On a Cold Road
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Author | David Bidini |
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Illustrator | Martin Tielli |
Cover artist | Martin Tielli |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Genre | Biography |
Publisher | McClelland & Stewart |
Publication date | 1998 |
Media type | Print (softcover) |
Pages | 429 pp (first edition) |
ISBN | 978-0-7710-1456-7 |
OCLC | 39515334 |
LC Class | ML419.B585A3 1998 |
On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock is the first book by Rheostatics guitarist David Bidini. The book is a non-fiction account of what it's like for a Canadian rock band to be on tour. The 1998 book is published by McClelland & Stewart.
In his review Mark Jarman (of The Vancouver Sun) says that the book only scratches the surface of Canadian rock history.[1]
Canada Reads 2012[]
On a Cold Road was a finalist for Canada Reads 2012.[2] The year's theme was non-fiction Canadian books as hosted by Jian Ghomeshi. This shortlist was announced 1 November 2011.[3] On 23 November 2011, the celebrity panelists was announced. The book was being defended by Stacey McKenzie.[4] The winner was Something Fierce: Memoirs of a Revolutionary Daughter by Carmen Aguirre.
Citations[]
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Jarman, Mark (6 February 1999). "Heartaches by the number: This look at the boredom and bickering of a Canadian band's life on the road hits a lot of the right notes, though it scratches only the surface of the country's pop-music history". Vancouver Sun. vancouversun
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- ^ "Books & Authors » On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock". cbc.ca/books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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National Post, Staff (1 November 2011). "CBC unveils Top 10 picks for Canada Reads". National Post. Toronto: Postmedia Network Inc. www
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- ^ Interviewer: Jamey Ordolis (24 November 2011). "Canada Reads Announces Celebrity Panelists". CBC Live. Toronto. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC Television. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
External links[]
- 1998 non-fiction books
- Canadian non-fiction books
- Canadian biographies
- Books about Canada
- McClelland & Stewart books
- Music autobiographies
- Musician book stubs
- Canada literature stubs