In less than a week, metal icons Metallica will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  As an added bonus for fans, it is said that all four original band members; James Hetfield (vocals, guitar), Lars Ulrich (drums), Kirk Hammett (background vocals, guitar) and Jason Newsted (bass guitar); will also be performing together at the ceremony. 

Formed in Los Angeles in 1981, Metallica rose to become one of the biggest and most influential heavy metal bands of our time.  Their 1983 debut album, Kill ‘Em All is widely considered one of the first thrash-metal albums.  Their subsequent albums Ride the Lightning (1984), Master of Puppets (1986) and …And Justice for All (1988), saw the band expanding not only their sound, but their audience as well.  Their self-titled 1991 album (also known as the black album) made them one of the biggest bands in the world, with a long run at #1 on the Billboard albums chart and selling over 22 million copies worldwide.  Last year, Metallica released Death Magnetic, which also debuted atop the Billboard charts and was one of 2008′s biggest-selling albums.

The 2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame performer inductees were chosen by the 600 voters of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.  Artists are eligible for inclusion in the Hall, twenty-five years after their first recording is released.  This is only Metallica’s second year of eligibility for this honor.

In addition to being honored at the ceremony, each inducted artist is commemorated at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland Ohio, which serves as a monument to rock and roll’s impact on our culture.  These inductees will be honored with an exhibit and film that serve to tell the story of modern music.

On April 4th, 2009, the Induction Ceremony will be retuning home to Cleveland, after more than a decade being held in New York.  The Ceremony will be broadcast live on Fuse TV.

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Here’s a list of this week’s releases in Canada;

LEONARD COHEN

Live In London

www.leonardcohen.com
Dist: Sony BMG

Leonard Cohen releases Live In London, his first new recording since 2004′s Dear Heather. This collection available in DVD and 2 CD formats was recorded live on July 17, 2008 at London’s 02 Arena, one of Europe’s largest indoor venues, and fully captures and recreates the extraordinary show that earned Cohen more than 80 five-star reviews for performances during his fall 2008 UK tour. Live In London offers definitive performances of classic songs drawn from the artist’s 40-year repertoire.

GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS

Lost Channels

www.greatlakeswimmers.com
Dist: Sony BMG

Featuring a homespun blend of acoustic instruments, rural soundscapes, and wistful vocals, Great Lake Swimmers are led by the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker (whose influences include Gram Parsons and Hank Williams). Originally from Wainfleet, Ontario, the now Toronto-based group’s song “Your Rocky Spine” was featured in the third season of Showtime’s Weeds. Their fourth album, Lost Channels, features the tracks “Pulling On A Line” (which you can hear on our latest podcast) and “She Comes To Me In Dreams“.

JUNIOR BOYS

Begone Dull Care

Dist: Universal Music Canada

Begone Dull Care is the latest album from Hamilton Ontario Canadian indie electronic pop group Junior Boys that following the critical and commercial success of Last Exit (2004) and So This Is Goodbye (2006). Lead single “Hazel” could be described as “Sign Of The Times” re-imagined as an effervescent song of romantic yearning instead of the predecessor’s dark reflection of Reagan’s America.

SUM 41

All The Good Shit: 14 Solid Gold Hits

Dist: EMI Music Canada

Sum 41 have a proven track record. Having been only the second band in Canadian history to have a Canadian #1 radio hit across Rock, CHR and HOT A/C formats with “Pieces” in 2005, Deryck Whibley, Stevo 32 and Cone have become household names in this country. They’ve collected plenty of hardware along the way including Canadian Radio Awards, MuchMusic Awards and Junos. Synonymous with fun and old-school antics, this band has the talent to make it stick. Sum 41′s fiercely devoted fans have been there every step of the way. ALL THE GOOD SH*T! is a reflection of their solid career to date.

PETER BJORN AND JOHN

Living Thing

www.peterbjornandjohn.com
Dist: Sony BMG

Peter Bjorn and John, the Swedish trio who had the world whistling with their international single “Young Folks“, have another hit on their hands! “Nothing to Worry About“, the lead single from their forthcoming album Living Thing, was heard first around the world from Kanye West. Calling the track “… DOPE!”, Kanye created the buzz that spread quickly throughout the blog-o-sphere ultimately reaching a 4-star review in Rolling Stone. Living Thing, the follow-up to 2007′s critically acclaimed Writer’s Block, is the band’s fifth album.

