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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Synesthesia

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Joel, Coldplay, John Mayer, Lorde, Patrick Stump, Pharrell Williams, Synesthesia, Tori Amos

Synesthesia is that interesting neurological condition where the senses overlap. Some musicians say that they can “see” musical notes in

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, June 29, 2022

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Chris Martin, Coachella, Coldplay, Creem, HomePod, KISS, Spotify

Imagine following this guy through airport security. Now imagine what your life would be like if you didn’t get music

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, June 18, 2022

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Emmy Awards, Eurovision, Florence + The Machine, Lollapalooza, Snapchat, Tupac Shakur, Ukraine, YouTube Music

Beer good! Science has redefined the concept of “beer gut.” Now let’s try some music news for Saturday, June 18,

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Coldplay’s “Clocks”

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Clocks, Coldplay, Songwriting

When you’re a songwriter, you never know if anything you write is going to resonate with the public. Take Coldplay,

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 7, 2022

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Diana Ross

Toyota may be on to something with this. Moving on to music news for June 7, 2022. Coldplay and Bruce

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Random music news for Thursday, May 12, 2022

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Britney Spears, Coldplay, Diana Ross, Eurovision, Gary Numan, Madonna, NFTs, Oberheim, Podcasting, Radio, Sony, Tame Impala, Warner

Nothing to see here. Just a Russian oil oligarch dying from toad poison. Not suspicious at all. Meanwhile, nothing but

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Coldplay: “We’ll stop making music in 2025.”

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Chris Martin, Coldplay, Touring

Over the last decade, Chris Martin has speculated on the future of Coldplay. This week he spelled out exactly when

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Coldplay facts

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Coldplay, Ongoing History

Here’s more than you needed to know about Coldplay. (1) Singer Chris Martin and drummer Will Champion played university-level field

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, December 10, 2021

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Brtiney Spears, Coldplay, David Bowie, Dr Dre, New York Times, Vinyl

Back on Canadian soil. If you’re planning an international trip, budget for up to $600 per person for COVID testing

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Random music news for Tuesday, October 26, 2021

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Car Audio, Coldplay, Factory Records, Ramones, Ron Howard, Tony Wilson, Trainspotting

Still not vaxxed? Then you might want to read this–and then just do it. Then you can read music news

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Random music news for Saturday, October 23, 2021

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments BTS, Coldplay, Dave Gahan, Dave Grohl, Depeche Mode, Digital Music, EDM, Elton John, Ozzy Osbourne, PETA, Skinheads, Snapchat, Viberate, Vinyl, YouTube Music

Is it just me or are you also finding more broken bones in chicken wings both from the store and

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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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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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    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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    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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