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Classic Rock

Music News Radio 

If you’re a member of Gen X, the music of your youth is the new classic rock

April 12, 2021April 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alternative, Boomers, Classic Rock, Gen X

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back when The Simpsons still offered biting social commentary, season seven

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Opinion 

Is classic rock a threat to the new music of the future? Here’s why I think it might be.

February 1, 2021January 31, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classic Rock, Music Publishing

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Call it the revenge of the boomers. Music publishing is both

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Radio 

What is “classic rock, anyway?” Let’s look into that.

November 15, 2019November 14, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Classic Rock, Radio

About a year ago, filmmaker Daniel Sarkissian asked me to sit for an interview on the topic of classic rock.

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Music News 

“We need to talk about classic rock…”

May 25, 2019May 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classic Rock, Completely Ignored

Cameron Gordon’s Completely Ignored went through the streams generated by classic rock artists. Here’s what he found out. Click here

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, December 19, 2018

December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Academy Awards, AI, Apple, Classic Rock, FCC, HMV, Jeopardy, Killers, Madonna, Mariah Carey, P-Diddy, raves, Runaways, T.I., Thom Yorke, Vans Warped Tour, Vulfpeck

I saw some romaine lettuce on sale at my grocery store. so it must be safe. right? So can we

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 29, 2018

May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Shiny Tunes, Biopic, Brad Roberts, BTS, Buskers, Classic Rock, Crash Test Dummies, Dave Grohl, Elton John, Gary Lightbody, GDPR, K-Pop, Radio, Silverchair, Snow Patrol, Third Man, U2

Both the US and the UK are back to work after a long weekend today, so is there any music

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, May 17, 2018

May 17, 2018May 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bing, Classic Rock, Concerts, Daniel Johns, Def Leppard, Elton John, Google, Metallica, Music Lessons, Napster, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Silverchair, Tbilisi, Twitter

On this day in 1902, the Antikythera Mechanism was discovered. We still don’t know who made it. Or when. As

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, September 15, 2017

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments BBC 5, Classic Rock, Decapitated, Digital Audio, Fibromyalgia, John Lennon, Lady Gaga, Mick Jagger, Ozzy Osboure, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Rock in Rio, Spotify, Tina Turner

I started writing this post just before I boarded flights from Singapore to Toronto via Taipei. In the way was

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, August 12, 2017

August 12, 2017August 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1997, Amoeba Records, Britney Spears, Classic Rock, Coldplay, Cuba, Donald Trump, Fyre Festival, Grey Cup, Hip-hop, iPhone, Journey, Liam Gallagher, Northern Pikes, Pharrell, Shania Twain

Major League Baseball players went on strike on this day in 1994. That was a bad one. It took me

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Music History Radio 

Is Classic Alternative Becoming the New Classic Rock?

July 17, 2017July 16, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments Classic Alternative, Classic Rock

While the music of the Beatles, the Stones, Led Zeppelin and others of their age will remain with us forever,

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, July 8, 2017

July 8, 2017July 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Tribe Called Red, Classic Rock, Dave Grohl, Diddy, Donald Trump, G20, LCD Soundsystem, Macklemore, Madonna, Pro-Pain, Smartphone, Social Media, Spotify, Tupac, William Goldsmith

Seventy years ago, something crashed at Roswell, New Mexico. Probably a stupid grey. And now, the music news for July

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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  • Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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