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Random music news for Thursday, June 7, 2018

June 7, 2018June 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple AirPods, BBC, Billie Holiday, Bonarroo, Facebook, Glen Ballard, Green Day, Kate Spade, Lee Daniels, Musical.ly, Opera, Pride Month, Sacha Robotti, Sonos, Surviour

The death of Kate Spade is really bothering me. As with Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington, we have no idea

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Random Music News for Friday, November 3, 2017

November 3, 2017November 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Benedict Cumerbatch, Billie Holiday, Elvis Presley, Gord Downie, Mariah Carey, Stone Temple Pilots, The Face, Thom Yorke, YouTube

I’m already looking forward to the hour of extra sleep this weekend. But seriously: we should just get rid of

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The Ever-Popular Tortured Artist Effect: Mental Illness in Music

November 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Winehouse, Billie Holiday, Genius, Kurt Cobain, Mental Ill

The notion of the tortured doomed soul making music is something that goes back centuries. But is this romanticizing of

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Random Music News for Thursday, September 10, 2015

September 10, 2015September 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple Music, Apple TV, Billie Holiday, Bon Scott, Donald Trump, Hoax, Justin Bieber, Michael Stipe, Midnight Oil, Peter Garrett, Super Mario, Survivor

The squirrels are back to tease the bull terriers in the back yard. There will be no peace. And now,

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Random Music News for Saturday, July 4, 2015

July 4, 2015July 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Amy Winehouse, Apple Music, Arctic Monkeys, Billie Holiday, Bruce Dickinson, Cancer, Grateful Dead, Iron Maiden, Layne Stayley, Peaches Geldof, Plagiarism, Pluto, Robert Johnson, Sound Effects, Styx, Zooey Deschanel

Remember when there weren’t fears about a terrorist plot on July 4? A good list: 10 songs that were stolen.

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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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    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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