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Music History Music Industry 

Here’s how the music industry has changed in the last 20 years

December 20, 2019December 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments change

As we rapidly approach the end of the decade, there’s a lot of retrospective-ing going on. In the case of

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Musicians 

Really Think It Through – When Band Names Go Bad

May 20, 2017May 23, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments AJJ, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Bad Band Names, Band Names, change, Eskimeaux, Get Inuit, O, Offensive, Political Correctness, Preoccupations, PUP, Tanya Tagaq, Topanga, Viet Cong

Coming up with a band name can sometimes be even harder than making music. It needs to be memorable and

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Music News 

Transitional Times Or The End Of An Era?

April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 2 Comments Bowie, change, era, Icons, Music, Prince, Transition

We seem to be living in a time, if you are of a certain age, where the musical pillars upon

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