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Thanks for the chatter, folks!

BackstageRider has been be featured in the UK’s GUARDIAN newspaper online

Check out Mikala’s other articles in the Georgia Straight

Mikala talks about her “Band Wagon” tour on the Urban Dig app.

Mikala is a “Featured Vancouverite” in Inside Vancouver

Blogger Profile: Mikala of BackstageRider

#1 of 125 Reasons to Love Vancouver: Mikala Taylor/The Backstage Rider

Creative Types who’ve also dug the BSR mojo:

And thanks to these fine bloggers:

Slicing Up Eyeballs – My column on The Stone Roses is given some nice play
Karra Barron – Copywriter discusses Northern Voice Blogging Conference 2011 (and BackstageRider!)
Rock and Roll Travel – profile on me, fave rock and roll cities, venues, etc
Rick Chung – Writer/Blogger/Broadcaster on Northern Voice 2011 (and BackstageRider!)
This Blog is Going Smash – This Society’s online journal (talking about Northern Voice 2011 and BackstageRider!)
Vancouver Gadgets – Blogger discusses Northern Voice 2011 (and BackstageRider!)
TEDxVancouver – mention re: TEDx2011
Julie Burtinshaw - Personal blog of this awesome writer, author of “The Perfect Cut”
OtterZen – Personal Blog of Arts & History Editor of BBC.co.uk, Richard Cable
Rob Edmonds – Artist, Designer, Restaurateur
Cascade Room – Vancouver’s fab cocktail lounge and eatery
Another Use for Poppies – by Vancouver writer Jennifer Laidlaw

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• Lucifuge to a Kill RT @maggieserota: Supergroup idea: Duran Duranzig about 25 minutes ago from TweetDeck

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