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From Altamont to Fyre: a history of the worst music festival disasters

Source The disastrous scenes at the much-hyped Fyre festival in the Bahamas were yet another example of how festivals can go horribly wrong As the huddled masses of Instagram models, aspiring tech bros, and washed-up rappers finally escape Fyre Festival’s … Continue reading

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Prince’s family wants new music for reality show: Report

Source   Prince’s estate reportedly wants to use the late singer’s unreleased music for a new reality TV show.

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Wisterium Music is going off on unpredictable, lovely, flowering musical tangents and offshoots.

Source To be beautiful, musicianship requires perfection. Magician, Nick Wallace, said his proficiency for sleight-of-hand tricks comes from years of training on the violin, where miniscule inaccuracies in time or placement are loud and clear. Perfection, of course, requires hours … Continue reading

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Fanshawe’s pioneering music industry arts program recognized as best in Canada

Source   Dan Brodbeck is program director for Fanshawe College’s music industry arts program, which has been named as the best music school at the Canadian Music Week awards. Brodbeck says faculty see their work as more than a job. … Continue reading

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Turn down the music!

Source   When hosting a party, inform your neighbours and co-residents about it ahead of time Got a neighbour who loves to rock around the clock, at maximum volume? With warmer weather comes open windows…and complaints to police about loud parties.

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PHOTOS: Computer company offers kids a new way to learn, read music

  Learning to read and play music has never been more fun. That’s because historical musicians like Beethoven and Mozart are now teaching the kids in the Lower Sackville Boys & Girls Club how to play the piano. Through a … Continue reading

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