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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following tribute to Now magazine's fearless and much-respected film writer John Harkness was written this afternoon by David Helwig, SooToday.com's founding news director.

Formed as a wedding gift in 2000 to perform at a friend's Stag and Doe, popular Sault rock band Spiderback had big plans for the future.

Snappy suit? Check. Stellar set of chops? Check. Dashing good looks? Check. Hordes of adoring female fans? Check. The respect of his peers? Check. It's official. Matt Dusk has it goin' on.

Former Sault resident and Korah Collegiate graduate Sarah Felix Burns is pleased to announce the publication of her first book.

After 15 weeks on the road, You Say Party! We Say Die! are ready for a break. Since August 31, the band has toured Canada, the UK, Europe and Canada again. The five-piece dance/punk/pop group from Vancouver, BC rolled into Sault Ste.

10 different bands comprised of more than 40 musicians from Sault Ste. Marie's classic rock and roll heydays came together Saturday night for 18 Forever at the Steelback Centre to prove you're never too old to rock.

Ron Clarke's t-shirt may just sum up what is running through the heads of all the 18 Forever performers.

So, what exactly happened to the infamous puppets of Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer after they made their animated TV debut 43 years ago? Following completion of the 1964 holiday classic, the pair were going to be thrown out.

That's right. A touring band's worse nightmare happened to the members of I Hate Sally when they arrived in the Sault yesterday. Their trusty van needs a new transmission.

Kevin DuBrow, lead singer for the 80s metal band Quiet Riot, was pronounced dead in his Las Vegas home Sunday, November 25, 2007.