Articles by Ben Okazawa

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  Popguru Sound & Vision Announces 25th Anniversary Shows with Odario, John Orpheus and More

  PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2023

  Toronto-based music publishing stalwarts Popguru Sound & Vision turned 25 this year, and to celebrate, the company has announced back-to-ba...

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  Ringo Starr Planned to Open a Salon Before the Beatles' Success: "None of Us Thought It Would Last a Week"

  PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2023

  The Beatles' new and final song "Now and Then" came out less than a week ago, but has already been streamed by tens of millions of people....

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  Snoop Dogg Launches Gaming Division of Death Row Records with His Son

  PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2023

  In a business move surprisingly unrelated to weed, Snoop Dogg has teamed up with his son Cordell Broadus to launch Death Row Games.  The n...

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  Tupac Shakur Gets Oakland Street Named After Him

  PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2023

  The city of Oakland has immortalized Tupac Shakur by naming a stretch of a major city street after him.  Although he grew up between New Y...

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  Gerry Dee to Debut New Material on 2024 Ontario Standup Tour

  PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2023

  Gerry Dee has announced that he'll embark on a tour of Ontario in 2024, where he'll debut new jokes along the way.  The Canadian comedy ro...

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  Cabaret Festif! Talent Competition Opens 2024 Registration

  PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2023

  Organizers of Baie-Saint-Paul's annual Le Festif! music festival have announced that registration for the 13th edition of the Cabaret Festi...

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  'Succession' Star Sarah Snook Says Regulating "Terrifying" AI Is a Vital Part of Actors' Strike

  PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2023

  Sarah Snook has joined the chorus of voices in the creative community condemning the use of AI in film.  Just days after Nicolas Cage call...

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  The Halluci Nation Drop Surprise EP 'The Path of the Heel'

  PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2023

  The Halluci Nation have dropped a new batch of tunes in The Path of the Heel EP, which takes on a wrestling theme, pitting the Halluci Nati...