The absurd logistics of concert tours: a video lesson
Touring is insanely complicated, akin to launching an army. What’s it like to be a touring artist and a roadie?
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Roadies
Ongoing History Daily: Uniforms for roadies
If you’ve ever been to a White Stripes show or a Raconteurs gig, you may have noticed that all the
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Ever wanted to eat like a roadie? Now you can with The Roadie Cookbook.
Back when tours rolled across the world, thousands of roadies made it possible. But with COVID having screwed things up,
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Random music news for Monday, December 7, 2020
First, an experiment: water vs. beer. (Via Christopher) And from there, we move to music news for December 7, 2020.
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A poem for roadies
We all know how much artists are suffering during the pandemic, but spare a thought for all the roadies thrown
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Paying tribute to the roadies and other crew members sidelined by the pandemic
Sean is has been on the road with all kinds of acts for much of his life. Like so many
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Random music news for Saturday, July 21, 2018
Hot? The lowest temperature ever recorded on the planet was on this day at Vostok Station, Antarctica, where it reached
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Is Rock’n’Roll Nostalgia on the Ropes?
Macleans takes a look at the possibility that nostalgia for rock might be in its final stages. Here’s the explanation:
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Why Can’t Anyone Make a Proper Goddamn Music Industry Drama for TV?
I had such high hopes for Vinyl when it premiered back in February. I mean Scorsese and Jagger were behind
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Early Review of Cameron Crowe’s New Rock’n’Roll Series, Roadies–Plus News of a Soundtrack Release Date
Two years ago, Showtime announced they picked up a Cameron Crowe series called Roadies. In the past few months we
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Another Trailer for Cameron Crowe’s Showtime Series, Roadies
Okay, so maybe you didn’t like Vinyl as much as you hoped you would. Fortunately, there’s a Plan B: Cameron
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