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Listen to Bruce Dickinson’s 1981 demo tape for Iron Maiden

August 26, 2018August 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Dickinson, Demo, Iron Maiden

All Iron Maiden fans know that Bruce Dickinson wasn’t the band’s first vocalist. The group began with a dude named

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How you heard this bare-bones version of David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance?”

January 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Demo, Let's Dance, Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers, the producer for David Bowie’s Let’s Dance album, recently posted this demo version of the title track. It

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Music History 

The Fish I Did Not Catch: The Tale of the Lost Our Lady Peace Demo Cassette

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 Alan Cross 4 Comments Cassette, Demo, OLP, Our Lady Peace

One day in the spring of 1993 as I was preparing for my afternoon shift at 102.1 the Edge, I

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Music History 

Whoa! An Absolutely Ancient Depeche Mode Demo Has Been Uncovered!

October 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Composition of Sound, Demo, Depeche Mode

Before they were Depeche Mode, they were Composition of Sound. And in the summer of 1980, they recorded a three-song

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Music News 

So Dave Grohl Has Been Busy Doing More Cool Stuff

April 22, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Dave Grohl, Demo, Record Store Day, Songs from the Laundry Room, Teenage Time Killers

As if everything he’s doing with the Foo Fighters isn’t enough–and it never is–he’s part of a new supergroup featuring

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Music News 

The Birth of Spinal Tap: The Movie

January 9, 2015January 8, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Demo, Mocumentary, Rob Reiner, Spinal Tap

Open Culture goes into some detail on the birth of one of the greatest (if not the greatest) mockumentaries of

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Tech 

A Quick Look at Apple’s CarPlay

June 6, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2014, Apple, CarPlay, Demo, WWDC

With programmers, coders and developers all in San Francisco this week for Apple’s annual WWDC event, the company is showing

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Tech 

Check Out This Headphone Technology Demo with Soundgarden

June 4, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Audio, Demo, DTS Headphone:X, Soundgarden, Superunknown

The technology is called DTS Headphone:X.  And yes, you need headphones–any kind of headphones–to appreciate what’s going on.  Click on

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Music News 

Is This a Leaked Demo from the Upcoming U2 Album?

May 8, 2014 Alan Cross 5 Comments Demo, U2

Or is it something else.  Discuss. Thanks to Larry for the link.

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Inspiral Carpets Issue 1989 Demo

April 27, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Demo, Inspiral Carpets, Reissue

Carpets fans know that the group denoted all its releases with a “Dung” number.  Dung 4 was assigned to the

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Listen to a Demo of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun”

April 18, 2014April 18, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Demo, Reissue, Soundgarden, Superunknown

With the 20th anniversary reissue of Soundgarden’s Superunknown due June 3, bits and pieces are dripping out. Take this demo

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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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