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A Shannon Hoon documentary comes out this week. Here’s a trailer.

June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blind Melon, Documentaries, Shannon Hoon

Shannon Hoon remains a great tragic figure of the alt-rock 90s. Blind Melon showed such potential, but then Shannon died

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, June 22, 2020

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Algoriddim, Beatles, Blues Brothers, Concert Films, Concerts, Coronavirus, Documentaries, Donald Trump, Garth Brooks, Grateful Dead, GWAR, K-Pop, Michael Jackson, raves, Sonic Youth, System of a Down

Because we don’t have enough to worry about, here’s the story of poop plumes. Once you’ve read that, try music

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Random music news for Tuesday, April 14, 2020

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Amazon, Beatles, Bee Gees, Death Angel, Documentaries, Kevin Lyman, Live Nation, livestreaming, Radio, Samsung

As if we don’t have enough to worry about, there’s this and this. Oh, and this, too. Swell. Now, the

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RIP Director (Movies, TV, Documentary and Music Videos) Jonathan Demme

April 26, 2017April 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentaries, Jonathan Demme, Pretenders, RIP, Silence of the Lambs, Talking Heads

Jonathan Demme, the man who help get David Byrne into that massive suit for the Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense concert

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, April 21, 2017

April 21, 2017April 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Cabbage, Documentaries, Game of Thrones, Jay Z, Kid Rock, National Geographic, Roger Waters, Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent, Toronto, Virgin Atlantic

We lost Prince a year ago today–and we haven’t heard the end of this story. Not by a long shot.

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Music History 

NFL Films and the Work they Do for Rock’n’Roll

December 23, 2013December 22, 2013 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Documentaries, NFL, NFL Films

Since is inception in 1962, NFL films has been creating some of the greatest highlight reels ever made. But few

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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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