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A check on Ottawa Bluesfest, part 2

September 28, 2021September 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aysanabee, Lauryn Mcfarlane, Ottawa Bluesfest, Ross McDonald, Tokyo Police Club Half Moon Run

This year’s Ottawa Bluesfest was an all-Canadian festival due to pandemic restrictions; the opening night showcasing alt-rock artists. There was rain

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Keeping tabs on Ottawa Bluesfest, part 1: Aysanabee

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aysanabee, Ottawa Bluesfest, Ross MacDonald

[Another Eastern Ontario report from correspondent Ross Macdonald. – AC] Opening for Tokyo Police Club and Half Moon Run on the first

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Random music news for Friday, August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021August 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Afghanistan, Busta Rhymes, Concerts, Drake, Festivals, Gene Simmons, Grateful Dead, Hugh Syme, Kanye, Movie Trailers, OnlyFans, Ottawa Bluesfest, Rush, Sting

“Man dies after using adhesive instead of a condom during sex.” That was in Florida, of course. The rest of

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Behold the line-up for the 2020 edition of Ottawa Bluesfest. Wow.

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ottawa Bluesfest

There are precious few successful summer music festival events in this country. Ottawa Bluesfest is one. Check out this lineup:

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 3, 2018

July 3, 2018July 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Coldplay, Donald Trump, Drake, Ed Roman, Elvis, Flea, Metllica, Moog, Ottawa Bluesfest, Radical.fm, Rave, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Roger Water, Rolling Stone, Second Summer of Love, Spotify, Tariffs, Twenty One Pilots, Village People, YMCA

Why do long weekends never really feel long enough? Back to work with music news for July 3, 2018. Remember

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The bird’s nest vs. Ottawa Bluesfest: We have a solution (and a happy ending)!

June 27, 2018June 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Killdeer, Ottawa Bluesfest

When workers descended on the field to set up stages for Ottawa’s annual Bluesfest earlier this week, they immediately found

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Random Music News for Tuesday, July 18, 2017

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Farewell to Kings, AI, Ed Sheeran, Garth Brooks, HAIM, iPhone 8, Jay Z, Kelly, Land Rover, Ottawa Bluesfest, R, Rush, Sony, Spotify, Tunecore, Victoria Beckham

On this day in 1995, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupted on the Caribbean island of Montserrat. It ended up destroying George Martin’s state-of-the-art Air

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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