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Random music news for Friday, April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chynna, Creativity, Drake, Eventbrite, Halsey, Jazz, Lady Gaga, Manic Street Preachers, Neurology, NHS, Noel Gallagher, Podcasts, Radio, Video Calls, Who

I completely forgot that we had a long weekend this week. Frankly, EVERY weekend for the last month has been

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, April 9, 2020

April 9, 2020April 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bon Jovi, Collectibles, Creativity, Google, Netflix, Quibi

Joe Exotic was one a pro wrestler? That got left out of Tiger King. Moving to random music news for

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, September 9, 2017

September 9, 2017September 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Apple, Creativity, David Bowie, Death Metal, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Eric Clapton, Goth, iPhone, Pink Floyd, Radio, Roger Waters, Siri, The Blast, TIFF, TMZ, U2

Now on the ground in Singapore after some 23 hours in transit. And there’s plenty of music news to report

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Music News 

Good Timesuck: OK Go’s TED Talk on “How to Find a Wonderful Idea”

May 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creativity, OK Go, TED

No other band has consistently come up with new concepts for music videos than OK Go. From weird Rube Goldberg

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Yes, the Brains of Artists ARE Different

December 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artists, Biology, Creativity, neurobiology

After having done thousands of interviews, I can tell you that artists are wired differently from you and me. The

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Music News 

U2’s The Edge Talks About Creativity

May 13, 2016May 12, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Creativity, Sam Jones, The Edge, U2

You don’t exist as a band for 40 years–38 without a single line-up change–without understanding the nature of nature of

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Music Industry 

Watch Lars from Metallica and Les from Primus Discuss Creativity

March 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creativity, Lars Ulrich, Les Claypool, Metallica, Primus

Lars Ulrich of Metallica sat down with Les Claypool of Primus as part of an event in the Bay Area.

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Music Industry 

The Creative Apocalypse That Never Happened

August 22, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Creativity, Metallica, Napster

Come with me back to 2000 when it was said that Napster was not only going to destroy the music

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Cool! 

Does Your Sense of Creativity Need a Kick in the Ass? Try This Documentary

June 5, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creativity, Documentary, Illy, James Franco, Moby

It’s called Inspiring Creativity–and don’t let the fact that it was underwritten by a coffee company scare you away.  Watch

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Interview 

The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne Discusses Creativity

February 25, 2014February 25, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creativity, Flaming Lips, Wayne Coyne

A couple of years ago during a conversation with Wayne Coyne, I told him that he had the best job

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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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