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Television 

Weekly survey: Is SNL still a thing for you?

May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Saturday Night Live

My wife and I have a Sunday morning routine that involves watching Saturday Night Live from the night before. Like

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Music History Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Dave Grohl was almost Tom Petty’s drummer

March 9, 2021March 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dave Grohl, Nirvana, Saturday Night Live, Tom Petty

When Nirvana fell apart and before Dave Grohl found his legs with the Foo Fighters, he was lost. Totally lost.

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Music News 

Jack White Channels Music Spirits on Saturday Night Live

October 14, 2020October 13, 2020 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments #RIPEVH, Ball and Biscuit, Eddie Van Halen, EVH Wolfgang, Jack White, Lazaretto, My Sister Thanks You and I Thank You, Saturday Night Live, The White Stripes

After understandably laying low for most of 2020, Jack White has broken out of quarantine in the most amazing way

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Music Industry 

Random music news for Saturday, September 28, 2019

September 28, 2019September 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billie Eilish, Cover Version, Fiona Apple, Metallica, Monty Python, Music Recommendations, Saturday Night Live, Slipknot, SNL

On this day in 1951, the first-ever colour TVs went on sale. No one care and less than a month

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, April 19, 2019

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments BandCamp, Bob Dylan, BTS, Fleetwood Mac, Gongs, KLF, Lindsey Buckingham, Live Nation, Mueller, Saturday Night Live, Stream Ripping

It was on this day in 1987 that a short-form animated feature called The Simpsons first appeared as an interstitial

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Music News Television 

ICYMI: Saturday Night Live’s “You call yourself a Weezer fan?” skit

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Matt Damon, Rivers Cuomo, Saturday Night Live, Weezer

Saturday Night Live ended 2018 strong with an episode hosted by always likeable Matt Damon. Later in the show was

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Music News 

The Foo Fighters and others take us behind the scenes for the special musical guest on SNL

March 31, 2018March 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Foo Fighters, Saturday Night Live, SNL

The musical guest is always a big draw for Saturday Night Live. Having attended a couple of tapings in Studio

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Recommended Music 

In Case You Missed the Foo Fighters on Saturday Night Live This Past Weekend…

December 18, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Saturday Night Live

When The Wife saw this Foo Fighters performance on Saturday Night Live, she exclaimed “Look at those eyelashes! Are those

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Music News 

Before U2 Played SNL Last Night, They Did a Little Busking in a Dark Public Stairwell That Probably Smelled of Pee

December 3, 2017December 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments High Line, New York, Saturday Night Live, Songs of Experience, U2

U2 has a thing about showing up unannounced and in unusual places whenever they’re in New York. The latest bit

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Television 

The French Version of SNL Remade the “More Cowbell” Sketch

January 23, 2017January 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cowbell, Gad Emelah, Saturday Night Live, SNL

France now has its own version of Saturday Night Live, which, by the way, is called Saturday Night Live. One

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Music News 

Live from New York but Censored in Carolina

November 14, 2016November 13, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Censorship, FCC, Hillary Clinton, Kate McKinnon, Leonard Cohen, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Trump

The most recent episode of Saturday Night Live drew the highest ratings of the season. It’s easy to understand why:

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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