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Greetings fellow music consumers and welcome to the buymusic.ca blog.

Here you will find various information relating to the purchase of music online and by mail, as well as sheet music, music instruments and memorabilia.

I will also be posting various commentaries and reviews in regards to these services and various related issues.

To begin either click on an option in the menu to your left, which features various source listings, or scroll down for my blog entries. And if you are aware of a Canadian music retailer or record convention or fair that I have missed, please contact me with details.

Thanks. And Enjoy.


March 1st, 2010 Comments Off on Welcome to the Buymusic.ca Blog An Introduction Rob McIntyre

Comicons & Deals

There are two comicon events scheduled for this weekend on Ontario, the Transformers themed, weekend long TFCon in Mississauga and the Bruce County Comicon in Southampton:

TFCon Toronto will be held at the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale from the 11th to 13th of July, 2025.

Click here for ticket information. And the venue is serviced by multiple bus routes on both Miway and Go Transit, some from near the Meadowlands Go Station on Argentina Road (which is an 8 minute walk from the station).

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The Bruce County Comicon will be hosted by the Southampton Coliseum on Saturday, the 12th of July, 2024 from 11am to 5pm and admission will be $5 cash ($6.67 if purchased online) or free for kids 12 and under.

The venue is a 10 minute walk away from the Flixbus bus stop, Route 2711. Access to this venue may also be provided to this venue from Saugeen Mobility, an on demand transit service that served the country.

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Please note that cash may be preferred at these venues. And as you may heard, Amazon Canada has extended their Prime Days this year to four days, from the 8th to the 11th.

You might want to try a Prime membership out for various bonuses. But you might also want to shop around for tech items, several retailers like Best Buy Canada and Newegg Canada having their own multiple day sales events.

Walmart Canada‘s comparable sale event will be ending today. And note that several of the aforementioned retailers offer rebates via Rakuten Canada, so you might want to try them out as well.

BTW, there are a lot of LPs being offered via Prime Days on Amazon.ca. Enjoy.

July 9th, 2025 Comments Off on Comicons & Deals Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

Paused Until Further Notice

This blog is paused until further notice due to family illness.

July 5th, 2025 Comments Off on Paused Until Further Notice Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

This Weekend’s Events

The weekend long Montreal Comicon will be held from July 4th to July 6th, 2025 at the Palais De Congres.

Admission information can be found by clicking here and the venue is serviced by the Place d’Armes Metro Station.

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The second annual West Shore Vinyl Plus Record Fair will be hosted by the Langford Legion from 11am to 4pm on Sunday, the 6th of July, 2025 and admission will be $2.

The venue is a five minute walk away from the Langford Exchange, which is also on Station Road, and multiple BC Transit bus routes operate out of this station.

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The Bring Out Your Dead! Vinyl Sale & Swap will also be held this Sunday, from 3pm to 6pm, at the Black Dog Freehouse and I believe this is a free event.

This 82nd street venue is serviced by multiple routes on Edmonton Transit, some from the Health Sciences Jubilee Station (Routes 004 & 726), and it is also a 7 minute walk from the Whyte Ave Terminal of the High Level Bridge Streetcar.

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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy.

July 2nd, 2025 Comments Off on This Weekend’s Events Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

Very Few Events But…

There are no record conventions and only one comicon like event in Vancouver, MiniComi, but if you’re in the National Capital and planning to attend the Canada Day celebrations you should note that the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau is hosting an exhibition celebrating Canadian pop and rock.

Retro – Popular Music in Canada from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s will be on display until Jan 18th, 2026 every day from 9am to 5pm and with extended hours to 7pm on Thursdays and Canada Day itself.

Admission information can be found by clicking here and admission is free to kids aged 17 and younger but a ticket be claimed in their name via the link provided. And note that holders of the Canada Strong Pass that are aged 18 to 24 are entitled to a 50% discount on admission via this form as well.

It also appears that admission is free on Thursday nights from 6 to 7pm and on Canada Day from 9am to 7pm according to the ticket purchasing site. And when it comes to transit, Route 8 services the venue at bus stop number 1940, operating from Pimisi Station in Ottawa on OC Transpo and multiple bus routes on STO also service the museum in the city of Gatineau itself, via bus stop numbers 2612 and 2618.

Enjoy your weekend and Canada. Stay safe and hydrated.

June 25th, 2025 Comments Off on Very Few Events But… Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

Two Record Conventions and One Comicon

There will be two free record conventions in the Toronto Area, one comicon in Belleville, and all of this weekend’s events will be occurring on Sunday, June 22nd, 2025:

The Outdoor Record Show will be held at the Tranzac Club from 9am to 1pm and admission will be free.

This venue is a seven minute walk from either the Bathurst Subway Station or Spadina Subway Station and it is also a minute away from bus stop numbers 498 and 499, whose busses also service the 511 streetcar on Bathurst via stops 96 and 15518.

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The Bowmanvillle CD and Record Show will be hosted by the Memorial Park Clubhouse from 10am to 4pm and this is also a free event.

The nearest bus stop to the venue, stop number 1499, is an eight minute walk away. And it is serviced by Route 902 on Durham Region Transit, whose site does have a trip planner.

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The Belleville Comicon will be held at the Quinte Curling Club from 10am to 3pm and admission will be $5 or free for kids 12 and under.

A bus stop serviced by Route 8 on Belleville Transit is across the street from the venue.

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Please not that cash may be preferred at these events and that a contest is being held on Amazon.ca for Prime Members until July 11th, 2025 for numerous prizes: Click here for more details on GiftMania.

By the way, Prime Day will be held from the 8th to the 11th of July at Amazon.ca but early deals are already available.

June 18th, 2025 Comments Off on Two Record Conventions and One Comicon Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

This Weekend’s Events

There will be two major, two day comicon events in Eastern Canada, as well as one pop up record show.

The first comicon event will be East Coast Comic Expo at the Moncton Coliseum on June 13th and 14th, 2025.

Click here for ticket information. And this venue is serviced by Route 50 via bus stop number T5018 and Route 60 via bus stop number M6004 on Codiac Transpo.

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The second comicon event will be Yeticon on June 14th and 15th, 2025 at the Blue Mountain Village Conference Centre.

Click here for ticket information. And the venue is serviced by the Blue Mountain Village Link from Collingwood and Flixbus 2711 from Collingwood, Toronto and multiple communities in the general area.

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The Burlington Record Pop Up Show will be occurring from 10am to 3pm at the Halton Naval Association and admission will be a donation to this association.

The nearest bus stop to this venue are 204 and 207, which is serviced by multiple routes on Burlington Transit, some from the Burlington Go Station, like Routes 6 and 52.

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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. And that the 15,000 Bonus PC Optimum points offer on the purchase of $100 Google Play Gift Cards at participating Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmaprix stores will end on Friday, the 13th of June, 2025.

By the way, the NXNE Music Festival will be starting today and ending on Sunday in Toronto. Enjoy.

June 11th, 2025 Comments Off on This Weekend’s Events Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre