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Random music news for Saturday, December 12, 2020

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Apple, Box Sets, Conan O'Brien, Def Leppard, Google Play Music, Grimes, Nielsen, Radio, Sonos, Super Bowl, TikTok, Whale, YouTube Music

Question: Humans have created hundreds of breeds of dogs. Why hasn’t anyone bred a dog that lives longer? Just a

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Random music news for December 31, 2018

December 31, 2018December 30, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Auld Lang Syne, Box Sets, Chris Vrenna, David Bowie, Grammy Awards, Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Salt-N-Pepper

One last time for music news in 2018. And how will you spend your December 31? New Year’s Eve! Here

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Music Industry 

This court ruling could put a crimp into labels releasing album remasters and box sets

November 3, 2018November 2, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Box Sets, Music Modernization Act, Reissues, Remasters

Record labels are always looking to squeeze the most out of the music in their catalogues. One way to do

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Music Industry 

How Long Can the Reissue Craze Continue?

July 31, 2017July 30, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Box Sets, Reissues

Like a lot of people, I’m buying fewer CDs these days. If I want to sample something, I’ll just fire

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Music News 

Why All the Expensive Box Sets? Not the Reason You Think.

November 12, 2016November 12, 2016 Alan Cross 5 Comments Box Sets, Copyright

Yesterday saw the release of Bob Dylan: The 1966 Live Recordings, a 36 CD(!!!) box set chronicling Zimmy’s touring life that year. It

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, October 5, 2016

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Box Sets, David Bowie, Donald Trump, Frances Bean Cobain, Howard Manshein, Nunavut, Oasis, Ramones, Stevie Wonder, Supersonic, White Stripes

And how are we feeling today, Blue Jays fans? Let’s move away from baseball to talk about music news for

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Music Industry 

How Much Bigger Can the Vinyl Box Set Bubble Get?

January 16, 2016January 15, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Box Sets, PIxies, Pretty Things

I have a ridiculous number of box sets in my collection with more and more of them consisting of deluxe

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It’s the Most Marketed Time of the Year for Music

November 12, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Box Sets, Music sales, Q4

So far, this has been a dismal year for record sales pretty much everywhere on the planet. Outside of Taylor

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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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    From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
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    It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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    The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
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