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Random music news for Wednesday, September 8, 2021

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, BTS, Covid, Fender, Google, Lego, Paul Weller, Podcasts, Sex Pistols, South Park, Spotify, Technics SL-1200, Vaccinations

A metal bassist stopped a possible mass shooting at a gig in Boise, Idaho. He got shot for his troubles,

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Concerts Music Industry 

Live Nation Canada announces new anti-COVID measures

August 20, 2021August 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Live Nation, Vaccinations

Live music has returned, but given the virulence of the delta variant, we’re hardly back to normal. Live Nation Canada

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Random music news for Saturday, August 14, 2021

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AEG, Beatles, Bruce Dickinson, CAPTCHA, Concert Tickets, Concerts, Dave Grohl, Dead & Company, Festivals, NFTs, Nine Inch Nails, Pirate Bay, Robin Finck, Streaming, Stubforge, They Might Be Giants, Vaccinations, VR

Ever wonder why those CAPTCHA pictures are so depressing? Turns out there’s a reason for it. Now that you know

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Weekly survey: Would you go to a concert with unvaccinated people?

August 9, 2021August 10, 2021 Alan Cross 8 Comments Concerts, Covid, Festivals, Live Nation, Testing, Vaccinations

While Canada is taking a very, very cautious approach to restarting live music, the U.S. doesn’t seem to be worried

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Kyle Gass of Tenacious D enlists an all-star cast to promote COVID-19 vaccination

June 5, 2021June 6, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cover Version, Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Parody, Ramones, Tenacious D, Vaccinations

Tenacious D‘s Kyle Gass is firmly on the side of vaccinations. This new video–his Ramones spoof–features John C. Reilly, Samantha

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Random music news for Friday, May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Bose, Concerts, Death Row, Dishrags, Facebook, Fifth Column, Hearing Aids, Hollywood Bowl, Johnny Depp, Paul McCartney, Tawney Kitaen, Ted Nugent, Vaccinations

A part of Australia is suffering a biblical plague. It’s been raining mice. That would make a mess on the

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Weekly survey: How optimistic are you about concerts returning by the fall?

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Concerts, COVID-19, Festivals, Vaccinations

Over the weekend, 50,000 people piled into a stadium in New Zealand to see five acts play live. Few masks

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The Offspring has reworked one of their biggest hits into a vaccination PSA

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Microbiology, Offspring, PSA, Vaccinations, Vaccines, Virology

The story goes that while working in a university lab, Dexter Holland of The Offspring saw an experiment ruined when

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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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    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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    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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