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Music Industry 

Something weird is happening with compact discs. They’re selling like crazy again!

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Alan Cross 7 Comments CDs, Compact Discs, Music sales, Vinyl, Vinyl Shortage

When I opened the weekly report from Luminate, the company that keeps track of the recorded music industry, I thought

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The first live Tragically Hip album

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments CDs, Compact Discs, Laser Rot, Tape Rot

The live Tragically Hip album is called Live Between Us and there’s a great story about the origin of the

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Music News 

Ongoing History Daily: Laser Rot

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments CDs, Laser Rot

Last time, we talked about a weird, white dust; a mold that contaminated and destroyed magnetic audio and videotapes across

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Tape and CD rot

April 8, 2022April 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments CDs, Magnetic Tape, Rot, Vinyl

I think it goes without saying that we as a species would like to preserve our music forever and ever,

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Monday, March 21, 2022

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, CDs, Eric Clapton, Gordon Lightfoot, Grammys, Kanye, Keith Richards, KISS, NASA, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tom DeLonge, Ukraine

Science has discovered The Most Boring Person in the World. Meanwhile, music news for March 21, 2022, is anything but.

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, March 12, 2022

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Amazon, CDs, Compact Discs, Concert Tickets, Eurovision, Kim Kardashian, Lars Ulrich, Muppets, Paul Stanley, Playlists, Russia, Song Catalogues, TikTok, Ukraine

Does anyone else find it strange that news networks will show the uncut carnage from Ukraine but if there’s any

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Arkells, Brian Adams, CDs, K-Pop, Korn, Nintendo, Notorious BIG, PlayStation, Russia, Sony, South Korea, Ukraine

Oh, great. As if we don’t have enough to worry about, there’s this. Try not to worry too much as

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Opinion 

I might just have to rekindle my love affair with CDs. Here’s why.

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments CDs, Compact Discs, Vinyl

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] I first saw my first compact disc in March 1983 when

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, February 5, 2022

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bored Ape, CDs, Compact Disc, Dave Grohl, Elton John, INXS, Joni Mitchell, Kenny G, Mumford & Sons, Snapchat, Spotify, Super Bowl, Tim Farris, Winston Marshall

Ad time for the Super Bowl is sold out. NBC got US$7 million per spot. And now, some free music

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, January 21, 2022

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Britney Spears, Cardi B, CDs, Compact Discs, Covid, Hana Horka, Jimi Hendrix

The science is in: Farts can make you go blind. Now that you’ve got that in your head, here’s some

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The environmentally friendly CD

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anton Du Beke, CDs, Compact Discs, EcoDish

With all their plastic and glue and aluminum, CD and DVDs aren’t exactly environmentally friendly. This has been recognized as

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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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