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Random music news for Thursday, September 24, 2020

September 24, 2020September 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments BandCamp, BBC, Fall Out Boy, Family Feud, Headphones, Hillary Clinton, Jem Finer, Kanye, New Romantics, Ozzy, Q107, Qubuz, Rick Astley, Rolling Stone, Spotify, Steel Panther, Streaming, Van Morrison, Weezer

The Model Plaid? Weird name, but hella fast! On to music news for September 24, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Van

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Bandcamp supporting NAACP Legal Defense Fund with sales this Friday

June 18, 2020June 17, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments BandCamp, BLM, Donation, fundraiser, Juneteenth, NAACP, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Racism, social conscious, social justice

Bandcamp continues to act in a progressive, socially-conscious and responsible way.  Earlier this year, the distribution and musician supporting site

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Random music news for Friday, June 5, 2020.

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AMC Theatres, BandCamp, CDs, Dave Bidini, Elephants, Iggy Pop, Kanye West, Kate Bush, Live Nattion, NWA, Paul Barton, Protests, Steve's Music, Tiger King, Tool, Wuhan

Plague. Economic ruin. Rioting. Murder hornets. But at least there’s some good news on the Yellowstone supervolcano front. Can you

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Help support musicians and #BuyMusicFriday

May 21, 2020May 20, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments #BuyMusicFriday, BandCamp, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Merch, Musicians, Revenue, Spotify, Streaming

With no concerts to go to and no merch to buy, how can music fans help the artists they love

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Random music news for Wednesday, March 25, 2020

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments BandCamp, Bono, Cirque du Soleil, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Deezer, Elton John, Kenny Rogers, Metal, Metallica, Podcasting, Self-Isolation, TikTik

I wonder how many people working from home for the first time have yet to put on pants? Another question:

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Random music news for Monday, April 22, 2019

April 22, 2019April 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, BandCamp, Beatles, Beyonce, Caribbean, Eminem, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Netflix, Nine Inch Nails, Rolling Stones, Van Halen, Vinyl, YouTube

The first Earth Day was celebrated on this day in 1970. As for music news on April 22, 2019… Nine

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Random music news for Friday, April 19, 2019

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments BandCamp, Bob Dylan, BTS, Fleetwood Mac, Gongs, KLF, Lindsey Buckingham, Live Nation, Mueller, Saturday Night Live, Stream Ripping

It was on this day in 1987 that a short-form animated feature called The Simpsons first appeared as an interstitial

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Random Music News for Wednesday, February 14, 2018

February 14, 2018February 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, BandCamp, Bob Lefsetz, Chris Cornell, Consumer Reports, Facebook, HomePod, Jay Z, Johnny Cash, K-Pop, Kanye, MDMA, Miley Cyrus, Retiring Rock Stars, WiFi, YouTube Red

Valentine’s Day: a made-up holiday designed to make dudes feel guilty and single people even more lonely. Who needs it?

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Fun with Stats from Bandcamp

January 2, 2018January 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2017, BandCamp

If you search for new music online, you’ve no doubt used Bandcamp, a great site for bands of all sort

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Random Music News for Friday, August 04, 2017

August 4, 2017August 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments BandCamp, Bernie Taupin, Bob Dylan, Burt Bacharach, Chester Bennington, Email, Gene Simmons, Justin Bieber, KISS, PHISH, Primus, Taylor Swift, Transgender

This summer long weekend is a strange one. Not everyone gets Monday off, so spare a thought for those folks.

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Bandcamp Promises to Fight Trump with Donations to the ACLU

February 1, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments ACLU, BandCamp, Donald Trump

Donald Trump hasn’t been in office for two weeks and already he’s sparked more opposition since…well, it’s been a while.

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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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