GOMEZ

A New Tide

www.gomeztheband.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada

British band Gomez follows 2006′s acclaimed How We Operate with their most adventurous and ambitious work to date A New Tide.

This, their sixth album marks a return to the always-freewheeling British band’s more experimental roots, with songs like “Win Park Slope” and “Airstream Driver” evincing a spirit of boundless imagination and a longstanding collaborative relationship. A wide range of styles is incorporated into A New Tide‘s matchless musical brew. Flavors of Delta blues, psychedelia, and Krautrock all come into play, resulting in a musically mischievous and forward-thinking collection.

FILTER

Filter: The Very Best Things (1995-2008)

www.officialfilter.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada

Fronted by lead singer/guitarist Richard Patrick, Filter emerged in 1995 with the album Short Bus and breakthrough single “Hey Man, Nice Shot“. The Very Best Things (1995-2008) Filter’s first-ever ‘Best-Of’ compilation features 14 tracks recorded from 1995-2008 career-spanning hits, rare edits, and four songs that were previously available only on soundtrack albums! Highlights include the hit singles “Hey Man, Nice Shot“, “Take A Picture“, and “Welcome To The Fold“.

YEAH YEAH YEAHS

It’s Blitz!

www.yeahyeahyeahs.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada

New York City’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs return with their much-anticipated third album It’s Blitz! Originally set for release on April 13, 2009 the album was leaked and the date was moved forward to today for the Physical CD.

It’s Blitz! is reportedly a return to the higher-octane version of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs sound that helped propel their debut album Forever to Tell to critical acclaim and a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative album. The new album features the current single “Zero”

DIANA KRALL

Quiet Nights

www.dianakrall.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada

Quiet Nights is Grammy Award winning Vancouver native Diana Krall‘s 12th album and her first full-length studio release since 2006′s From This Moment On. The album reunites Krall with arranger Claus Ogerman for the first time since the multi-platinum 2001 album The Look Of Love.

The romantic album combines Brazilian and west coast jazz styles and features three recordings by bossa nova legend Antonio Carlos Jobim. Quiet Nights takes listeners on a romantic and intimate journey through the lush textures of her ballads and bossa novas.

MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Easy Come Easy Go

www.mariannefaithfull.org.uk
Dist: Universal Music Canada

While the defining statements of many artists are made during their early years, Marianne Faithfull continues to develop her own voice: She sets herself aside from her contemporaries in her continuing quest to explore new creative areas in a career that has always been a positive process of self-assertion.

Marianne’s new the album Easy Come, Easy Go was recorded over a two week period at the end of 2007 at the historic Sear Sound studios in New York. The new album includes interpretations of songs from such varied artists as Billie Holiday, Merle Haggard, Bessie Smith, Morrissey and Dolly Parton.

STEVE EARLE

Live At The BBC

www.steveearle.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada

Steve Earle, one of music’s most respected and rebellious artists, a roots rocker with country flavour, emerged from Texas in the mid-’80s with a series of landmark albums, and a reputation for delivering on the stage. Now, following the celebration of the 20th anniversary of 1988′s Copperhead Road, which received the Deluxe Edition treatment in 2008, comes a collection of his BBC Recordings from two incredible performances with The Dukes, covering much of the material from Copperhead Road, and which were broadcast on the BBC in 1988 and 1989.

GAVIN DEGRAW

Free

www.gavindegraw.com
Dist: Sony BMG

FREE delivers a collection of songs that showcase the true spirit that is the incredible talent of multi-platinum artist Gavin DeGraw. Following up on Gavin’s self-titled sophomore release which included the hit “In Love With A Girl” & “I Don’t Want To Be“, FREE showcases Gavin’s versatility and soulful roots to form a collection of new songs, previously unrecorded fan favorites and a stunning cover of Chris Whitley‘s “Indian Summer“. Joining Gavin on this record are such virtuosos as Audley Freed on guitar (Black Crowes), and Charley Drayton on drums (Keith Richards, Johnny Cash) who help give FREE a rich, organic depth and help take Gavin’s natural ability to create memorable songs into a new direction.

