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Random music news for Saturday, May 26, 2018

May 26, 2018May 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, Broadway, China, Common, GDPR, Hard Rock Daddy, Kanye West, Morgan Freeman, Muzenly, National Anthem, NFL, NOW, Payola, Peex, Playlists, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Seth Rogen, Spotify, Starbucks, Starving Artist, Teenage Head, Whitney Houston, YouTube Music

NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on

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Random Music News for Friday, July 14, 2017

July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 Live Crew, Boss, Britney Spears, Chance the Rapper, Clean Raving, Common, David Bowie, DMX, Gerard Way, Kid Rock, Madonna, Michael Jackson, My Chemical Romance, Queen, Snoop Dogg, Vanilla Ice, Whitney Houston

Happy Bastille Day! And here’s what’s making music news on July 14. Hardcore Trump supporter Kid Rock says he’s going

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Random Music News for Tuesday, January 17, 2017

January 17, 2017January 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Billy Corgan, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Common, Donald Trump, Elton John, George Michael, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Mariah Carey, National, Netflix, Paul Weller, Playa Del Carmen, Sherlock, Tribute Bands, U2

This was the day of the great 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles. It wasn’t the Big One, but it

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Random Music News for Saturday, April 11, 2015

April 11, 2015April 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barack Obama, Black Sabbath, Bob Marley, Coachella, Common, INXS, Jurassic Park, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Keith Richards, Kurt Cobain, Mad Men, McDonalds, Pharrell Williams, Rolling Stones, Spike Lee

Just got home from Singapore. Now off to Tampa. My dogs REALLY hate me. Barack Obama took time out from

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Music History 

In a Metal Band? You Might Want to Stay Away from These Names

December 28, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Band Names, Common, Metal

Here’s a handy chart created by darinhq on Reddit (via Altpress) that lists the most common names for metal bands.

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The Game of Thrones Rap Album

March 7, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Boi, Common, Game of Thrones, Mixtape, Wale

In what appears to be an effort by HBO to broaden the cultural appeal of Game of Thrones, they commissioned

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Music News 

Random Music News for a Thursday

March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 Alan Cross 2 Comments AC/DC, Alanis Morissette, Big Boi, Common, David Bowie, Game of Thrones, Paul Simon, Spandau Ballet, Wale

There’s plenty of stuff happening today, although most of these items aren’t worth a full post. 1.  Alanis Morissette is

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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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    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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    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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