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Here’s another trailer for the Green Day-inspired comedy road movie NIMRODS #musicnews
ICYMI: The One Minute Music Book Club: Leaning into It by Rik Emmett #musicnews
ICYMI: Ongoing Daily: Wicked the Movie vs. The Foo Fighters #musicnews
Random music news for Friday, June 12, 2026 #musicnews
First, there was the Facebook movie The Social Network. Now there’s a sequel called The Social Reckoning #musicnews
Another Canadian music festival bites the dust: Goodbye, Rifflandia #musicnews
If you can’t get enough of the clips from the Rush reunion tour, watch this multi-camera edit of “2112” #musicnews
ICYMI: New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (June 9, 2026): Next Week’s Washing, The Haunted Youth, Winona Fighter, & More! #musicnews
ICYMI: Apple quadruples down on Siri with new AI capabilities. #musicnews
ICYMI: Photos and a review of Amyl and the Sniffers, L7, and Party Dozen in Toronto #musicnews
Guitarist Rik Emmett, who is now back on tour with Triumph, loves to write poetry. This collection, Leaning into It by Rik Emmett, captures some of his poetic side. View this post on
We’ve been hearing about NIMRODS for the better part of a year now, and the release date is almost here. The movie tells the story of a naive indie band who somehow become
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When the Foo Fighters were wrapping up their Your Favourite Toy album, Dave Grohl thought he had the perfect title. It came from a line in the title track that goes “Get back,
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There have been 15 Rifflandia festivals over the last 18 years in Victoria, BC. There will be no more. This week, organizers made the difficult decision to fold the festival. And yes, it’s
No time to read the whole artice? No problem! Scroll to the bottom for all 5 picks in one playlist. Next Week’s Washing Song: “All You Fear Is All You Feel”Album: SingleRelease Date:
Back in 2010, Aaron Sorkin directed The Social Network, the story of the founding of Facebook, which starred Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg. Much has happened in the world of social media, so
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Let’s call it. Geddy and Alex are two-for-two in recruiting drummers for their band. Neil did okay taking over for John Rutsey in 1974. Now the consensus is that Anika Nilles is nailing
[Melody Maloney was there, photographing and reviewing. -AC] The punks showed up on June 4, 2026! Australian punk band, Amyl and the Sniffers, kicked off their North American tour in Toronto, ON at
Apple really wants us to talk to our devices via Siri, which was my takeaway from the presentation at its World Wide Developers conference yesterday. Here are some bullet points: Siri AI has
