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From bleeps of ‘Pong’ and ‘Mario,’ game music comes of age

Source  – This May 22, 2009 file photo, shows the puzzle video game Tetris at Barcade in the Brooklyn section of New York. From the simple “pings” of the ground-breaking “Pong” in 1972, video game music has come of age, … Continue reading

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Why rock fans are loyal to the brand – not the band

Source The return of Guns N’ Roses and Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow underlines how logos and audience loyalty are more crucial to a group’s success than who is on stage This weekend, two of the biggest names in hard rock return … Continue reading

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Project WILD names top 12 musical artists for 2017

Source Calgary radio station WILD 95.3 and Alberta Music on Sunday announced this year’s Top 12 Artists for Project WILD. A professional development program designed to educate, promote, develop and launch the careers of some of Alberta’s up and coming … Continue reading

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2017 Grand Porch Party – June 11th

Since 2011, The Uptown West Neighbourhood has hosted the Grand Porch Party on the second Sunday of June. Nearly thirty local musicians take post on house porches between Alexandra Ave. and  Dawson St. (north and south boundary) and  Avondale Ave. … Continue reading

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Anvil stays true to heavy metal

by Neil McDonald Waterloo Region Record Not too long ago, Canadian metal legends Anvil may have seemed like a band out of time. The group’s official website, for example, is a fan-run page that hearkens back to the days of … Continue reading

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Music has powerful (and visible) effects on the brain

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170412181341.htm It doesn’t matter if it’s Bach, the Beatles, Brad Paisley or Bruno Mars. Your favorite music likely triggers a similar type of activity in your brain as other people’s favorites do in theirs. That’s one of the things Jonathan … Continue reading

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