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Star Wars + A Star is Born = A Star Wars is Born

February 22, 2019February 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Star is Born, Nerdist, Star Wars

I’m not a fan of a lot of parody songs, but this one by The Nerdist nails it.

ROCKthusiast Does #MWE for AJoMT (Day 28)

February 4, 2019February 28, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments #InternationalClashDay, #MWE, 111 Songs, A Star is Born, Adam Baldwin, Alexisonfire, Alice Merton, Ariana Grande, Bradley Cooper, Darlene, Darryl Weeks, David Bowie, Familiar Drugs, February, Feral Roots, Fever 333, Gerard Way, Golden Hour, Hesitant Alien, Hollerado, Hubert Lenoir, Iggy and the Stooges, Isn't Anything, Jann Arden, Kacey Musgraves, Kurt Cobain, Lady Gaga, Legacy Edition, Made an America, Maroon 5, Mastodon, MINT, Montage of Heck, Music Writing Exercise, My Bloody Valentine, My Dear Melancholy, No Rest for the Wicked, Once More 'Round the Sun, Outsider, Perfect Velvet, Radical Softness, Raw Power, Red Pill Blues, Red Velvet, RIval Sons, Rolling Stones, Shawn Mendes, Spinnerette, Spirit of Eden, Talk Talk, thank u next, The Clash, The Dose, The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss, The Weeknd, These Are the Days, Three Days Grace, Voodoo Lounge Uncut, Whitehorse

Before anyone starts asking “#MWE, WTF?”, the hashtag stands for Music Writing Exercise, and is the brainchild of Gary Suarez,

Random music news for Tuesday, November 20, 2018

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Star is Born, Aerosmith, Apple, Bon Jovi, Bradley Cooper, BTS, Casy Kasem, iPhones, Joe Perry, Lady Gaga, Millennial Radio, Music sales, No Sleep Til Sudbury, Noel Gallagher, Shrek, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Universal Music, Warner Music, YouTube

Now in transit home from Thailand. By the time I get home, I’ll have been traveling for 32 hours. Ouch.

Random music news for Thursday, November 15, 2018

November 15, 2018November 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Star is Born, Alexa, Amazon, Ariana Grande, Bataclan, BTS, California Wildfires, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, Drake, Echo, Facebook, Jack White, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Matt Bellamy, Muse, Pusha-T, Super Bowl, Windows 10

I’m still at a health resort in Thailand. One of the new services offered is past life regression. I’m thinking

Random music news for Friday, October 5, 2018

October 5, 2018October 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8K, A Star is Born, Adele, Aunt Mimi, Billy Corgan, Eminem, Fight Club, Green Day, John Lennon, Johnny Lydon, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Oasis, Radiohead, Samsung, Theresa May, Tina Turner, UB40, W Hotels

Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space on this day in 1984. And in music news for October 5,

Random music news for Friday, September 28, 2018

September 28, 2018September 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, A Star is Born, Apple, Barbra Streisand, Bradley Cooper, Dave Grohl, iOS12, Joan Jett, Liberty Media, Live Nation, Moose Blood, Paul McCartney, Shazam, SiriusXM, Taylor Swift

Off to Winnipeg to see Paul McCartney tonight. I swear that when he does “Hey Jude” live, he casts healing

Random music news for Wednesday, July 25, 2018

July 25, 2018July 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Star is Born, Amazon Echo, Cassettes, Color Me Badd, Crytopcurrency, Deep People, Fyre Festival, Ghostface Killah, Oasis, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, R. Kelly, Sharp Objects, Steven Tyler, System of a Down, Twitter

It was on this day in 1965 that Bob Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival. Things haven’t been

Delivering Reach for the Biggest Brands – Alan Dark in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 027 April 12, 2021
In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
Mark Silver
Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver