Ongoing History Daily: Roadies turned rock stars
Some people love music so much that they’ll do anything to get into the business. There are a few well-known names who got their start as roadies.
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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? This video shows how. (Via Sean)
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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 stage roadies are dressed in black suits with white shirts, black ties, and
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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, many of these touring professionals have been thrown out of work and are
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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. And here’s another segue: Slash has named his new signature guitar after the
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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 out of work with the collapse of the touring industry. They’ve had a
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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 others, he’s currently out of work because no one is touring. And while
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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 -89.2 C. And now for music news on July 21, 2018… Here are
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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: Rock ’n’ roll will never die, but rock ’n’ roll nostalgia might. Even
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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 it, fer crissakes! Terrance Winter–Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire–was the showrunner. The full pallet of sex,
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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 have shared the trailers for the show. Now, it has been announced that
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