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Toronto Unplugged

Archive for January 2008

January 21st, 2008

U2 3D Film opens in Toronto on Jan 23

The first-ever live-action digital 3-D film, U2 3D is a unique cinematic experience that places viewers within the pulsing energy of a stadium concert given by the world’s most popular band.
U2’s The Edge joked about seeing himself on stage in this massive 3D format.
“It’s kind of horrific,” to see himself on stage in […]

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January 19th, 2008

Solid gigs round out January

(Editors)
 
There is a heaping handful of great gigs in Toronto (GTA) that will round out January…
 
JAN 19 - THE SPOONS @ ROSE THEATRE (BRAMPTON)
JAN 21 - MARS VOLTA @ PHOENIX
JAN 22 - PETER, BJORN & JOHN @ PHOENIX
JAN 22 - THE EDITORS / HOT HOT HEAT KOOL @ HAUS (our pick)
JAN 25 - ALEXISONFIRE @ […]

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January 19th, 2008

Live Review: John Wort Hannam

On a random night last night, a few of us from the brewery decided to stop into the Cameron House to check out some sets.  As part of the Toronto City Roots Series, we were lucky enough to catch John Wort Hannam.
John played the back room at the Cameron House for an intimate and captivated […]

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January 17th, 2008

Corin Raymond tonight at the Cameron House

Corin Raymond is taking the stage at the Cameron House tonight at 6pm..
Here’s a bit on Corin…
Corin Raymond is a young man writing old songs- not songs written deliberately in an old style, but songs that sound like they’ve been around a lot longer than Corin himself.
He didn’t grow up playing music or writing songs, […]

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January 16th, 2008

Top Sellers - Cowboy Junkies, Tegan and Sarah

Here are MapleMusic’s Top 10 Sellers for the week…

(Cowboy Junkies)

Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Revisited CD/DVD
Hayden - In Field & Town CD
Tegan and Sarah - Under Feet Like Ours CD
Sproll - Turn On Your Radio CD
Halflife Records - Tunnels & Pathways CD
Loreena McKennitt - Nights From The Alhambra CD/DVD
Sloan - Keeping The Tour Alive DVD
Luke Doucet […]

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January 15th, 2008

Digital downloads in Canada increased 73%

According to Nielsen, Canadian sales of digital tracks in Canada increased 73%, well ahead of the 45% growth rate posted in the US. Digital album sales are up 93% in Canada while in the US they are up only 53%.

“This is great news,” said Canadian Music Creators Coalition spokesman Steven Page. “In fact, it is […]

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January 14th, 2008

Radiohead annouces North American cities for tour

Radiohead’s upcoming North American tour is starting to take shape. While no dates have been announced yet, band members are revealing which cities they’ll hit when the group arrives on our shores.
 
The cross-country trek is expected to make stops in the Northeast, including New York, Philadelphia, and Boston; while Southeastern cities include Washington, DC, Atlanta, […]

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January 14th, 2008

No ‘iPod Tax’ for Canadians

The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal recently quashed a proposed levy on digital music players. The proposed levies weren’t cheap - $5 on each Memory Stick or SD card between 1GB and 4GB of memory, and digital audio recorder levies which top out at $75 for players with 30GB+ of space.
The Copyright Board of […]

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January 13th, 2008

The Hives are coming to Toronto…with The Donnas

The Hives are coming back to Toronto.   The band will be joined by opening act The Donnas at the Kool Haus on March 3rd.
Tickets have just went on sale here at Ticket Master.
The Hives are a rock band from Fagersta, Sweden that first rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a leading group […]

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January 12th, 2008

Toronto’s Top Albums sales of the week: Radiohead & Anne Murray

Believe it or not, people are still buying albums and thank you to those who are in that minority.  Record solid material, press it and people will still shell out money for it.
Elite company here…Radiohead and Anne Murray???

Here are the top 10 albums sales in Toronto for the week ending January 10th:

Radiohead - In Rainbows
Alicia […]

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