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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

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
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