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Will Ferrell gets an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Academy Awards, Best Original Song, Eurovision, Husavik, Oscars, Rachael McAdams, Will Ferrell

If you scroll down through the nominations for the 2021 Oscars that were announced this morning, you’ll find something refreshingly

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Random music news for Saturday, January 25, 2020

January 25, 2020January 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Academy Awards, Payola

How long before someone comes up with song called “My Corona (Virus)” to the tune of “My Sharona?” It’s bound

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Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 219: Oscar Uncovered

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Academy Awards, Queen, Star Wars

The best compliment you could pay 2019 Oscar winner Jos Stam is that you didn’t see his work. And you’ve

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Random music news for Wednesday, February 20, 2019

February 20, 2019February 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Academy Awards, Blue Oyster Cult, Heart Attack Man, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Oscars, Ozzy, Queen, Shazam, Soundcloud, Stradivarius, WKRP, Wolfmother

This is the date–February 20, 2003–of the Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island when 100 people died and 200 were

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Random music news for Wednesday, December 19, 2018

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Academy Awards, AI, Apple, Classic Rock, FCC, HMV, Jeopardy, Killers, Madonna, Mariah Carey, P-Diddy, raves, Runaways, T.I., Thom Yorke, Vans Warped Tour, Vulfpeck

I saw some romaine lettuce on sale at my grocery store. so it must be safe. right? So can we

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Random Music News for Friday, March 2, 2018

March 2, 2018March 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Academy Awards, AI, Avid, David Bowie, Expedia, iTunes, Keith Richards, Liam Gallagher, Newfoundland, Ozzy, Pizza, Pro Tools, Record Store Day, Zakk Wylde

Thirty-five years ago today, the first compact disc players went on sale in North America. Heretofore they had only been

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This is the Song That Could Get Chris Cornell an Academy Award

November 19, 2017November 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Academy Awards, Best Original Song, Chris Cornell, The Promise

Hollywood award season has begun and while the studios, agencies and publicists cower about impending sexual assault/harassment allegations, they’re distracting themselves

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Random Music News for Friday, November 17, 2017

November 17, 2017November 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Academy Awards, Black Friday, blockchain, Canadian Musician, Chris Cornell, Coolio, DOA, Gene Simmons, Katy Perry, Record Store Day, Smart Speakers, Songwriting, Streaming, Touring, Universal Music, Venezuela

There’s a bougainvillea that my wife has in a pot in the backyard and it’s STILL alive. That’s one tough

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Random Music News for Thursday, March 3, 2016

March 3, 2016March 3, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Academy Awards, Alice in Chains, Barack Obama, Black Flag, Bob Dylan, Bono, Cadence Music Group, Cher, Fifty Cent, Guns 'N Roses, Kanye West, MapleMusic, Oscars, Rhapsody, Rob Zombie, Spotify, Squamish Music Festival, SXSW, The Pirate Bay

It was 25 years ago today that Rodney King got his beating from LA cops. It was a dark time.

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Random Music News for Wednesday, March 2, 2016

March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Academy Awards, Adele, Amy Winehouse, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, Guns 'N Roses, Hamilton, Izzy Stradlin, Juno Awards, Justin Bieber, L7, Miley Cyrus, Oscars, Spotify, Star Trek, U2

Outside my window, March certainly came in like a lion. Stupid snow. Fortunately, I’ve been distracted by some music news.

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Music Notes from the Oscars That You May Have Missed

February 29, 2016February 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2016, Academy Awards, Dan Gerson, Dave Grohl, Ennio Morricone, Oscars, Public Enemy, Radiohead, Sam Smith

Three hours and 35 minutes. If you made it through the whole thing, then you’re either (a) a super hardcore

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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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