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Random music news for Friday, April 16, 2021

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Arcade Fire, Cinerama, NFTs, Spotify, The Doors, Tim Hortons

Still not washing your hands enough? This video by Yonge Street legends might help. Now on to music news for

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Random music news for Saturday, March 6, 2021

March 6, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alexa, BTS, Fortnite, Godsmack, Mariah Carey, Mullets, Sonos, Sully Erna, System of a Down, Xbox

Just when you thought the story of Rudy Giuliani couldn’t get any weirder, his daughter has written a piece called

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Random music news for Saturday, December 5, 2020

December 5, 2020December 4, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Black Metal, Dogs, Foals, Glass Animals, Instagram, iOS, Music Fans, Ozzy, Santa, Scott Weiland, Technics SL-1200, TikTok

For reasons unknown, this earworm has been going through my head for a week. Think very carefully before you click

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Random music news for Saturday, April 18, 2020

April 18, 2020April 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Christopher Cross, Coachella, Donald Trump, Drake, Jay-Z, Kanye, Moby, Noel Gallagher, R Kelly, Snoop Dogg, Spotify

A good question: Why does Wite-Out and Liquid Paper still exist? If you’re of a certain age, you probably have

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Random music new for Tuesday, January 7, 2020

January 7, 2020January 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20/20, Alexa, CES, Courtney Love, K-Pop, Kohler, Marilyn Manson, Michael Jackson, Podcasting, Radio, Rod Stewart, Smart Speakers, Streaming

Getting ready to do serious Geeks&Beats reporting from CES 2020. For example, I found this device which apparently is the

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Amazon’s Alexa will now break up family arguments over Christmas. However…

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa

You know what it’s like when family gets together over Christmas: At some point, no matter how careful everyone is

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Random music news for Thursday, September 18, 2019

September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ad Astra, Alexa, Brad Pitt, Drums, Festivals, Gun Cntrol, iOS13, Juno Hall of Fame, Shazam, Ted Nugent, Tom DeLonge, Tool, Vinyl, Viola Smith

Maybe one more day of erratic posts and email responses. Surgical recovery is taking a little longer than expected. Here’s

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Random music news for Monday, June 24, 2019

June 24, 2019June 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Brian May, Dave Grohl, Elliott Roberts, Metallica, Rolling Stones, Stream Ripping

Off to Winnipeg tonight to prepare for a TEDx presentation I have to give on Wednesday. Maybe I’ll see you

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Random music news for Thursday, June 13, 2019

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Anthrax, Cage the Elephant, Justin Bieber, Limp Bizkit, Ozzy, Siri, Slayer, Spice Girls

Off to Ottawa today for the next round of dates in my spring speaking tour. Maybe I’ll see you there.

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Random music news for Friday, April 12, 2019

April 12, 2019April 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Hologram, Mel B, Requestify, Ronnie James Dio

The first-ever space shuttle launch happened on this day in 1981 as STS-1. It was Columbia–but we all know what

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Random music news for Monday, February 4, 2019

February 4, 2019February 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Buddy Holly, Danny Carey, David Bowie, Facebook, Grammy Awards, Lyft, Mick Jagger, Music Writing, Photoshop, Quadrophenia, Rolling Stone, Roxodus, Sega Genesis, Steereo, Tool, Uber, Woodstock

Today is Facebook’s 15th birthday. In music news for February 4, 2019… Why is this music festival sending out invitations

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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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    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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    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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