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Random music news for Wednesday, June 2, 2021

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anton Corbijn, Cheap Trick, Concerts, Depeche Mode, Doom, John Hinckey Jr., Metallica, Pete Townshend, Prince, Urban Decay

Time for another creepy robot. Now we can concentrate on music news for June 2, 2021. Here’s one to debate:

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Random music news for Monday, April 12, 2021

April 12, 2021April 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 311, Cheap Trick, Eddie Van Halen, Facebook, Justin Timberlake, Merch, NFTs, Phoenix, Podcasts, Punk, Skratch Bastid, Spotify, Vinyl

Too much? If so, the BBC would like to hear from you. If you’re a musician thinking about getting into

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Random music news for Thursday, December 3, 2020

December 3, 2020December 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Aerosmith, Barack Obama, BTS, Cheap Trick, Dolly Parton, Drake, Elektra, KISS, Microsoft, Record Store Day, Spotify, Starz, Tencent, Travis Scott, Video Games, YouTube

When we finally get back to traveling, I think I’m gonna get me one of these. Meanwhile, more pandemic distraction

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A new three-day summer music festival comes to Ontario: Introducing Roxodus

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Edenvale, Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Music Festival, Nickelback, Peter Frampton, Roxodus, Staynor

For the most populous province in Confederation, Ontario, should have more choice when it comes to multi-day outdoor music festivals.

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Because we needed a four-neck bass guitar…

March 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bass, Cheap Trick, Davie504, Rick Nielsen

Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick is famous for his five-necked guitar. Davie504 loves his bass. He’s turned into the Rick

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 19 May 2017

May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments 68, Alex Ebert, Andy Kaufmans, Cheap Trick, Collapsing Scenery, Ever More Broken, Girlpool, Holy City Zoo, Prince, Reve Sekou, U2

For Canadians, there is something sacred about the May long weekend. No matter how iffy the weather might be, we

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Using the Power of Music to Help Autistic Children

April 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Autism, Cheap Trick, Music Therapy

Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick and his wife, Alison, have a new project that uses music to help severely autistic

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 08 April 2016

April 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Broods, Cheap Trick, Eden Warsaw, Explosions in the Sky, Fitz and the Tantrums, Have You Seen the Jane Fonda Aerobic VHS?, Kilmore, Radical Face, Royal Blood, The V!deos, Wombats

Here’s another short list of the best (well, to me, anyway) that passed through my computers and email accounts this

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 19 February 2016

February 19, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bravestation, Cheap Trick, Dandy Warhols, Deftones, Diemonds, Drowning Pool, Eagles of Death Metal, Latvian Radio, Motorleague, Poor Young Things, Underlined Passages

I’m not-so-secretly harbouring a wish that alt-rock takes a turn for the harder in 2016. Enough with the introspective, low-to-mid-tempo

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Nine Inch Nails, Smiths Fail to Make the Cut for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

December 17, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, NWA, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Steve Miller

In a development that I suspect troubles Trent Reznor and Morrissey not at all, neither Nine Inch Nails nor The

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A 17-String Guitar? Yep.

December 24, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 17-String Guitar, Cheap Trick, Guitars, Rick Nielsen

Why?  Because we can. (Via The Awesomer) However, this dude has a long way to go before he beats Rick

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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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