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Random music news for Friday, April 8, 2022

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Airpods, Amazon Music, Covid, Dethklok, Joy Division, Kanye, Metal Lords, Playlists, Spotify, The Weeknd, Twitter

I’m going to be hosting an online music trivia contest for charity in a couple of weeks. Wanna play? Get

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Random music news for Tuesday, March 1, 2022

March 1, 2022March 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Cancon, Covid, Dave Grohl, Documentary, Snoop Dogg, Spotify, System of a Down, Twisted Sister, Vinyl, YouTube Music

I just read that the question mark is derived from a cat’s tail–as the cat is walking away. Is that

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WTF? 

Weird music video alert: This man covers A-ha’s “Take on Me” by slapping himself in the face.

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Cover Version, Take On Me

I could write some commentary here, but I think the video speaks for itself.

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Funny/Weird 

Aha’s “Take On Me” + The Simpsons’ steamed hams = This

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Cover Version, Parody, Simpsons, Steamed Hams

Nice work, Internet. Read more at Mashable.

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, March 11, 2020

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Black Sabbath, Brain.FM, Chester Bennington, Denmark, Facebook, Michael Bolton, Neil Young, Simple Minds, SXSW, Tidal

This infamous orgy club–i.e. a place where people gather to have sex with strangers–doesn’t seem worried about the coronavirus. Ew.

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, February 25, 2020

February 25, 2020February 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, BTS, Classical Music, K-Pop, Michael Cohl, Podcasts, Pop Smoke, Radio, TikT

If you’re having a bad Tuesday, then just think of this guy. I know, right? Moving on to music new

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Music News 

35 years after the original shook things up, A-ha has released a new 4K version of “Take On Me”

January 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Take On Me

When A-ha’s “Take on Me” appeared in 1985, jaws dropped. No one had seen this sort of mix of live

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Music History 

a-ha’s “Take On Me” video is still so popular that there’s a three-part YouTube doc on it

November 4, 2019November 4, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha

When a-ha released the video for “Take on Me” in 1985, its mixed-media approach was considered wondrous and magical. It

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Recommended Music 

Weezer has released a video for their cover of a-ha’s “Take on Me”–and it’s pretty retro.

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 Alan Cross 4 Comments a-ha, Cover Version, Finn Wolfhard, Stranger Things, Take On Me, Weezer

Let’s go back to the bedroom of a young Rivers Cuomo in 1985 when… And yes, that is Finn Wolfhard,

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Music News 

And the most-streamed song of the 20th century is…

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Bohemian Rhapsody, Guns 'N Roses, Nirvana, Queen

Consider this question: What song from the last century has been streamed the most on all platforms?  If you guessed

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Music News 

Random music news for June 11, 2018

June 11, 2018June 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Beyonce, Bonnaroo, Danny Kirwan, Doc Martens, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Germaine Greer, Joy Division, Led Zeppelin, Mags, New Order, Spotify, St. Vincent, Tool, YouTube

It was on this day in 1982 that ET: The Extraterrestrial debuted in theatres. Now in music news for June 11,

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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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