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Gadgets 

How long will you continue to buy things like CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays?

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 Alan Cross 7 Comments Blu-Ray, Compact Discs, DVDs

Item 1: Earlier this month, Samsung announced it was going to stop investing in new Blu-ray technology. While the company

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, February 22, 2019

February 22, 2019February 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Lifeson, Amy Winehouse, Apple Music, Ariana Grande, Blu-Ray, Cream Soda, Donald Trump, Florida, Jussie Smollett, Michael Jackson, NWA, Peter Tork, Rush, Samsung, Spotify, The Monkees

Heading out of the hemisphere for a few days, but I promise to keep on top of things with music

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Gadgets 

Sign of the times: Samsung has stopped making new Blu-ray players

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Alan Cross 4 Comments Blu-Ray, DVD, Samsung

Like you, I have a couple of DVD and Blu-ray players in the house. I haven’t touched any of them

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, December 14, 2018

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby It's Cold Outside, Blu-Ray, Cannibal Corpse, China, Christmas Music, David Lee Roth, Deadpool, GG Allin, Hip-hop, Lean, Mormons, Music Piracy, MusicCounts, Noel Gallagher, Peter Murphy, Smart Speakers, TV, Van Halen, William Shatner, YouTube

Plutonium was isolated on this day in 1940. As for music news on December 14, 2018… Nominations for the 2019

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Music News 

Here’s the Official Trailer for the Rush R40 Concert Film

November 7, 2015November 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blu-Ray, DVD, R40, Rush, Toronto

As a touring entity, it appears that Rush is no more. When they wrapped up that last gig in LA

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Music News 

Wow. A Restored Edition of the Beatles Film for “A Day in the Life”

October 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1+, Beatles, Blu-Ray, DVD

If you haven’t heard by now, a new version of the Beatles 1 collection is coming next month. Dubbed 1+,

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Music News Recommended Music 

Another Peek at Rush’s R40 DVD/Blu-Ray

October 22, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blu-Ray, DVD, R40, Rush, Toronto

R40, a video record of Rush‘s (apparently) last ever tour will appear in stores November 20 as both a DVD

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Movies 

Watch a Preview of the Rush Documentary, R40

October 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blu-Ray, DVD, R40, R40 Live, Rush

I have a sad feeling that we’ll never see Rush in concert again. At least that was the sentiment that

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Music News 

Here’s the Tracklisting for the Upcoming Kurt Cobain Solo Album

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blu-Ray, DVD, Kurt Cobain, Montage of Heck, Solo Album

When Montage of Heck gets released on DVD and Blu-Ray next month, it will be accompanied by an album full

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Recommended Music 

Watch Video from Rush’s Upcoming R40 DVD

October 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blu-Ray, DVD, R40, Rush, Toronto

It’s very, very possible that we’ll never see Rush play live again. This doesn’t mean that they’re done as a

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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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  • Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
    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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