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Music Industry Music News 

The JUNOS return to Edmonton for 2023

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2023, Edmonton, Juno Awards, Junos

This is JUNO Week in Toronto as the industry prepares for the first proper JUNO ceremony in three years. Traditionally,

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Music News 

RIP Mr. Chi Pig

July 18, 2020July 20, 2020 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Edmonton, Mr. Chi Pig, Open Your Mouth and Say..., Punk Rock, RIP, SNFU, Vancouver

The above image is from Ken Chinn’s AKA Mr. Chi Pig’s last-ever interview with BeatRoute Magazine, and pretty much says

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Controversy 

Former Misfits Singer Appearance Cancelled After Social Media Review

September 24, 2018September 23, 2018 Larry Lootsteen 3 Comments Edmonton, Michale Graves, Misfits, Up + Downtown Festival

It’s not every day a performer gets tossed from the bill at a music festival. Especially when it relates to

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Music Industry Music News 

Dead Venues: A series of short films on how bands are losing places to play

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dead Venues, Edmonton

A while back Cameron Gordon’s Completely Ignored featured a post on Toronto music venues that no longer exist. The declining

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Music News 

Attention Edmonton: I’m Coming Your Way

August 17, 2017August 16, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2017, Edmonton, Uptown Downtown Music Festival

I’ve been asked to speak about geeky music things at the Uptown + Downtown Music Festival in Edmonton on Thanksgiving

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Music History 

It Was 30 Years Ago Today That a Tornado Ripped Through Edmonton. There’s a Song About It.

July 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Friday, Edmonton, Rural Alberta Advantage, Tornado

It was a Friday afternoon in 1987 when the skies over Edmonton turned ominously dark. Thunderstorms were moving through and

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Music News 

BreakOut West Announces 2017 Western Canadian Music Award Nominees

April 27, 2017April 26, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments 2017, BreakOut West, Edmonton, Nominees, Western Canadian Music Awards

Canada’s a pretty big country, and getting music across the provinces – like, from one physical location to the other

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Music News 

Meat Loaf Collapses Onstage in Edmonton

June 17, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Edmonton, Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf has not been 100% for a while with stories of health problems going back for years. Last night

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Music News 

Edmonton Fan Helps the Foo Fighters Cover “Tom Sawyer”

August 14, 2015August 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Versions, Edmonton, Foo Fighters, Rush, Tom Sawyer

The Foo Fighters continue to have a tremendous amount of fun on their North American tour by engaging their fans

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Recommended Music 

If You Were Ever a Fan of Full House, You Need to Watch This. Now.

July 15, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Edmonton, Full House, NN

This from an Edmonton band called NN. Damn, they mashed this up well. Could be my song of the week.

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Cool! 

There’s a Canadian Music Connection to This Furious 7 Movie Trailer Parody

April 1, 2015April 1, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Edmonton, Furious 7, Movies, Parody, Russ Dawson, SIINES, Social Code, Travis Nesbitt

Behold the work of Travis Nesbitt (ex of Edmonton’s Social Code, now of SIINES) and singer-songwriter Russ Dawson. (Or was

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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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