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Baby Boomers

Music News 

The Weekly Survey is for Gen Zers: Who is the voice of your generation?

January 15, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, Millennials

I’m pretty sure it was the music historian Simon Frith who said “Every generation has the biological right to believe

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Music News 

Here’s a Breakdown of How People Are Listening to Music These Days

July 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Boomers, Game Console, Gen X, Gen Z, Millennials, PC, Radio, Streaming

RAIN had a cool story yesterday about the methods by which Americans are accessing music these days. What makes the

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Music News 

Prepare for a Shock: Today’s Teens React to the Indie Music of the Early 2000s

April 14, 2017April 13, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Z, Nostalgia

There comes a moment in our lives when we realize that we’re no longer young again. I don’t mean mentally,

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Music Industry 

Ageing Rock Fans Keep Rock Alive

April 10, 2017April 9, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Baby Boomers, Desert Trip, Rock Fans

A good thing about getting old is that you might have more money to devote to seeing your musical heroes

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Music History 

Has This Generation Given Up (or Unable to) Write Decent Lyrics?

January 9, 2017January 8, 2017 Alan Cross 5 Comments Baby Boomers, Lyrics, Millennials, Songwriting

I wish I could remember where I read this so I could give the author credit: “Every generation has the

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Music History 

Can Music Trends Predict Stock Market Crashes? Maybe.

March 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Boomers, Music Cycles, Music Trends, Stock Market

Here’s a thought-provoking article from Journal of Music. Just remember that correlation doesn’t mean causation.  Still… The demise of the

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for May 15, 2014

May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Boomers, Chris Hadfield, Connected Car, David Bowie, Millennials

Happy 66th birthday Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno!  But you can just call him Eno.

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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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