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- Even MORE pictures and reviews from Ottawa Bluesfest 2025: Green Day, Les Shirley, and The Linda Lindas[More from Karen Coughtrey, Melody Maloney, and Ross MacDonald. – AC] Friday, July 18, 2025, was affectionately known as Green Day night at Ottawa Bluesfest but the night was opened by two sets Read more »
- Still more photos and reviews from Ottawa Bluesfest 2025: Dwanye Gretzky and Los BitchosDay 7 at the River Stage: Four Eyed Muscle Man/Los Bitchos/Dwayne Gretzky The seventh day of Ottawa Bluesfest 2025 was considerably cooler (in temperature) than those that came before it. Over at the Read more »
- ICYMI: Things I posted elsewhere this week (26 July 2025)It was a busy week with the passing of Ozzy Osbourne. I did somewhere around 30 interviews about his life and times over the course of 36 hours. The world is a lot Read more »
- Random music news for Saturday, July 26, 2025Here’s a job for AI: Growing mushrooms. Leave me to compile music news for July 26, 2025. BONUS: For the last time, there’s nothing really magical about 10,000 steps a day. Instead, walk Read more »
- There’s a new Spinal Tap II trailer. It has some interesting cameosWe’re a little over a month away from the long-awaited premiere of Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. Director Marty Di Bergi finds our heroes getting back together to turn things eleven one Read more »
- The One Minute Music Book Club: A book filled with medical advice from Ozzy OsbourneOzzy Osbourne was a man of many talents and vocations. Earlier this century, he wrote an advice column for The Sunday Times. Sometimes he dispensed medical wisdom. Other times, he’d offer tips on Read more »
- Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 45: Green Day’s Cigarettes and Valentines “stolen” albumTheft is something that happens all the time in the music industry. Mostly, it involves stealing equipment. Someone breaks into a van and makes off with a bunch of gear. A guitar mysteriously Read more »
- Still another Ozzy news digestThe stories on Ozzy just keep coming. Here’s the latest roundup. Read more »
- Here’s a running list of artists who have sold some or all of their song catalogues to a new breed of company. (Updated as required)[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is being shaken by the actions of a growing group of companies which are Read more »
- Ottawa Bluesfest 2025: Photos and a review of The Decemberists, Amos the Transparent, and The Sarandons[Zachary Resnik was there for us. – AC] The second week of Ottawa Bluesfest 2025 kicked off to high temperatures again, but a pleasant breeze kept things cooler than days prior. Over at Read more »
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