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Music News 

Four out of five members of this band quit all at once

January 18, 2022January 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Breakup, Every Time I Die, Keith Buckley

How bad must it have been in Every Time I Die for four of the five members to quit at

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Music History 

50 years ago, The Beatles broke up, this time for good.

April 10, 2020April 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Breakup

The Beatles officially dissolved forever fifty years ago today when Paul McCartney announced that he was leaving the band. The

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Music News 

“Don’t Take Him Back, Cardi!”

December 17, 2018December 16, 2018 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Breakup, Cardi B, Offset, Publicity Stunt, Take Me Back

Readers of Alan’s site know that it’s more of a blog than hardcore music news. We not much for gossip

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Music History 

Weekly survey question: Which bands broke up at EXACTLY the right time?

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Alan Cross 13 Comments Beatles, Breakup, Clash, Smiths, Weekly Survey

All groups, whether they want to admit it or not, have a best-before date. Many of them struggle beyond that

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Music Industry 

What to Do When the Band Breaks Up

September 3, 2016September 3, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Breakup

This is a lovely pictorial story from Sarah Joy Shockey at Medium.com. What do you do when the band breaks

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Cool! 

The Vertical Video Breakup

August 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Breakup, Vertical, Video

Marc points us to this clever video. Once you start watching, you won’t be able to stop until it’s over.

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Music News 

So Will Blink-182 Be at Travis Barker’s MUSINK Music & Tattoo Festival or Not?

January 31, 2015January 31, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blink-182, Breakup, MUSINK

This is from the email that arrived last night. Tom? You coming?   It’s coming March 20-222 at the OC

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Recommended Music 

44 Years Ago This Week, The Beatles Broke Up. Here’s a Tribute.

April 11, 2014April 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Breakup, Tribute

The kid’s name is Dylan Gardener.  Good job. (Via Mashable)

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Music News 

Pussy Riot Fires Their Most Visible Members

February 8, 2014February 8, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Breakup, Pussy Riot

So Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alekhina paid for the sins of Pussy Riot with jail terms.  Now that they’re out,

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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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