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Fairytale of New York

Music History Music News 

‘Tis the time of year people bash “Fairytale of New York”

December 23, 2019December 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fairytale of New York, Pogues

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] You know it’s getting close to Christmas when a certain segment of

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Music History 

The full story of the making of “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues

December 24, 2018December 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fairytale of New York, The Pogues

[This was my weekly Sunday column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Just like Die Hard is barely a Christmas movie (it is, isn’t

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, December 7, 2018

December 7, 2018December 6, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple Music, Baby, Chris Jerico, Christmas songs, Day Jobs, Fairytale, Fairytale of New York, Fozzy, Hymns, Ice Cube, It's Cold Outside, K-Pop, Lonely Island, Managers, Pogues, Qatar, Rolling Stones, Streaming, Vinyl

Off to the NE Caribbean Outpost for the next week. But that doesn’t mean I won’t be delivering music news

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Mariah Carey Makes HOW MUCH from That Stupid Christmas Song?

November 30, 2017December 1, 2017 Alan Cross 5 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Fairytale of New York, Mariah Carey, Paul McCartney, Pogues, Wonderful Christmastime

Call it “All I Want for Christmas” Creep. Every year, Mariah Carey’s stupid 1994 Christmas song seems to start showing

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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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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RSS The Backstage Project – Sports & Entertainment Podcast

  • Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
    Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
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  • Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
    Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape.  The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
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  • Rick Chisholm in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 001 July 11, 2020
    In our premiere episode we are blessed to sit down with former Vice President of Programming and Production at TSN and Executive VP Broadcasting for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Rick Chisholm. We chat with Rick about the formation of TSN, the Vancouver and London Olympics and much much more. Have a listen. The post Rick […]
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