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30th Anniversary

Music News 

U2’s 30th Anniversary Edition of The Joshua Tree is Out Today

June 2, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 30th Anniversary, Box Set, Joshua Tree, U2

If it seems like we’ve been talking about this box set forever–When did we first hear about it? Last fall?–the

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30 Years Ago Today, U2 Released The Joshua Tree

March 9, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 30th Anniversary, Box Set, Joshua Tree, U2

After four albums, there was a sense that U2 was on the verge of Something Big. Having developed from a

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Music History 

Live Aid Happened 30 Years Ago Today. Here’s an Oral History of the Event.

July 13, 2015July 12, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1985, 30th Anniversary, Live Aid

This comes from Yahoo! Music. If you remember Saturday, July 13, 1985, you need to read this. They were the

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, July 11, 2015

July 11, 2015July 11, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30th Anniversary, Apple Music, Billy Zoom, Clash, Live Aid, Mick Jagger, Movie, One Direction, Synthesizers, U2, Woody Harrelson, Yamaha

Fifty-five years ago today, To Kill a Mockingbird was published.  Meanwhile, here’s your roundup of music news for Saturday. Yet

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Music History 

30 Years After Live Aid: Where Are They Now?

July 7, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1985, 30th Anniversary, Live Aid, Where Are They Now

I remember Live Aid well: Saturday, July 13, 1985.  It’s hard to overstate just how big an event this was.

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Optimus Prime is Now a Rock Star

June 20, 2014June 20, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 30th Anniversary, Rock Band, Transformers, Unicron

Rupinder forwarded this news about the Transformers 30th Anniversary Tour Edition which features Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave and Smooth Jazz as

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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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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