QUEENSRYCHE

American Soldier

www.queensryche.com
Dist: Warner Music Canada

Queensrÿche envisions war through the eyes of a soldier with the band’s 12th studio release, the epic concept album American Soldier. The ambitious album encompasses a dozen songs inspired by numerous interviews with veterans conducted by Geoff Tate, the group’s singer and chief songwriter, who was intent on telling their story, using their words. After speaking with soldiers who served in various conflicts – from World War II to Iraq – Tate turned their firsthand experiences from the front lines into an unflinching musical examination of the life of a soldier and the consequences of war.

BRUCE COCKBURN

Slice Of Life – Live Solo

www.brucecockburn.com
Dist: Universal Music Canada

Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductee and Juno Award winner Bruce Cockburn delivers his first-ever live solo album. Featuring such hits as Cockburn’s controversial “If I Had a Rocket Launcher“, his classic “Lovers in a Dangerous Time“, and his breakthrough “Wondering Where the Lions Are” as well as a brand new track “The City is Hungry“. Other songs like “World of Wonders“, originally recorded with a full band have been rearranged and performed on acoustic guitar-with stunning results.

STOMPIN’ TOM

A Proud Canadian

www.stompintom.com
Dist: EMI Music Canada

It can be said without reservation that no other songwriter in the world has ever written and recorded as many songs about their own country as Stompin’ Tom Connors. To date, Tom has written over 150 songs about Canada, so it’s only fitting that this updated version of the classic and Platinum hits collection A Proud Canadian includes 24 of Tom’s biggest and best known Canadian classics. Including “Sudbury Saturday Night“, “Bud The Spud“, “Margo’s Cargo” along with newly re-recorded versions of the classics “The Hockey Song” and “The Olympic Song“.

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ALSO AVAILABLE TODAY:

