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Random music news for Wednesday, May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Budweiser Stage, Def Jam, Ed Sheeran, Fortnite, Germany, Live Nation, Radio, Record Stores, Russell Simmons, Stepchickens, TikTok, Video Games

This might cheer you up: The Knight Rider theme performed on eight cellos by the same person. Now that you’re

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 17, 2019

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Aretha Franklin, Def Jam, Microsoft, Neil Young, Nick Cave, R. Kelly, Russell Simmons, Taylor Swift, Woodstock

It was a big day in space history on this date in 1970 when Apollo 13 made it back to

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Random music news for Thursday, August 23, 2018

August 23, 2018August 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Aerosmith, AI, Aretha Franklin, Chrome, Def Jam, Donald Trump, Drake, Google, Guinness Book of World Records, JJ Abrams, La Roux, Liam Gallagher, New York Jets, Prince, Shortwave, Sinead O'Connor, Spotify, VR, Weird Al

The reason you’re reading this is because on this day in 1991, the World Wide Web was open to the

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Gadgets Music History 

Anyone Remember the Def Jam Rap Video Game?

June 6, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Def Jam, PlayStation, Video Game

Not being a gamer, this one escaped my attention. There’s a nice write-up about the game at Noisey. Meanwhile, here’s

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Music History 

When Lemmy Was a Video Game Star

December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amiga, David Bowie, Def Jam, Lemmy, Motorhead, Peter Gabriel, Video Game

Anyone else remember the time Lemmy from Motorhead appeared in a video game? Probably not, unless you had an Amiga

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Music History 

Rick Rubin Returns to the Dorm Where Def Jam Records Began

October 16, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Def Jam, Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin is now an insanely successful (and rich) record producer who came from very humble beginnings: a dorm room

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, October 14, 2014

October 14, 2014October 13, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Def Jam, Scott Weiland, Soundcloud, Tool, X Factor

No more turkey. Please. Recording of the new Tool album is said to be going well. Yeah, I’ll believe it

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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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