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Jessica Anelli and Jessica Elwgren sent us this great account of how they went down to Grand Rapids last week for the American Idol concert with Maria and Laura Nanni and got to meet all but one of the Idols! Enjoy! But you'll have to follow the link

"I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the manmade sound never equaled the purity of the sound achieved by the pig.

We're not sure whether you have to be a gigolo to get backstage with David Lee Roth, but that's Randy Von Schuran from our side of the river hanging with the one-time Van Halen frontman before Thursday night's concert at Kewadin Casino.

With nothing better to do on a Friday night, SooToday.com found ourselves browsing HottestCanadian.com. For purely professional reasons, you understand.

THE LIST Communities in Bloom judges are here this weekend. Tidy up! Winners announced Sept 22nd.

Bluegrass fans send us such nice e-mails whenever we use this picture of Deliverance banjo-boy Billy Redden to illustrate articles about their favourite musical genre. So, for that matter, do Goulaigans. Anyway, SooToday.

If he's half as cute as depicted on his posters, Peterborough's James McKenty (and The Spades) will be worth catching at the Downbeat Lounge tonight (Friday, August 18). 10 p.m. $5. 19+.

Wanna be like Mel Gibson? We're guessing probably not.

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The following are the finalists for the 2006 Northern Ontario Music and Film Awards. The awards will be presented on September 15 at the Cambrian College Student Centre.