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Wolfgang Van Halen on Backing Tracks – ‘You Should Be Able to Play Your S–t’

Bands using backing tracks during live shows continues to be a hot button topic these days, and Mammoth WVH's Wolfgang Van Halen has made his stance known. As you might expect, with Van Halen taking ...
6abc News

Bestselling author R. Eric Thomas stages 'Backing Track' at Arden Theatre

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Arden Theatre in Old City just returned to live audiences and is staging a world premiere from a bestselling author and two-time Barrymore winner. Karen Rogers has the story ...
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Let’s Talk About the Backing Tracks / Laptop Debate – Is It Really That Big of a Deal?

One of the hottest and most controversial topics sparking debate on social media recently is whether or not real rock bands use laptops or backing tracks to enhance their live performances — and ...
BroadwayWorld

Photos: First Look at the World Premiere of BACKING TRACK at The Arden

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Celebrated humorist, television writer, playwright, and national bestselling ...
Daily Mail

Why don't artists play live anymore? Expert reveals how pressure of major gigs is driving bands to use backing tracks in performances as Glastonbury miming and lip-syncing row ...

The first Glastonbury Festival was staged back in 1970 by Michael Eavis - inspired by a typically ear-splitting outdoor gig by rock heavyweights Led Zeppelin at that year's Bath Festival of Blues and ...