 11, 2012

At Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada: Amid a deluge of pot smoke and smartphones, Neil Young took to the stage with Crazy Horse for a devastating two hours in Vancouver at Rogers Arena on November 11, 2012. You May Also Like: Part of Neil Young’s Creative Process Was Ignoring Bob DylanRead More

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Peter Van Huffel’s Gorilla Mask – Howl! (2011)

When we last checked in with Peter Van Huffel, he was piloting a delicate dance between modern jazz and out jazz for his quartet’s Like The Rusted Key (2010). You May Also Like: Peter Van Huffel’s Gorilla Mask – Iron Lung (2017) Gorilla Mask – ‘Brain Drain’ (2019) David DominiqueRead More

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Forgotten series: 49th Parallel – 49th Parallel (2005)

There must be something magical penetrating Canada because so much great music stems from the country. A Calgary, Alberta band who existed in the late 1960s, 49th Parallel produced several singles and a self-titled album during their stint You May Also Like: Timothy B. Schmit and Glad – ‘Feelin’ Glad’Read More

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Halloween special: The Haunted – The Haunted (1995)

Formed in 1965, the Haunted from Montreal, Quebec, Canada were one of the area’s most popular bands until 1971, the year they split up. You May Also Like: How ‘Nuggets: Original Artyfacts’ Ended Up Changing Rock Forever The Immediate Family, “Cruel Twist” (2020): One Track Mind Noel Redding’s Fat MattressRead More

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Forgotten series: The British North American Act – In The Beginning … (1969)

No matter how obscure an album may be, it eventually gets reincarnated as a CD. The artifact we’re looking at this time around is the British North American Act’s In The Beginning…, which initially surfaced on the Now label in 1969 You May Also Like: The Everly Brothers – TwoRead More

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Shuffle Demons – ClusterFunk (2012)

Canada’s Shuffle Demons have been digging in for over 25 years, touring their home and native land (as well as Europe, Asia, India, and Australia) extensively. You May Also Like: Disaster Relief and Thornetta Davis, “How I Feel / Not So Scared of You” (2021): One Track Mind Evan ParkerRead More

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Watch as Canadian fans create Instagram lyric video for Bob Dylan’s “Duquesne Whistle”

Canadian fans, in a canny update of Bob Dylan’s legendary placard-holding film for “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” were asked to send in Instagram photos to create a new lyric video for “Duquesne Whistle.” Watch it here! You May Also Like: How Bob Dylan’s ‘Tempest’ Taught Us Something New About Fate BobRead More

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Tim Bedner – Of Light And Shadow (2012)