ALIAS DONMILLION Trap Rap
Angela Gheorghiu Madame Butterfly
ASIA Fanasia: Live in Tokyo
AUDITION THE The Audition
BECK, JEFF Performing This Week At Ronnie Scotts
BENASSI BROS. Pumphonia/Phobia
Bernie Taupin He Who Rides the Tiger
BLACK DIAMOND BAY Calm Awaits
BLACK PRESIDENT Black President
BLUE OYSTER CULT Club Ninja
Bow Wow New jack City ll
BROTHER ALI The Truth Is Here
BROWN BOBBY Gold
CAPE, JOEY Bridge
Chris Botti Live In Boston
CLAMARAN, ANTOINE Inside: Best Of/United Nations of House
CLARK PETULA Open Your Heart: A Love Song Collection
COCKBURN BRUCE Slice O Life Live Solo
COLE NAT ‘KING’ The Absolutely Essential Collection
COX, DOUG & SALIL BHATT Slide to Freedom 2: Make a Better World
DAILEY & VINCENT Brothers from Different Mothers
DALIDA Sus Mas Grandes Exitos
DE ROSA Prevention
DEATH SET, THE Rad Warehouses To Bad Neighborhoods
DELUCA, ROCCO AND BURDEN Mercy
DIVISION DAY Beartrap Island
Dolly Parton 9 To 5 And Odd Jobs
DONEGAN LONNIE Original Hits of the Skiffle Explosion
DOOM Born Like This
EARLE STEVE Live At The BBC
Elvis Presley Elvis Country
Elvis Presley Elvis Inspirational
Elvis Presley Elvis Live
Eric Essix Birmingham
EROC Wolkenreise
FAITHFULL MARIANNE Easy Come, Easy Go
FILTER Filter: The Very Best Things (1995-2008)
FLATLANDERS, THE Hills and Valleys
FLO RIDA R.O.O.T.S.
Gavin Degraw Free
GILLAN IAN One Eye To Morroco
GOMEZ A New Tide
GOULD, DANA Let Me Put My Thoughts In You
Great Lake Swimmers Lost Channels
GREAT NORTHERN Trading Twilight For Daylight
GREEN, AL Greatest Hits [Remastered]
GREEN, AL I’m Still In Love With You [Remastered]
GREEN, AL Let’s Stay Together [Remastered]
GROBSCHNITT Ballerman
GROBSCHNITT Illegal
HARVEY P.J. & JOHN PARISH A Woman, A Man Walked By
HAYWARD JUSTIN Sings Moody Blues Classics
HELM, HUDSON & MCCOY Angels Serenade
HOLIDAY BILLIE Her Finest Studio Recordings
IRVING Death in the Garden, Blood on the Flowers
IRVING Good Morning Beautiful
Israel Houghton The Power Of One
JACKSON JOE Live At The BBC
JAMES, ELMORE The Best Of
JANE Live at Home
JEDI MIND TRICKS PRESENTS Stoupe: Decalogue
JIM GAFFIGAN King Baby
JONES, JIM & SANTANA, JULEZ We Run New York”
JONES PAUL Starting All Over Again
JONES SPIKE Back in Radio’s Day with Spike
JOSHUA & BAND, PREM In Concert
JR WRITER CineCrack
JUNIOR BOYS Begone Dull Care
Keith Urban Defying Gravity
Kidz Bop Kids Kidz Bop 80′s Gold
KRALL DIANA Quiet Nights
Leif Ove Andsnes Shadows Of Silence
Leonard Cohen Live In London
LINKIN PARK Coup D’etat
Lisa Hewitt Fearless
LISA LAMPANELLI Long Live The Queen
LISA LAMPANELLI Long Live The Queen (DVD – Amaray)
LITTLE RICHARD Live At The Toronto Peace Festival
LOFGREN NILS The Loner: Nils Sings Neil
LOVATO DEMI Don’t Forget (Deluxe Edition)
MALICORNE Almanach
MALICORNE Balancoire en Feu
MALICORNE Colin
MALICORNE En Public à Montreal
MALICORNE L’ extraordinaire Tour de France
MALICORNE Le Bestiaire
MALICORNE Le Mariage Anglais
MALICORNE Nous Sommes Chanteurs de Sornette
MALICORNE Pierre de Grenoble
MALICORNE Quintessence
MALICORNE Vox
MALO, RAUL Lucky One
Maria Taylor Ladyluck
Martha Argerich Live From The Lugano Festival
MC Mario Mixdown 2009
MIDIval PunditZ Hello Hello
NASHVILLE PUSSY From Hell to Texas (Album Vinyl)
NIGHTWISH Made In Hong Kong (And Various Other Places) (CD/DVD)
OBSCENE KIDZ Langue Sale
ORIGINAL CAST Shrek – The Musical
OSBORNE, BOBBY & THE ROCKY Bluegrass & Beyond
PAIN OF SALVATION On the Two Deaths of Pain of Salvation (Deluxe)
PARKER GRAHAM The Up Escalator
PATTON, CHARLEY & BLIND LEMON Devil’s Best Friend
Peter Bjorn and John Living Thing
Phillippe Jaroussky Opium
PLUSHGUN Pins & Panzers
Polar French Songs
Pryslezz Death Of A Man, Rebirth Of A King
QUARTETTO GELATO Musica Latina
QUEENSRYCHE American Soldier
RA RA RIOT Can You Tell
REGINE Regine’s Duets
RODGERS PAUL Live From Glasgow
RODNEY ATKINS It’s America
ROSS RICK The Mi-Yaho Cartel
SAGA Contact: Live in Munich
SAM AND DAVE Sam & Dave
SAXON Into the Labyrinth (Album Vinyl)
SCHROER, OLIVER Camino
SCISSORS FOR LEFTY Underhanded Romance
SCUM OF THE EARTH Blah, Blah, Blah – Love Songs
SCUM OF THE EARTH Sleaze Freak
Sharon Isbin Journey To The New World
SILVERSTEIN A Shipwreck In The Sand
Sir Simon Rattle Ravel: L’enfant et les Sortileges
SOUNDTRACK The Fast & The Furious 4
STEVIE NICKS Live In Chicago DVD only (Amaray)
STEVIE NICKS The Soundstage Sessions
Stompin’ Tom Connors A Proud Canadian
SUM 41 All The Good Shit: 14 Solid Hits
SWAN LAKE Enemy Mine
SYBERSOUND KIDS PARTY PACK
SYBERSOUND SUPER HITS 12
Terry Riley :In C
The Decmeberists The Hazards Of Love Vinyl
THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS The Real Ghostbusters (5 DVD Set)
THIS IS A STANDOFF Be Disappointed
THIS PROVIDENCE Who Are You Now?
THUNDERHEIST Thunderheist
TRINA & QWOTE Best of Both Worlds
UCK (Underground Kingz) Uck 4 Life
VAN HELDEN ARMAND New York: A Mix Odyssey/Nympho
VARIOUS ARTISTS Apollo Saturday Night
VARIOUS ARTISTS Johnny Cash Remixed
VARIOUS ARTISTS X-Games After Party
Various Artists The Record of Singing Part One
Various Artists The Record of Singing Part Two
Various Handel-The Anniversary
Various Opera 2009
VICE ON VICTORY Glitter & Gold
VIEIRA, RAMANA Lagrimas De Rainha: Tears of a Queen
WHO THE Sell Out – Deluxe Edition
WILLIAMS HANK The Absolutely Essential Collection
WYNONNA Sing Chapter 1
YEAH YEAH YEAHS It’s Blitz
Yesterday’s Ring Diamonds in The Ditch

