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It’s a COVID Christmas song!

December 25, 2020December 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments cAbiners, Christmas Song, COVID-19

They say you should write about what you know. The cAbiners have done just that with this Christmas song.

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Arkells release a music video for their holiday song “Pub Crawl”

December 11, 2020December 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arkells, Christmas Song

Arkells have become one of the most prolific Canadian bands of the last decade. They’re always writing, recording, and releasing

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What’s the most popular Christmas song of the modern era? You’re not going to like this.

December 4, 2019December 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Christmas Song, George Michael, Mariah Carey

According to research by Viberate, there are more than one million Christmas songs in the wild. I believe it, too,

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Unusual Christmas Song, Take 4: Lord Buckethead and “A Bucketful of Happiness”

December 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Song, Lord Buckethead

If you follow UK politics, you might remember Lord Buckethead, a one-time candidate for Prime Minister. He says that his

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Just in Time for Christmas, Green Day Releases a Holiday Song

December 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Song, Green Day

Green Day has been around for more than a quarter century without releasing an original Christmas song [citation needed]. They’ve

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The Darkness Has a Christmas Song: “I AM SANTA”

November 22, 2015November 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Song, Darkness, Last of Our Kind

The Darkness–who, by the way, released an excellent album entitled Last of Our Kind, one of my favourite hard-rockin’ records

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20 Songs Written by the Most Unexpected People

December 25, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Celine Dion, Christmas Song, Dee Snyder, Songwriters

A porn song that ended up in Sesame Street? Jingles by Barry Manilow? And Brian Eno did what for Microsoft?

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Music News 

Yes, The Killers Have a New Christmas Song This Year

December 13, 2014December 13, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2014, Christmas Song, Jimmy Kimmel, Killers

Every year, The Killers pump out a new Christmas single. Their 2014 model–maintaining a streak that began in 2006–features Jimmy

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A David Lee Roth Christmas Song? Okay…

December 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Song, David Lee Roth, Van Halen

Welcome to The Roth Show. (Via Hennemusic)

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Steel Panther’s 2014 Christmas Song Is…Well…Um… [NSFW-ish]

December 9, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Song, Parody, Steel Panther

Steel Panther is the LA hair metal band for whom 1987 never ended. They’d like everyone to know that they’re

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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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