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Here’s Arkells’ full Grey Cup halftime performance

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arkells, Grey Cup, Halftime Show, Hamilton

Given that (a) the game was in Hamilton and (b) the Ti-Cats were playing, Arkells were the perfect pick for

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Music News 

In case you missed Arkells’ Grey Cup halftime show…

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Arkells, Grey Cup, Hamilton, KFlay, Lumineers

Arkells–good Hamilton boys–were the obvious choice to provide the halftime entertainment for the 108th Grey Cup at Tim Horton’s field

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Random music new for Tuesday, November 16, 2021

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Arkells, Back to the Future, Eric Clapton, Gordon Light, Grease, Grey Cup, Led Zeppelin, Massey Hall, Political Correctness

Marty McFly’s hoverboard just sold for about US$500,000–and it doesn’t even hover. Reading music news for November 16, 2021, is

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Random Music News for Saturday, August 12, 2017

August 12, 2017August 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1997, Amoeba Records, Britney Spears, Classic Rock, Coldplay, Cuba, Donald Trump, Fyre Festival, Grey Cup, Hip-hop, iPhone, Journey, Liam Gallagher, Northern Pikes, Pharrell, Shania Twain

Major League Baseball players went on strike on this day in 1994. That was a bad one. It took me

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Music History 

A History of Grey Cup Halftime Shows

November 29, 2015November 28, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fall Out Boy, Grey Cup, Halftime Show, Super Bowl

[This was my column in the Metro papers this week. – AC] Sunday marks the 103rd edition of what some

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, November 28, 2015

November 28, 2015November 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Beatles, Chris Martin, Drake, Erykah Badu, Fall Out Boy, Grey Cup, Klaatu, Madonna, Patti LaBelle

Back in my old room in my parents’ basement. Cheapest place to stay for the Grey Cup. And now, the

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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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  • Fee on At some point, the Foo Fighters are going to have to tell us what happened to Taylor Hawkins. Or do they? (Slight update. Read the comments.)
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    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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    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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