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If Seth Rogen is doing transit announcements in Vancouver and Toronto, why can’t Terry from FUBAR do the same in Calgary?

August 7, 2018August 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Calgary, FUBAR, Seth Rogen, Terry Cahill, Toronto, Trailer Park Boys, Transit, Vancouver

With Seth Rogen now providing the guest voice for both Toronto and Vancouver transit, Terry Cahill from FUBAR (think Bob

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If You’re Calgary Rock Fan–Hell ANY Kind of a Rock Fan–This Should Piss You Off

August 31, 2017August 30, 2017 Alan Cross 4 Comments Calgary, Hate Groups

We’re all about trying to identify hate groups, apparently. Who are these people? Where can we find them? What do

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Music History 

The Musical Manure Bomber of Calgary

July 13, 2017July 12, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cal Cavendish, Calgary, Manure

Musicians can be a quirky lot. Most of these quirks are (mostly) harmless. Sometimes, though, they move into realms of

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YYC Music Awards Now Taking Submissions

March 19, 2017March 19, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Calgary, Music Awards, YYC Music Awards, YYCMA

Calgary and area musicians can now enter submissions to the YYC music awards and have until May 31 to do

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Explore Canadian Music History Online with New National Music Centre Collection Archive

March 17, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Calgary, Collection, Digital, Drums, Elton John, History, Museum, National Music Centre, Neil Peart, Online, Piano

Calgary’s National Music Centre (NMC) has launched a new online platform in celebration of Canada 150, allowing fans to browse

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I Like This: Preoccupations and “Memory”

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Calgary, Preoccupations, Viet Cong

I stumbled across this one when poking around SoundCloud. Preoccupations, who are from Calgary (the formerly named Viet Cong, t00),

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Canada’s National Music Centre Nearing Completion

March 12, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Calgary, National Music Centre, NMR

The timing might not be the greatest–downtown Calgary is suffering mightily because the collapse in oil prices–but the good news

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A History of Toronto’s Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

March 12, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Calgary, Horseshoe Tavern, National Music Centre

Juliette Jagger, a frequent contributor to these pages, wrote this history of Toronto’s Horseshow for the National Music Centre, which

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Announcing the First-Ever Calgary Music Awards

March 11, 2016March 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Calgary, Music Awards, YYC

It’s hard to believe that Calgary hasn’t had its own music awards event up until now. But this is a

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Calgary Loses a Beloved Indie Musician: RIP Chris Tenz

February 29, 2016February 28, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Calgary, Chris Tenz

Chris Tenz, a fixture to many Calgary indie musicians, died Saturday. It was a suicide, which he discussed in this

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What is the Future of Radio?

April 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Calgary

Here’s a local Shaw cable show from Calgary featuring Zack Hewitt (Kool FM), Bob Steele (XL 103) and Tim Morgan (Q

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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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