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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

Back when tours rolled across the world, thousands of roadies made it possible. But with COVID having screwed things up,

First, an experiment: water vs. beer. (Via Christopher) And from there, we move to music news for December 7, 2020.

We all know how much artists are suffering during the pandemic, but spare a thought for all the roadies thrown

Sean is has been on the road with all kinds of acts for much of his life. Like so many

Hot? The lowest temperature ever recorded on the planet was on this day at Vostok Station, Antarctica, where it reached

Macleans takes a look at the possibility that nostalgia for rock might be in its final stages. Here’s the explanation:

I had such high hopes for Vinyl when it premiered back in February. I mean Scorsese and Jagger were behind

Two years ago, Showtime announced they picked up a Cameron Crowe series called Roadies. In the past few months we

Okay, so maybe you didn’t like Vinyl as much as you hoped you would. Fortunately, there’s a Plan B: Cameron

If you’re enjoying Vinyl on HBO (and if you’re a fan of Almost Famous and Singles), you’ll want to take

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 […]
Andrew Dick
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 […]
Andrew Dick
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 […]
Mark Silver