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Music History Television 

Today’s trailers, part 2: The Sex Pistols series, Pistol

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Biopic, Danny Boyle, Disney+, Sex Pistols, Steve Jones

Johnny Lydon isn’t happy about it, but Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle has turned the memoir of Pistols’ guitarist Steve

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Television 

There might be a problem with the upcoming Sex Pistols biopic TV show

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Danny Boyle, FX, Johnny Lydon, Pistols, Sex Pistols, Steve Jones

When Danny Boyle was announced as the director of a Sex Pistols biopic TV series, most people were quite pleased.

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, March 12, 2020

March 12, 2020March 12, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Sex Pistols, Steve Jones

When The Price is Right starts taping shows without a studio audience like Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy are doing,

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Music History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life (and other Exaggerations) Chapter 10: Iggy Pop’s American Caesar

March 5, 2017March 5, 2017 Brent Chittenden 2 Comments B52s, Duff McKagan, Iggy Pop, Much Music, Slash, Steve Jones

I’ve been lucky enough to see Henry Rollins a number of times doing his talking shows. At one particular show,

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, November 21, 2016

November 21, 2016November 20, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, Bill Gates, Bob Lefsetz, Desert Trip, Freddie Mercury, Jingles, Kanye West, Microsoft, Nile Rodgers, Police, Sex Pistols, Spotify, Steve Jones, Westworld

Have I mentioned how much I hate the flip-top lids on tubes of toothpaste? Who came up with these useless

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, May 26, 2016

May 26, 2016May 26, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Chris Cornell, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, Plagiarism, Selena Gomez, Sex Pistols, Sound Blaster, Steve Jones, Ticket Resellers, Will.i.am

The lavender redbud is blooming nicely in the front yard. It survived another rough winter. And now, the music news…

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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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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Podcast – The Backstage Project

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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  • 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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