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Random music news for Wednesday, January 13, 2021

January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Trebek, Biopic, Danny Boyle, Guitars, Jeopardy, KISS, KKR, Magicians, Mountain Dew, Radio, Ryan Tedder, Sex Pistols, Smart Speakers, Song Catalogues, Sony, Virtual Concerts

Fun fact (via Sean): Magicians have been sawing women in half for a hundred years now. Who knew? Now educate

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Random music news for Wednesday, November 11, 2020

November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Trebek, Apple Music, Beyonce, Jeopardy, Liam Gallagher, Niall Horan, Payola, Phil Collins, Sinead O'Connor, Spotify, YouTube Music

Lest we forget. And now, music news for November 11, 2020. This song won’t play well with the MAGA types

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Daniel Lanois Among the 99 People Named to Order of Canada

July 1, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Doyle, Alex Trebek, Catherine O'Hara, Daniel Lanois, Graydon Carter, Mike Myers, Order of Canada

The Order of Canada, this country’s highest civilian award, is given out twice a year. The latest crop of 99

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Random Music News for Wednesday, February 22, 2017

February 22, 2017February 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Trebek, Apple, David Bowie, Everclear, Exercise, George Harrison, iPhone 8, Jay Z, Justin Bieber, Moog, Pink Floyd, Porsche, Rihanna, Roger Waters, Spotify, The Wall, Trump

Is there anyone with a worse job than Sean Spicer? Think about that the next time you hate your job.

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Random Music News for Friday, October 28, 2016

October 28, 2016October 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Alex Trebek, Apple, Donald Trump, iPod, John Lennon, Justin Timberlake, MuchMusic, Omny, Sia, Siri, Stevie Wonder, Tom Hanks, Yoko Ono

It’s Halloween party weekend. No, I’m not going to any. I’m the WORST at Halloween. And now, the music news…

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Random Music News for Thursday, July 2, 2015

July 2, 2015July 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Trebek, Breaking Benjamin, Deborah Harry, Frankie and the Heartstrings, Illionaire Records, Nielsen, Piracy, Radio Ratings, Rick Ross, Shazam, Soundhound, U2

I have the Statler Brothers “Flowers on the Wall” going through my head on an endless loop. A French magazine

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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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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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