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I Read The News Today... For April 18, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 18, 2011 4:26 pm
The Trews, David Myles, Rose Cousins and Chris Colepaugh & The Crew were among the artists who won multiple East Coast Music Awards this weekend in Charlottetown. —ecma.ca Hey Rosetta!, In-Flight Safety and Glory Glory have been added to the lineup for this year's M Fest, which will take place at Halifax's Alderney Landing on Aug. 7. Broken...
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I Read The News Today... For April 13, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 13, 2011 4:34 pm
Neil Young won a bunch of Junos last month, so why shouldn't he head out on the road to celebrate? He's doing that from now until June. And he's got two dates at Toronto's Massey Hall. —neilyoung.com For those of you who want to see some Jesus And Mary Chain-meets-U2 goodness, Glasvegas are coming to North America to tour in support of their...
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I Read The News Today... For March 10, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 10, 2011 3:19 pm
It's about fricking time. Lawrence Gowan (he of Strange Animal fame) is being inducted into the Scarborough Walk Of Fame, and will get a permanent star on it in a ceremony to be held May 12. Scarborough Walk Of Fame!The Barenaked Ladies, Bryan Adams, Daniel Lanois, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Deadmau5, K'Naan, Robbie Robertson, Rush's Geddy Lee and Alex...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 20, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 20, 2011 2:59 pm
Katy Perry and her boobs are coming your way. Perry's just announced a huge North American tour in support of last year's Teenage Dream that'll take place from June to mid-August. Find out here if she's coming to your town.Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood will release his score to the film adaptation of novelist Haruki Murakami's Norwegian Wood...
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I Read The News Today... For Dec. 13, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 13, 2010 5:41 pm
Dallas Green has announced his first ever Australian tour with his City And Colour project. He'll head down under in April. —cityandcolour.ca A Place To Bury Strangers have remixed Holy Fuck's "Red Lights." Hear a whole bunch of screaming, distorted guitars overtop of it below: Julie Doiron's announced a brief tour of the Maritimes, Ontario...
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Joel Plaskett Pillages East Coast Music Awards With Seven Wins

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 8, 2010 1:12 pm
Joel Plaskett absolutely looted the East Coast Music Awards this weekend, taking home seven prizes, mostly for last year's Three. (Six is a multiple of three... we bet Plaskett's obsession with the number three has grown even more now.) Plaskett won for entertainer of the year, male solo recording of the year, recording of the year, songwriter of...
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Joel Plaskett Nominated For Eight ECMAs

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By Mark Teo (CHARTattack) December 2, 2009 4:51 pm
The award nominations for Halifax singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett are piling up like cans of Keith's outside of a Dalhousie University dorm room. Plaskett's ambitious triple album, Three, has already won two Canadian Folk Music Awards and four Music Nova Scotia awards. He's also been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, the ECHO Songwriting...
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ECMA Weekend Brought Out Big Crowds For Lots Of Bands

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By Matt Carter (CHARTattack) February 11, 2008 6:00 pm
Show-goers were extremely patient as capacity crowds caused long lineups at several Fredericton venues as East Coast Music Awards weekend performances kicked off on Friday. Fredericton label and management team Forward Music Group hosted the all-ages event at the Sonic Revolution Stage. The lineup showcased some of the label's most active...
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Joel Plaskett Cleans Up At East Coast Music Awards

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By Matt Carter (CHARTattack) February 11, 2008 6:00 pm
Joel Plaskett and his band The Emergency will take six East Coast Music Awards from Fredericton back home to Halifax this week. Plaskett received seven nominations and was named songwriter of the year for "Fashionable People," which also took the prize for best group single and video. The Ashtray Rock album that it came from swept the...
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Fredericton Rocks With The Trews, Wintersleep And Others

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By Matt Carter (CHARTattack) February 8, 2008 6:00 pm
FREDERICTON — Venues across New Brunswick's capital filled to capacity on Thursday night as the East Coast Music Awards festivities marked their first appearance in the city. The event kicked off its 20th anniversary in style at the University Of New Brunswick's student union building, where the "Rock the Hill" concert series drew...
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CBC Will Take Over Fredericton For ECMA Weekend Coverage

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By CHARTattack Staff January 17, 2008 6:30 pm
Barenaked Ladies singer/guitarist Steven Page will host Barenaked East Coast Music!, a one-hour CBC Television special focusing on the East Coast Music Awards weekend in Fredericton, N.B. While the activities will take place from Feb. 7 to 10, the TV show will air at 7 p.m. (7:30 p.m. in Newfoundland) on March 2. Page will act as a tour guide...
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ECMA Weekend Offered Wide Variety Of Music

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By Shannon Webb-Campbell (CHARTattack) February 19, 2007 6:30 pm
ChartAttack writer Shannon Webb-Campbell hit up the music events that surrounded Sunday's East Coast Music Awards show in Halifax. Here's her report: Friday afternoon kicked off with an in-store performance by Tanya Davis and Rebekah Higgs at Sam The Record Man. Davis and her band I Turn Pages provided the perfect soundtrack for browsing, as...
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Joel Plaskett And In-Flight Safety Win Three East Coast Music Awards

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By Shannon Webb-Campbell (CHARTattack) February 19, 2007 6:00 pm
This year's East Coast Music Awards show was filled with traditional, folk, alternative rock, jazz, country music and trailer trash. The Trailer Park Boys (outfitted in their fluorescent prison suits) kicked off the event by crashing a beaten-up old car into Halifax's Metro Centre. Bubbles (Mike Smith), Ricky (Robb Wells) and Julian (John Paul...
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Halifax Comes Alive With ECMA Showcases

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By Shannon Webb-Campbell (CHARTattack) February 16, 2007 5:30 pm
The buzz of music and mischief mingled in the streets of downtown Halifax as the annual East Coast Music Awards hit town on Thursday night. FashionEASTa, a new addition to the ECMA lineup, kicked off the soiree, as design students from the local art college entertained industry-types with their beautiful creations. The soundtrack to the artful...
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In-Flight Safety, Sloan Top ECMA Nominees

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By Shannon Webb-Campbell (CHARTattack) December 13, 2006 3:00 pm
In-Flight Safety recently returned home from a cross-country jaunt, and the frequent flyers soundtracked this year's official nominations for 2007's East Coast Music Awards, which were announced Tuesday morning at The Marquee Club in Halifax. The quartet of cautionary pilots are nominated for CBC Galaxie Rising Star Recording of the year,...
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