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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History: Rock book on eating on the road

May 24, 2022May 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Kapranos, Franz Ferdinand, Ongoing History, Touring

One of the more unusual reference books I have on my shelf is one from Franz Ferdinand singer, Alex Kapranos.

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Accordion warfare

May 23, 2022May 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Accordions, FAMO, Lethoso

Let’s journey to the tiny African nation of Lesotho where some vicious gang warfare is going on. One of the

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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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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: An update on tape rot

May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Magnetic Tape, Tape Rot

Storing audio for long, long periods of time isn’t as easy as we once thought.  For example, about a dozen

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Johnny Cash covers “Hurt”

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Hurt, Johnny Cash, Nine Inch Nails, Rick Rubin, Trent Reznor

Johnny Cash was in the twilight of both his career and his life when producer Rick Rubin became determined to

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Jack White’s alternate career choices

May 16, 2022May 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Catholic Church, Jack White, Priesthood, Upholsterers, White Stripes

Jack White didn’t set out to be a rock star. As the tenth of ten children in a devout Detroit

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 954: The Trews, in their own words

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Autobiography, In Their Own Words, One I'd Trouser, Ongoing History, Trews

When a band first comes together, there’s little expectation that this could become a long-term endeavor. Being a professional musician

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Weird fan violence

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cure, Fan Violence, Jon Moreland, Prague

Here’s a disturbing story about fan violence. Jon Moreland was a 38-year-old mixed-up guy from the Los Angeles who went

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The history of the picture disc

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hitler, Picture Discs, Vinyl

Now that vinyl is a big deal again, you may run across something known as a “picture disc”—a 12″ LP

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Ongoing History Daily: Beastie Boys facts

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, Mike D

If there’s one thing you can say about the Beastie Boys is that they’ve all lived in some interesting places.

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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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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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