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Random music news for Thursday, May 19, 2022

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Bataclan, Beatles, Cheese, Eagles of Death Metal, God Save the Queen, Hip Hop, Morrissey, Peter Jackson, Rap, Swan Lake, The Who, Von Trapp

Aliens may be living next to a star called 2MASS 19281982-2640123. It may be a while before we hear from

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Random music news for Friday, April 29, 2022

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, Beatles, CanRock, Coachella, Covid, George Michael, Justin Bieber, Lesotho, Metallica, Musical Trends, Nissim Black, U2

This doomsday alarm clock would want me to stay in bed with the covers over my head. Then how would

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Random music news for Friday, April 15, 2022

April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Devo, Journey, Richard Branson, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Slipknot, TikTok

This woman waited until age 105 to get tattooed. Interesting bucket list item. Moving on to music news for Good

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Random music news for Tuesday, March 22, 2022

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aaron Lewis, Beatles, Chelsea Hotel, Covid, Dave Grohl, Dream Widow, eSports, Junos, Krautrock, Russia, Super Vinyl, Tinder, Toronto

The first thing I’d do if I bought this place is scream “SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND!” C’mon. You

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Opinion 

A thought experiment: Which of today’s rock artists will still be heard 100 years from now?

March 21, 2022March 20, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beatles, Beethoven, Chuck Berry, Mozart, Music Critics, Paul Whiteman

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] What’s the oldest song you know? I’m not talking about something

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Music History 

Watch as some of the world’s greatest drummers pay tribute to Ringo Starr

March 19, 2022March 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Ringo Starr, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

First, let’s have none of that crap about Ringo not being a very good drummer. Anyone who knows anything about

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Random music news for Thursday, March 3, 2022

March 3, 2022March 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Apple, Beatles, Daniel Ek, Danzig, Donna Summer, Kanye, Peter Jackson, Russia, Social Media, Ukraine

Pro-Russian hackers got punked by one of their own. Good. Here’s what I have for music news for March 3,

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Music History 

Confused about the difference between British and American Beatles albums? This will help.

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Albums, Beatles

How many albums did the Beatles release? Well, that depends if you’re in North America or the UK. Fans have

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Random music news for Monday, February 7, 2022

February 7, 2022February 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, Apple Music, Arcade Fire, Barenaked Ladies, Beatles, Billie Eilish, Facebook, Instagram, Joe Rogan, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Rush, Spotify, Ted Nugent, Tragically Hip, Will Butler

Imagine if this was your mom. Now that image is in your head, this is music news for February 7,

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Random music news for Friday, February 4, 2022

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, Beatles, Facebook, Get Back, Glastonbury, King Crimson, Korn, Munky, Music Piracy, Noel Gallagher, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Spotify, Travis Scott, Triumph

This guy got hacked by North Korea. So he took down their entire internet from his bedroom. Respect, dude. Here’s

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Random music news for Saturday, January 29, 2022

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Adele, Beatles, Chris Brown, Guns 'N Roses, Meat Loaf, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Neil Young, Sister Janet Mead, Spotify, Taylor Swift

Can you fall 33,000 ft from an airliner and live? Yes. At least once. Now let’s try music news for

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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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