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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: What if the major record labels had bought Napster?

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments File-Sharing, Napster, Streaming

The result of legal war waged by the major labels on the original Napster in the early part of this

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post-Punk Explosion part 2: Techno-pop

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ongoing History, Post-punk, Techno-Pop

For the longest time, the sounds of rock were made with voice, guitars, bass, drums, and keyboards like piano and

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The 4’33” download

July 15, 2022July 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4'33", Apple, iTunes, John Cage

In 1952, composer John Cage came up with something he called “4’33″” (read as “four thirty-three,” as in four minutes

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Ongoing History Daily: Radiohead’s irregular passports

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creep, Israel, Ongoing History, Radiohead, Security

Getting in and out of foreign countries can be one of the biggest hassles any musician will ever face.  Radiohead

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Ongoing History Daily: Can music affect your eyesight?

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eyesight, Music, Neurology

A study by American scientists from the late aughts seems to indicate that music can affect your eyesight. When you’re

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Ongoing History Daily: A great novel set in the music industry

July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment John Niven, Kill Your Friends, Music Industry, Novel, Record Industry

I can count the number of well-written novels set in the music industry on one hand.  In fact, I have

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The origin of the term “hip hop”

July 11, 2022July 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Grandmaster Flash, Hip Hop, Jospeh Saddler, MC Keef Cowboy, Rap

Hip-hop continues to be a major force in culture and an influence on other genres of music. But have you

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post Punk Explosion, part 1: New Wave

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments New Wave, Ongoing History, Post-punk, Punk

If you’ve been around long enough, you might fondly remember those special times when you just knew you were in

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Ongoing History Daily: Nirvana’s first record contract

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jonathan Poneman, Krist Novoselic, Nirvana, Record Contract, Sub Pop, This Business of Music

Nirvana will forever be one of the biggest bands in rock history. But did you know that for the first

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Ongoing History Daily: The grooving grey matter of guitarists

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Guitarists, Guitars, Max Planck

Scientists in Germany found something interesting. When guitarists get together in a groove, their brains sync up.  Researchers at the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Red Hot Chili Pepper facts

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anthony, Chad Smith, Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Think you know everything about the Red Hot Chili Peppers? How about these little nuggets? (1) Flea is a beekeeper.

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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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    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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