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Another Roadside Attraction

Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: The 90s, Part 9: The Festivals

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 90s, Another Roadside Attraction, Edgefest, Lilith Fair, Lollapalooza, Summersault, Warped Tour

The music festival is hardly a recent creation. People have been gathering in fields to hear music for centuries. In

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, July 19, 2018

July 19, 2018July 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Idiot, Another Roadside Attraction, BBC, Billy Joel, Bono, Chris Shiflett, Dennis Rodman, Foo Fighters, GPS, Green Day, Health Canada, iPhone, James Bond, Jay Z, Kanye West, Madison Square Garden, Marc Antony, Radiophonic, Speakers, Tom Petty, Toyota, Tragically Hip

On this day in 1977, the first GPS signal was broadcast from a satellite. It was a 100% military thing

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Music History 

10 Pioneering Canadian Music Festivals

June 15, 2017June 15, 2017 Alan Cross 4 Comments Another Roadside Attraction, Canadian Music Festivals, CFNY, Edenfest, Edgefest, Festival Express, Freak-Out Festival, Heatwave, Led Zeppelin, Lollapalooza, Man-Pop, Molson Park, Mosport, Our Lady Peace, Police Picnic, Queen's Plate, Summersault, Tragically Hip, Woodbine Racetrack

With only a few short months of adequate weather, Canadians go nuts for the outdoors between the May long weekend

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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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RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

  • 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 […]
    Andrew Dick
  • 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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