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We’ve got some more pre-sale passwords for you and this time we’re helping out the folks in New York City/New Jersey.

The U2 360° Tour pre-sale for the September 25th show at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ starts TODAY (March 31st) at 10:00 hrs Eastern Time and runs until Thursday, April 2nd at 17:00 hrs Eastern Time. Send a note to passwords@offthedial.ca to get your password. This password MAY work for the Vancouver show which also goes on pre-sale today at 10:00 hrs local time but at this time, that is unofficial. NOTE; Sorry, U2 360° pre-sale password is NOT valid. Password can only be obtained by U2 fan club members.

In addition to yesterday’s announcement for the City & Colour pre-sale, we now have the password for the Crystal Method‘s June 3rd show at the Whiskey Nightclub. Supporting them will be LA Riots and the pre-sale runs from TODAY (March 31st) at 10:00 hrs and runs until Thursday, April 2nd at 22:00 hrs Mountain Time.

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One day after performing at last night’s Juno Awards (with none other than the Tragically Hip‘s Gord Downie on “Sleeping Sickness“) and picking up a statue for Songwriter of the Year, City & Colour have announced a number of Canadian tour dates including Calgary. Naturally, we have your pre-sale password so just send a message to passwords@offthedial.ca to be added to our mailing list and get your code.

In addition to the May 20th show at the Jubilee Auditorium, Dallas Green and company will be playing three dates at Toronto’s Massey Hall on May 25th, 26th and 27th. No other dates have been confirmed but watch Off the Dial for updates.

Pre-sale for the Calgary show starts Tuesday, March 31st at 10:00 hrs and runs until Thursday, April 2nd at 22:00 hrs Mountain Time. Public ticket sales commence on April 3rd, 2009.

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Rancid have revealed both the new album title and it’s release date, but fans can get so much more come April 7th.

Let the Dominoes Fall will be available for purchase on June 2nd, 2009 but Rancid have recently updated their MySpace page with a new widget which will automatically update on April 7th. On that date, the widget will begin playing the first track, titled “Last One to Die” from the forthcoming album.

For those of you who actually still use MySpace, you can add this widget to your own MySpace profile and anytime someone uses it from your page to add it themselves, you’ll get an additional entry into their contest. The top 25 people will win a pair of tickets to see them perform with Rise Against on tour this summer.

Make sure to follow the official Off the Dial MySpace page as we’ve embedded the widget for use there. Hopefully, more tracks will be revealed on said widget before the album launches.

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Pre-sale for U2‘s North American tour went on sale this week (sorry kids, unless you hold fan club memberships, we don’t have a password for you) but the real news is who is slated to open up for the Irish rock-monsters.

Although there have been few confirmations by the band themselves, there is plenty of talk of who will support them on this tour. Glasvegas and Damien Dempsey are confirmed openers for their July 24th Dublin show while Kaiser Chiefs and Republic of Loose will support the July 25th concert in the same city.

Meanwhile, there are reports that Snow Patrol and Elbow will also be opening shows in Europe while Snow Patrol, Black Eyed Peas and (this will really get readers interested) Muse are expected to join U2 on the North American leg of the tour. NYC/Chicago site Consequence of Sound discovered Muse‘s apparently inclusion at the September 24th NYC concert at Giants Stadium on Ticketmaster when the pre-sale began earlier this week. A quick look through the official U2 web site show little more confirmation than those stated above at the Dublin shows.

