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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music encore: The Headstones, In Their Own Words, Part 2

January 1, 2021December 31, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Headstones, Ongoing History

[Happy New Year! One more encore before we get back to back to a long stretch of new shows next

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: The Headstones, In Their Own Words, Part 1

December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Headstones, Ongoing History

[We’re taking a bit of a Christmas break, but we’ll be back in January with a long string of new

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WTF? 

A holiday tradition: I helpfully deconstruct “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” [VIDEO]

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 Alan Cross 8 Comments A Visit from St. Nicolas, Alan Cross, Christmas, Deconstruction, The Night Before Christmas

Re-posting this video is turning out to be something of a Christmas tradition. Sorry if I ruin it for everyone

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Music History Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: Musical offspring

June 12, 2020June 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Offspring

I supposed if you grow up in a creative household, something is inevitably going to rub off, whether it be

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Music History Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 882: Alt-rock revivals 4 – Garage rock

March 13, 2020March 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Garage Rock, Garage Rock Revival

Take a look in your closet. Are you the kind of person who won’t through anything out because you’re positive

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 866: The Sum 41 story as told by Deryck Whibley (Part 1)

October 25, 2019October 31, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Deryck Whibley, Ongoing History, Sum 41

If you’ve ever seen Sum 41 perform live, they seem larger than life. Big. Loud. Brash. In your face. Very

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 863: A guide to genres, part 2

October 4, 2019October 6, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Genres, Ongoing History

I’m trying to imagine what it might be like to design an Amazon warehouse. A typical fulfillment centre covers at

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Music Industry 

Here’s my TEDx Winnipeg talk: Streaming is Killing Music

October 4, 2019October 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Streaming, TEDx, Winnipeg

Back in June, I was asked to make a presentation at a TEDx event in Winnipeg. The video is now

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Music News 

The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: The Arkells in their own words, part 1

August 24, 2019August 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Arkells, Ongoing History

When you’re in a band, you want to make sure the public record is correct. Unfortunately, though, you’re often at

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Encore presentation: The 90s, Part 5(b): The Hip-Hop Influence

July 12, 2019July 12, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross

If we look at the state of rock here in the 21st century, it is no longer the main musical

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 856: The rise and fall of the compact disc

May 10, 2019June 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Compact Disc, Ongoing History

On the afternoon of October 1, 1982, Sony introduced a new home stereo gizmo: the world’s first compact disc player.

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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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    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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  • 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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