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Music News 

Today’s Christmas Shopping Item #2: Iron Maiden’s Ugly Xmas Sweater

November 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Band Merch, Christmas Sweater, Iron Maiden, Swag

Iron Maiden has tried really, really hard to come up with a truly ugly Christmas sweater (“jumper,” for our UK

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, June 1, 2016

June 1, 2016May 31, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Australia, Band Merch, Britney Spears, Elton John, Gorilla Biscuits, IBM, Iggy Pop, Kraftwerk, Payola, Rolling Stones, Ron Wood, Sampling, Stooges, Twenty One Pilots, Twilight Zone, Vladimir Putin, Whitney Houston

June? Already? Here’s your music news. Here’s how things work in the US when it comes to the music business.

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Cool! 

When Band Merch Gets Weird

May 28, 2016May 27, 2016 Nerhys 2 Comments Alice Cooper, Band Merch, Deadmau5, Drake, Eminem, GWAR, KISS, Modern Baseball, Tim Armstrong, Tom DeLonge, Weezer, Weird

Whenever I go to a concert, the first thing I seek out is the merch table. I look closely at

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Looking for New and Interesting Merch for Your Band to Sell? Try Wax Cylinders! (Uh, No…Wait…)

April 2, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments April Fool's, Band Merch, Swag, Wax Cylinders

First came vinyl records when everyone was still into CDs.  Then some bands thought it would be cool to resurrect

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Music History 

How the Beatles Invented Band Merch

February 11, 2014February 10, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Band Merch, Beatles, Swag

In case you haven’t had enough of all the 50th-anniversary-in-America stuff, there’s this article from The Music Network that details

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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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