Oddly enough, when it was discovered that British alt-rock act Elbow would be opening, it was merely days after having received this video from an Off the Dial reader;

For those who don’t know much about the band, they’ve been around for nearly 20 years, have release four studio albums (including last year’s “the Seldom Seen Kid“) and have been touted by Coldplay when front-man Chris Martin revealed in 2005 that their single “Fix You” is a copy of the above song, “Grace Under Pressure” from Elbow‘s 2003 album “Cast of Thousands“. Gotta love plagaristic praise.

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Socio-political Manitoba punk band Propagandhi have returned with Supporting Caste, an album which proves these guys are far from getting old and tired.

I quickly discovered that writing a review for this album would prove to be a very difficult task. The content is so rich with themes of the brutality of war, the sad state of our society, the virtues of vegetarianism (listen to “Humane Meat“), the use of hockey to promote patriotism (found in the utterly excellent “Dear Coache’s Corner“) and the list goes on and on. As with past albums, Propagandhi include additional content with this album in the form of quotes and suggested readings relevant to the lyrics within. This challenges the listener to dig deeper into the messages of each song and engage the topic at hand.

Musically, Supporting Caste is ferocious (immediately starting with “Night Letters“), often with blistering guitar solos and runaway train rhythms. Songs like “Incalculable Effects” hit hard with both it’s grinding guitar riffs and growling vocals about drugs and child-abandonment. What better way to end the record than than on “Last Will & Testament” with it’s extremely creative, lengthy instrumental lead-in and facetious message of submission.

Simply put, Supporting Caste may prove to be one of the more important albums of our time. One may not agree with some or all of the topics Propagandhi touch on but you cannot deny that these are the very discussions we should all be having to determine the future of our well-being. No matter how many times I re-write this review to try and capture it’s excellence, the only true way to find out is to listen for yourself.

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I’m sure I’ve gotten the attention of Tool fans with that headline but it’s true. The official Tool web site has confirmed that the band will be heading out on tour this summer. No dates have been announced as according to the site, they are still finalizing everything. There’s no indication if this is a world-wide tour, North American or otherwise.

This announcement certainly lends credence to the vast amount of Lollapalooza 2009 line-up rumours rampant across the internet. The official Lollapalooza facebook page has indicated that the official line-up will be announced in early April even though early-bird tickets go on sale March 31st. Tool is one of many bands rumoured to be on this years bill including co-headliners Jane’s Addiction, the Killers, Kings of Leon, Beastie Boys and Depeche Mode. According to NYC/Chicago Music Blog Consequence of Sound, other “confirmed” acts include Ben Folds, the Decemberists, Kaiser Chiefs, Lou Reed, the Ravonettes and Neko Case while rumoured acts include Ben Harper & Relentless 7, Dan Auerbach, Deerhunter, Eels, Franz Ferdinand, the Gaslight Anthem, OK Go, Peter Bjorn & John, Ra Ra Riot, Rancid, Rise Against and Sam Roberts Band among others.

Stay tuned to Off the Dial for confirmed Tool tour dates and the officially announced Lollapalooza line-up.

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After a slightly nervous wait, we finally got our hands on the Offspring pre-sale password for the June 12th Calgary show AND the June 13th Edmonton show.

The pre-sale runs from 16:00 hrs on Wednesday, March 25th until 22:00 hrs local time so make sure you’re on time as the window is narrow. To get your hands on the pre-sale password, send a message to passwords@offthedial.ca and you’ll be added to our mailing list.

For those of you in other locations, watch this article for updates in case we happen to get passwords for other cities!

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We welcome Off the Dial contributing writer Nic Gouveia to the studio for a punk-filled podcast featuring Calgary’s own Madcowboys, Edmonton’s 40 Thieves, the now defunct but always Alberta darlings the Smalls, a track from the new Propagandhi album (Smallman Records/G7 Welcoming Committee), talk about the next NOFX album and spin a track from their last album (Fat Wreck Chords), Refused, Offspring, Millencolin (Epitaph), Rancid (Hell-Cat Records) and Russia’s Gaudy Persone Non Grate.

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