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Watch members of Tool, Primus, Coheed & Cambria and more tear through Rush’s “Anthem”

July 28, 2020July 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coheed and Cambria, Cover Version, Mastodon, Mutoid Man, Primus, Rush, Tool

Er, wow. Here’s Claudio Sanchez, Bill Kelliher, Les Claypool, Danny Carey, and Steve Brodsky covering Rush. And any proceeds from

ROCKthusiast Does #MWE for AJoMT (Day 28)

February 4, 2019February 28, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments #InternationalClashDay, #MWE, 111 Songs, A Star is Born, Adam Baldwin, Alexisonfire, Alice Merton, Ariana Grande, Bradley Cooper, Darlene, Darryl Weeks, David Bowie, Familiar Drugs, February, Feral Roots, Fever 333, Gerard Way, Golden Hour, Hesitant Alien, Hollerado, Hubert Lenoir, Iggy and the Stooges, Isn't Anything, Jann Arden, Kacey Musgraves, Kurt Cobain, Lady Gaga, Legacy Edition, Made an America, Maroon 5, Mastodon, MINT, Montage of Heck, Music Writing Exercise, My Bloody Valentine, My Dear Melancholy, No Rest for the Wicked, Once More 'Round the Sun, Outsider, Perfect Velvet, Radical Softness, Raw Power, Red Pill Blues, Red Velvet, RIval Sons, Rolling Stones, Shawn Mendes, Spinnerette, Spirit of Eden, Talk Talk, thank u next, The Clash, The Dose, The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss, The Weeknd, These Are the Days, Three Days Grace, Voodoo Lounge Uncut, Whitehorse

Before anyone starts asking “#MWE, WTF?”, the hashtag stands for Music Writing Exercise, and is the brainchild of Gary Suarez,

Random music news for Monday, September 10, 2018

September 10, 2018September 10, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Amazon Music, Andrew Lloyd-Wbber, Apple, Beatles, EGOT, Folk Muisc, Fornite, Jammber, John Legend, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Mastodon, Olivia Newton-John, Paul McCartney, Pussy Riot, Ram Horn

I’m now somewhere in the Far East, which means it’s actually Tuesday for me (damn dateline time travel), but for

Random Music News for Saturday, January 27, 2018

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Avenged Sevenfold, Donald Trumo, Elton John, Eminem, Fall Out Boy, Fifty Shades, Grammys, Inhaler, Jessica Simpson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mark E. Smith, Mastodon, Paul Gray, Pete Wentz, Pinball Wizard, Poppy, Rock is Dead, Slayer, Slipknot, Sonos, Tool

This was the first day of the Great Blizzard of 1977. People in the Great Lakes still talk about how

Now That We’re Back to Game of Thrones, Let’s Do a Roll Call of Musicians Who Have Appeared on the Show

July 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Carice Van Houten, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones, Gary Lightbody, Iwan Rheon, Jacob Anderson, Jerome Flynn, Joey Fry, Mastodon, Michael Huisman, Musicians, Nathalia Tena, Of Monsters and Men, Sigur Rós, Wilko Johnson, Will Champion

If you saw the premiere of season 7 of Game of Thrones last night, you probably noticed that Arya Stark

Season 7 of Game of Thrones Will Be Back July 16. Guess Which Musician Will Make a Guest Appearance?

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Guest Appearances, Mastodon, Of Monsters and Men, Sigur Rós, Snow Patrol

The producers of Game of Thrones have a thing for casting musicians as extras. Seasons 1-2: Wilko Johnson of Dr.

Random Music News for Friday, April 15, 2016

April 15, 2016April 15, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments At the Drive-In, Bonnaroo, Director X, Duggars, East Coast Music Awards, ECMA, EDM, Eurovision, Halifax, Hillary Clinton, Mastodon, Prism Prize, Queens of the Stone Age, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Roland TR-808, Scion, Shrek

Halfway through April. Done your taxes yet? Ponder that whilst you browse through today’s music news. It was 14 years

The Newest Supergroup is Called WHAT?

February 24, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Dethlok, Dillinger Escape Plan, Juliette Lewis, Mars Volta, Mastodon, Supergroup

When William DuVall (Alice in Chains), Brent Hinds (Mastodon), Ben Weinman (Dillinger Escape Plan), Pete Griffin (Dethlok), Thomas Pridgen (ex-Mars

This Will Rile Metalheads: “The Slow Death of Heavy Metal”

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Heavy Metal, Judas Priest, Lemmy, Mastodon, Metal, Motorhead

Funny, but I thought metal was as healthy as it’s always been. Not according to this article in the New

Anyone Else Notice Mastodon Get Killed on Game of Thrones Last Night?

June 1, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Game of Thrones, Mastodon, Wildings

Dan Weiss, the creator of Game of Thrones and the show’s executive produced, likes his metal. When he asked Mastodon–one

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Giraffe Tongue Orchestra: The Mastodon/Mars Volta/Dillinger Escape Plan/Dethklok Super Group

February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dethklok, Dillinger Escape Plan, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, Mars Volta, Mastodon, Supergroup

Yea, it’s a weird name, but the parts sound pretty good: Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds, Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman,

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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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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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