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Funny/Weird 

Why did Donald Trump order the construction of these statues of musical figures?

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Garden of Heroes

One of the last things Donald Trump did as president was issue an executive order for the construction of a

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Cool! 

Whisky + Billy Joel explains the history of Scotch in 4 minutes

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Billy Joel, Scotch, whisky

Props to this whisky blogger who manages to tell the history of distilling Scotch from 1494 to the present in

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Music Industry 

Let’s check on Canadian music sales and streaming for this week

January 19, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music sales, Streaming

It’s Tuesday, so that must mean it’s time to look at how Canadian music sales and streaming are doing. We

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History of New Music Daily: The Smiths’ not-so-terrorist attack

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ongoing History, Smiths

Fans of the Smiths and Morrissey are known to be some of the most devoted in the world.  They will

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Television 

Coming soon: A TV comedy series about the music scene in Hamilton

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bell Fibe, Hamilton, This is the Thing

If you’ve spent any time paying attention to the live music scene in Hamilton, Ontario, you’ll know that it’s own

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Music Industry 

Music’s biggest problem? Attention spans.

January 19, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Attention Spans, MIDiA, Streaming

A couple of years ago, I delivered a TEDx talk on how streaming is changing the very nature of the

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music from the inbox
Recommended Music 

New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition! (January 19, 2021): Maxïmo Park, Octopus Montage, Blue Hour Ghosts, & More!

January 19, 2021January 18, 2021 Nerhys 0 Comments Blue Hour Ghosts, Descendents, Maximo Park, Mayday Parade, New Music, New Music From The Inbox, Octopus Montage, TJ Roberts

Maxïmo Park Song: “All of Me”Album: SingleRelease Date: January 15, 2021Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, UKWhy I Like it: Upbeat rhythm.Watch:

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, January 19, 2021

January 19, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Apple, Bow Wow, Brexit, Bridgerton, Donald Trump, Drake, Facebook, INXS, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, Robbie Robertson, Tesla, TikTok

It’s the last full day we’ll have to say “President Donald Trump” without using the word “former.” Meanwhile, in music

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Poll 

Weekly survey: Which platform do you use for podcasts?

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 4 Comments Podcasts

The future continues to be bright for podcasting as more people gravitate to on-demand listening. My Ongoing History podcast is

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Recommended Music 

To send off Donald Trump, here he is covering Metallica’s “Damage, Inc.” Sort of.

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Metallica

A fitting send-off. Thanks, Internet! Details at LouderSound.

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Opinion 

The English language could use some new musical terms. Can you help?

January 18, 2021January 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Etymology, Oxford English Dictionary

. [This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The English language has been evolving for centuries. Each year,

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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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