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This week’s Sunday Lunch from Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox trots out some Garbage

May 15, 2022May 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Garbage, Robert Fripp, Sunday Lunch, Toyah Willcox

Last week, Toyah was dressed in silver foil. This time, she found some gold foil somewhere. Again, I’m astounded at

Random music news for Monday, May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Dean Martin, Garbage, Hologram, Liz Phair, Moog, Noel Gallagher, Synthesizers, Ukraine

My hair has turned into a reverse mullet with all the party at the front. Soon I may have no

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New Music From The Inbox – Tuesday Edition! (Apr 03, 2018): POSTDATA, Garbage, Son Little, and more!

April 3, 2018April 1, 2018 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Fujiya & Miyagi, Garbage, Natalie Prass, New Music From The Inbox, POSTDATA, Sango, Son Little

Artist: POSTDATA Song: “Evil” Album/EP: Let’s Be Wilderness A deceptively bright communal sing-along from the collaborative side project of Wintersleep frontman

Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 812: The 90s Part 2(b): The All-Female and Female-Fronted Bands

February 16, 2018February 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 90s, Bikini Kill, Breeders, Courtney Love, Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan, Elastica, Female Bands, Garbage, Hole, Kim Gordon, L7, Portishead, Shirley Manson, Sonic Youth, Veruca Salt

During ’67’s Summer of Love, anything seemed possible. Civil rights issues were finally being addressed. There was a feeling that

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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 805: 60 Mind-Blowing Things About Music in 60 Minutes

December 15, 2017December 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Garbage, My Chemical Romance, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Social Distortion, Soundgarden, Weezer

One of my great accomplishments of 2017 was the long-overdue construction of a new home office. After twelve years working

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Random Music News for Saturday, July 29, 2017

July 29, 2017July 30, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Chris Martin, Coldplay, DJing, Dodgers, Donald Trump, Drake, Garbage, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Punk, Rolls-Royce, Sam the Record Man, Shirley Manson, Strokes, Twitter, UNIX, Van Morrison, X

The last weekend in July. Make it a good one. And now the music news. At a show in Toronto on

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Garbage Announces Autobiographical Book

February 26, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Book, Garbage, Music History, Tour

American alt-rock band Garbage recently announced the upcoming release of their autobiographical coffee table book This Is the Noise That Keeps

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Kanye West Isn’t the Only Musician in Hospital This Week. Butch Vig Isn’t Well, Either.

November 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Butch Vig, Garbage, Sinus, Surgery

As I type this, Kanye West is in hospital in LA, apparently under a psychiatric hold after an incident at

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Random Music News for Monday, October 24, 2016

October 24, 2016October 23, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Schumer, Beatles, Black Metal, Blood, Boy George, David Bowie, Days of the New, Garbage, George Martin, Jason Fresta, Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, Shirley Manson, Twenty One Pilots, Video Games

Were you around on this date in 1992 when the Blue Jays won the World Series? And now, the music

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Random Music News for Tuesday, June 28, 2016

June 28, 2016June 28, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Atari, Before They Were Famous, Cover Version, David Bent, Donald Trump, Garbage, Glastonbury, Hockey Night in Canada, John Lennon, Kurt Schneider, MLSE, Motorhead, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ricky Gervais, RZA, Shirley Manson, Soundscan, Toronto Maple Leafs, Video Games, Vinyl

Terry Fox died 35 years ago today. And moving to music news… The Chili Peppers’ The Getaway debuted at #1

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Garbage’s Shirley Manson is a Pro: She Falls Off the Stage But Keeps on Going

May 17, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Garbage, Shirley Manson

At some point in everyone’s music career, they fall off the stage. The trick is to be a pro about

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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 […]
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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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