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Random music news for Tuesday, August 25, 2020

August 25, 2020August 24, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment ACLU, Beatles, Britney Spears, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Disco, Donald Trump, Eddie Grant, Elvis, Instagram, John Lure, Kanye, Max Weinberg, Michael Jackson, Wuhan

What does it look like to approach the speed of light? This. Now that your mind is boggled, let’s move

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, August 28, 2019

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments BMW, David Lee Roth, Disco, Goth, Iggy Pop, Internet, Mark Maron, Phones, Prince, Smart Assistants

Why does a salad seem taste better when someone else makes it? Just wondering. Meanwhile, here’s what I have for

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Music History Opinion 

A slightly different look at the night disco was demolished.

July 21, 2019July 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Disco, Disco Demolition

Here’s another example of how viewing historical events through a contemporary lens can lead to distortions about how things actually

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 20, 2019

July 20, 2019July 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments ASAP Rocky, Disco, Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Robbie Robertson, Smartphones, TIFF

It’s the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s landing. We need to go back. Time for music news for July 20,

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Music News 

Random music news for March 8, 2019

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Disco, Ramones, Starbucks

Merry International Women’s Day. In addition to that, we have music news for March 8, 2019. I wrote this about

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WTF? 

Star Wars + Disco + Ballet + France = This

March 1, 2019February 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Disco, Star Wars

No, I don’t get it, either. How could this have ever seemed like a good idea? (Blame Tom for the

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, December 10, 2018

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1975, Alexa, Disco, Fleetwood Mac, South Africa, Ticketmaster, Yo Yo Ma

On this day in 1901, the first Nobel Prize ceremony was held. That’s a big ancient, so here’s something more

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Music News 

The dangers of looking at old music through today’s eyes

July 23, 2018July 22, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Disco, Disco Demolition, Disco Destruction

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] After a couple of rough days (including having my parked car

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 28, 2018

April 28, 2018April 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Chris Cornell, Devo, Disco, Emily Bronte, Frances Bean Cobain, Guy Garvey, Imagine Dragons, iTunes, Kate Bush, Microsoft, New Order, Record Store Day, Spotify, The Verve, VIcky Cornell

Has anyone seen the new Stormy Daniels video? I mean, this is political research, right? See the NSFW trailer here.

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Music History 

Remembering Robert Guillaume’s Disco Record

October 25, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Benson, Disco, Guilliaume, Robert

Robert Guillaume, the star of Benson, died this week at the age of 89. Hands up who remembers his 1979

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Music News 

40 Years of Musical Trends and Genre Burnouts

May 12, 2017May 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Burnout, Corporate Rock, Disco, Fads, Genres, Music Trends, Trends, Yacht Rock

To everything there is a season. When something new comes along, we jump on it, beat it do death and

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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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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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