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COVID-19

Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Noise and the pandemic

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Hearing, Noise, Pandemic

The last couple of years have been really hard on everyone. We’ve all spent more time at home than we’ve

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Funny/Weird 

Judgment on COVID-19 goes heavy metal

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Kenneth Copeland, Metal

This is called the “Kenneth Copeland remix.” You’ll laugh at first, but then you’ll find yourself putting it on repeat

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WTF? 

The internet has thoughts on this anti-vax version of “All I What for Christmas is You”

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Anti-vax, Cover Version, COVID-19, Mariah Carey

Someone named Bridgette still hasn’t got the message about COVID-19 and vaccinations. She’s so pissed off at…something that she took

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Music News 

Djooky Music Awards look to unite the world through music

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments COVID-19, Djooky, Djooky Music Awards, Fan Vote, Global, International, Pandemic, Streaming, streaming contest

The still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic made it really difficult for everyone, including musicians who lost their ability to tour and

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Music News 

Check Your Head podcast combines musicians, mental health

August 2, 2021August 2, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Check Your Head, Check Your Head podcast, Covid, COVID-19, Depression, Headspace, LGBT, Mari Fong, Mental Health, Musicians, Pandemic, Podcasts, Sweet Relief Musicians Fund

The past 18 months or so have been really tough on everyone’s mental health, including artists of all stripes. Not

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Music News 

Which genres did best under COVID quarantine? (Hint: A Canadian rock band was a global success)

June 23, 2021August 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Genres, Lockdown, Mother Mother, Quarantine, Viberate

It’s been a long, long time since there’s been anything normal about how music has been made, performed, recorded, and

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Music News 

A new Hip way to support The Unison Fund

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments #BandTogetherInUnison, Covid, COVID-19, Feist, Gord Sinclair, Humanitarian Award, Johnny Fay, Junos, Paul Langlois, Rob Baker, The Hip, The Tragically Hip, The Unison Fund, Unison Fund

Almost two weeks ago, so many of us were enthralled and a little teary eyed to see the surviving members

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, June 15, 2021

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blake Shelton, Canadian Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards, Courtney Love, COVID-19, Dave Grohl, Drums and Bass, East Coast Music Awards, Eric Clapton, eSports, Gwen Stefani, Neil Peart, Noel Gallagher, The Edge, Trent Reznor, U2

A serious question: Why do all the seats used by players and coaches on the sidelines of big soccer matches

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Concerts Music News 

Are we about to get another Live Aid concert as a COVID benefit?

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Band Aid Charitable Trust, Benefit, Bob Geldof, COVID-19, Live Aid

There have been two Bob Geldof-organized Live Aid events. The first came in 1985 as a way to draw attention

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Music News 

It’s now the anti-vaxxers vs. The Foo Fighters

June 10, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anti-Vaxxers, COVID-19, Foo Fighters, Madison Square Garden

You may have heard by now that the Foo Fighters are set to play a maskless, full-capacity gig at Madison

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Music News 

America is going full steam ahead when it comes to concerts and festivals this summer. Canadians can only watch with envy.

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Concerts, COVID-19, Festivals, Tours

America has apparently declared mission accomplished when it comes to COVID-19. Even though infection and case rates are still higher

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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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Recent Comments

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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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