On a Cold Road

On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock
	First edition
Author	David Bidini
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

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". The Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network Inc. vancouversun.com. p. J11. ISSN 0832-1299.
"Books & Authors » On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock". cbc.ca/books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
National Post, Staff (1 November 2011). "CBC unveils Top 10 picks for Canada Reads". National Post. Toronto: Postmedia Network Inc. www.nationalpost.ca. ISSN 1486-8008. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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

davebidini.ca

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[vancouversun.com-1] 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". The Vancouver Sun. Postmedia Network Inc. vancouversun.com. p. J11. ISSN 0832-1299.

[cbc.ca_1-2] "Books & Authors » On a Cold Road: Tales of Adventure in Canadian Rock". cbc.ca/books. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

[nationalpost-3] National Post, Staff (1 November 2011). "CBC unveils Top 10 picks for Canada Reads". National Post. Toronto: Postmedia Network Inc. www.nationalpost.ca. ISSN 1486-8008. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

[cbc.ca_2-4] Interviewer: Jamey Ordolis (24 November 2011). "Canada Reads Announces Celebrity Panelists". CBC Live. Toronto. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. CBC Television. Retrieved 20 December 2011.