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'Rita And Friends': Blue Rodeo, Barenaked Ladies, Sloan & More

HuffPost Canada Music | Aaron Brophy | Posted 05.15.2013 | Canada Music
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When news broke early this morning that East Coast singer Rita MacNeil had died at age 68, tributes came pouring in from far and wide. And while ki...

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The Singing Spaceman -- Yesterday's Future...Today

D.K. Latta | Posted 04.13.2013 | Canada
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In an episode of the 2005 BBC Radio "mockumentary" series featuring the New Zealand comic-musicians, Flight of the Conchords, (prior to their TV incar...

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Toronto Musicians Tweet About Rob Ford's Ouster

Huffington Post Canada | Joshua Ostroff | Posted 01.26.2013 | Canada Music
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Musician, they're just like us -- at least when it comes to their opinions on today's surprise firing of Toronto mayor Rob Ford for ethics violations....

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11 Sad Songs About Car Crashes

Huffington Post Canada | Sarah Kurchak | Posted 11.21.2012 | Canada Music
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For songwriters, there's something especially enticing and gruesome about a vehicular crash. From the sweet-sounding drag-race death tunes of the '60s...

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Barenaked Ladies Brewing Their Own Brand of Chocolate Strong Beer

The Huffington Post Canada | Jason MacNeil | Posted 10.03.2012 | Canada Music
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Barenaked Ladies are joining the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Pearl Jam and Motorhead with their own brand of booze entitled "Strong Beer." T...

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The Tiniest Man to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 07.01.2012 | Canada
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Climbing Kilimanjaro isn't particularly unique. It's an accomplishment, absolutely, but thousands of people do it every year. However they have all had something West does not: legs. Spencer is 2''7 in height, with no lower body below the pelvis. What he lacks in limbs, he more than makes up for in tenacity.

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