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TikTok: The album

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album, TikTok, Warner

TikTok has unended much of the recorded music industry these days. It’s become a place where things go viral, hits

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Remembering Guy Lafleur–and his disco album

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments 1979, Album, Guy Lafleur

Guy Lafleur was not just one of the biggest stars in Montreal Canadiens’ history, but also one of the most

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Recommended Music 

Prepare for a new album by William Shatner

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album, Bill, William Shatner

William Shatner is 90 years old but has zero intention of slowing down. He appeared in a movie earlier this

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Your Tool album meme of the week

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album, Bernie Sanders

A number of new release calendars issued by the music industry optimistically list a new album from Tool. No specific

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Music Industry 

Is the album doomed? Rolling Stone certainly thinks so.

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album

In all its forms–vinyl, 8-track, cassette, CD, download–the album has been the main product of the music industry since the

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Arcade Fire Performs Funeral Album In Full

September 23, 2018September 21, 2018 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Album, Arcade Fire, Funeral, Los Angeles

Well, that’s quite a way to open your set at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre! Arcade Fire performed Funeral in full

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Does the album have a future? Let’s take a close look.

June 11, 2018June 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album, Record Album

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] While trying to wrap my head around the concept of moles

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Music News 

Trent Reznor has unilaterally redefined the concept of the EP

May 22, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Album, Bad Witch, EP, LP, Nine Inch Nails, Spotify

Back in the late 70s, a new format was introduced. The EP (Extended Play) was a 12-inch slab of vinyl

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Dolores O’Riordan happy, enthusiastic in message left before her death

April 6, 2018April 5, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Album, Bad Wolves, Cranberries, Dan Waite, Death, Dolores O'Riordan, Suicide, Tribute

If an autopsy ultimately determines that Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan committed suicide, a newly discovered voicemail left hours before her

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Listen To Sgt. Pepper’s, Except Every Song Is Now A Parody of Star Wars

May 3, 2017May 2, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Album, Palette-Swap Ninja, Parody, Sgt. Pepper's, Star Wars

There is no limit to creativity in the universe, and this proves it. Earlier this week, a geek-parody group called

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Music Industry 

What Is an “Album” in 2016?

December 16, 2016December 15, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album

Define a “record album.” Most people will describe it as a collection of songs released by an artist. Okay, fine.

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