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Details finally begin to emerge about the death of Taylor Hawkins. What really happened? [With updates on the fallout from this article]

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Alan Cross 16 Comments Autopsy, Cardiac Collapse, Cause of Death, Enlarged Heart, Foo Fighters, Funeral, Heart Attack, Overdose, Taylor Hawkins, Toxicology

It’s been two months since a call went out from Casa Medina, a Four Seasons property, in an area of

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Music News 

Halifax hip hop continues to lead the way as DK and Ghettosocks drop Masters project

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Andrew Dick 0 Comments Canada, Halifax, Hip-hop

[This guest post is from Brad Fougere from Public Intox PR in Ottawa – AD] Veteran Halifax (via Ottawa) emcee Ghettosocks continues

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Tech 

Is this the future of music composition and songwriting? If it is…wow.

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Music Composition, Songwriting, Soundful

It’s called Soundful. All you have to do is sing something into your phone, upload it to the platform, and

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Movies Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Key alt-rock soundtracks

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alt-Rock, Movies, Scores, Soundtracks

There was a time when movie soundtracks were the lifeblood of the recorded music industry. The LP record, which was

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The first live Tragically Hip album

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments CDs, Compact Discs, Laser Rot, Tape Rot

The live Tragically Hip album is called Live Between Us and there’s a great story about the origin of the

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, May 20, 2022

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy McFarland, Concert Posters, Duran Duran, Elton John, Fyre Festival, Ozzy, Pearl Jam, Platinum Jubilee, Queen, Taylor Swift, TikTok, Toni Basil, YouTube

Okay. Sure. (Via Tom) And then there are heckling drones. . Now some music news for May 20, 2022. Remember

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Music History Music News 

Vangelis, the electronic composer who help take things mainstream with the Chariots of Fire theme, has died

May 19, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chariots of Fire, Friends of Mr. Cairo, RIP, Vangelis

His full name was Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou but the world knew him as Vangelis, the composer of electronic music. Born

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Music News 

Pearl Jam can’t catch a break, cancels the rest of their US tour

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Covid, Gigaton, Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam’s Gigaton tour keeps running into issues. First, the whole thing was canceled in March 2020 in the first

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Recommended Music 

New Music from the Inbox: Mika, Florence + The Machine, Midlake, and more!

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Zoe Orion 0 Comments Florence + The Machine, Ken Yates, Midlake, MIKA, Nutrients

Artist: MikaSong: Yo Yo Usually full of whimsy, Mika goes in a darker direction for this pop song. But it’s

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Music News 

Ongoing History Daily: Laser Rot

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments CDs, Laser Rot

Last time, we talked about a weird, white dust; a mold that contaminated and destroyed magnetic audio and videotapes across

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, May 19, 2022

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Bataclan, Beatles, Cheese, Eagles of Death Metal, God Save the Queen, Hip Hop, Morrissey, Peter Jackson, Rap, Swan Lake, The Who, Von Trapp

Aliens may be living next to a star called 2MASS 19281982-2640123. It may be a while before we hear from

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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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