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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox’s Sunday Lunch involves the Foo Fighters and… body painting.

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Foo Fighters, Robert Fripp, Sunday Lunch, Toyah Willcox

I tune in each Sunday to see (a) what song Robert and Toyah cover and (b) Toyah’s costuming/performance. This week

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Music History 

The North American concert industry seems to have bounced back from COVID. Check out these figures.

June 26, 2022June 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Grosses, Concert Industry, Live Music, Ticket Prices

Pollstar, the company that keeps tabs on the health of the live music industry, just released its mid-year report for

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Music Industry 

If you believe that today’s music isn’t as good as the music of the past…

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Catalogue Music, Market Share, New Music

…you may be onto something. Statista took a look at the share current albums are having with music fans vs,

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Music Industry 

The Music Industry’s Darkest Secret

June 26, 2022June 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artist Relations, Death Clause, Music Industry, Record Contracts

The recorded music industry doesn’t exactly have a sterling reputation when it comes to looking after the artists that supplies

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Music News 

Dave Grohl performs in public for the first time since Taylor Hawkins’ death. And he did it with Paul McCartney.

June 25, 2022June 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Glastonbury, Paul McCartney

Dave Grohl has been keeping a low public profile since his best friend and partner in crime, Taylor Hawkins, died

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TikTok: The album

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album, TikTok, Warner

TikTok has unended much of the recorded music industry these days. It’s become a place where things go viral, hits

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What might a professional singer think of System of a Down?

June 25, 2022June 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charismatic Voice, Serj Tankian, System of a Down, Toxicity

In this episode of The Charismatic Voice, professionally-trained singer Elizabeth Zharoff takes a close listen to and offers some vocal

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Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” played with…

June 25, 2022June 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover, Dildos, Enter Sandman, Metallica

…yes. This is exactly how it appears.

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Random music news for Saturday, June 25, 2022

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alexa, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam, Protest Songs

Oh, great. First COVID, then monkeypox, and now POLIO? Yay, anti-vaxxers! Distract yourself for a moment with music news for

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Can your grandmother play System of a Down like this?

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cover Version, Dorthea Tyalor, Drum Cover, System of a Down

Dorothea Taylor may be a grandmother, but she can still rock pretty good. Here she is performing a drum cover

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Music Industry 

Looks like Canada is going to impose local quotas for streaming services, including music

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Bill C-11, Canadian Content, Netflix, Spotify, Streaming, TikTok, YouTube

One of the things that’s helped Canada become a global powerhouse in music is the investments we make in the

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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  • The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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  • Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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  • Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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