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Dementia

Medical Mysteries of Music 

This short film is a fascinating look at music and dementia

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dementia

When he was 24, John Fudge had a serious head injury which led to early-onset dementia. While his mind is

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, October 28, 2020

October 28, 2020October 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Apple, Brody Dalle, Cher, Chernobyl, David Bowie, Dementia, Evan Dando, Josh Homme, Lemonheads, Radio, Snapchat, Spotify

Imagine going to school on this bus. Cool. Now let’s study music news for October 28, 2020. Now that they’re

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Music News Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 871: Musicians with disabilities

November 29, 2019December 1, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Talent, Craig Nichols, Dementia, Disabilities, Edwyn Collins, Joey Ramone, Matt Good, MS, Portugal. The Man, X Ambassadors

The human body can be both very strong and very fragile. Given its complexity, it generally works pretty well. But

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

This new tech uses music to help dementia patients

March 6, 2019March 6, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dementia

As someone who has seen firsthand how music can calm and comfort people with dementia, I’m all for anything that

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Music News 

March 1 is World Music Therapy Day

February 17, 2019February 16, 2019 Amber Healy 3 Comments Alzheimer's, Autism, Dementia, Music, Music Therapy, Parkinson's Disease, World Music Therapy Day

Listening to a song you love makes you feel good, right? In a very basic way, that’s what music therapy

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, May 19, 2018

May 19, 2018May 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Barenaked Ladies, DAB, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, Deadpool 2, Dementia, Disney, Elton John, FM Radio, iPhone, Low Cut Connie, Marilyn Manson, Michael Jackson, Queen, Radio, Tidal, Vanilla Ice

I just have time to watch the Royal Wedding from an anti-monarchist pub down the street from my London hotel

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Music Industry 

Random music news for Monday, April 30, 2018

April 30, 2018April 29, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment <RI, Avicii, Batman, Bob Dylan, Chris Martin, Dear Rouge, Dementia, Donald Trump, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Floppy Discs, Green Day, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Lemmy, Motorhead, Prince, Twenty One Pilots

It’s the last day of April–or as some people in parts of the country where spring is late call it,

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

How music can bring dementia patients “back to life.”

January 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dementia, Music

My grandfather was as sharp of a razor well into his 100th year. But in the last two years of

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

Working Through the Tragedy of Dementia with Music

April 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dementia, Music

The last couple of years of by grandfather’s 102-year life were wracked by the torment of dementia. He did have

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Music News 

Voices that Care: Raising Funds for Dementia Support

March 3, 2017March 2, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Benefit, Concert, Dementia, Dementia Support, Voices that Care

On Friday May 5 at Toronto’s Glenn Gould studio a dazzling roster of Canadian musical, literary and stage talent presents Voices

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, November 26, 2016

November 26, 2016November 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Amazon Music, Dementia, DJs, Donald Trump, Google Play Music, Kanye West, Rage Against the Machine, Rolling Stone, South Park, Streaming

Hope you survived Black Friday without too many bruises. One month ’til Xmas. Here’s some weekend music news. The Ontario

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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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