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Random music news for Tuesday, August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackberry, Brain, Britney Spears, Concerts, Eagles, Johnny Lydon, Laura Jane Grace, Monkees, QNX, Sex Pistols, Siri, SiriusXM, Slip-Stream, Tetris, TikTok, UB40, YouTube

Gimme. NOW. As for music news for August 24, 2021… A UK study confirms that it’s possible to hold full-capacity

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Random music news for Thursday, July 23, 2020

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment AIR Studios, Apple, Cardiacs, Chris Martin, dance clubs, David Byrne, Eagles, Kanye, Kim Kardashian, Motorhead, Music Venues, Smash Mouth, Spike Lee, TikTok

Drunk pigs result in better bacon? Uh, okay. Off to look at music news for July 23, 2020. Coronavirus update

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Random music news for Friday, July 3, 2020

July 3, 2020July 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments ASCAP, Beatles, Cirque du Soleil, Eagles, ESPN, Israel, National Music Centre, Podcasting, Robbie Williams, Rolling Stones, Spotify, Star Trek, Swypatune, Vanilla Ice

This sums things up perfectly. Don’t be a red shirt. (Via Laughing Squid) And now, music news for July 3,

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 6, 2020

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amanda Palmer, Arkansas, Baby Yoda, Eagles, Elon Musk, Google, Grimes, iPhone, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Splice, Streaming

The best headline of the week: “Monkey on miniature bike in attempted child kidnap.” Moving to music news for May

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Random music news for Wednesday, March 27, 2019

March 27, 2019March 26, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bon Jovi, Eagles, George Harrison, Michael Jackson, Spotify, Woodstock

Disaster. My coffee machine died this morning. This is not the way you want the day to start. Meanwhile, in

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Random music news for Wednesday, February 6, 2019

February 6, 2019February 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Cassettes, Eagles, Embrace Presents, Indie, James Brown, Japan, Live Nation, Prodigy, Sonos

Happy 57th birthday, Axl Rose. And now for music news on February 6, 2019. A Foo Fighter got hurt and

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We’ve reached the point where box sets are being reissued. Gotta mine and re-mine that catalogue, right?

September 27, 2018September 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Box Set, Eagles, Legacy

Record labels are always looking to maximize the assets in their catalogues. They need to be able to resell the

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What are the all-time best-selling albums in Canada? Let’s take a look.

August 24, 2018August 24, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Best-selling albums, Eagles, Michael Jackson, Music Canada, Shania Twain, Soundscan

Earlier this week, there was a story about how The Eagles Greatest Hits: 1971-1975 was once again certified as the

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Music Industry 

The biggest-selling album in America is Michael Jackson’s Thriller, right? Not anymore.

August 21, 2018August 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eagles, Michael Jackson, RIAA, Thriller

There’s a certain amount of voodoo that goes into determining the biggest-selling album of all time. Since 1991, all physical

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Movies 

With apologies to The Eagles, this is the most clever movie review you’ll read this month

July 15, 2018July 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eagles, Hotel Transylvania, Parody

Chris Knight reviews movies for the Postmedia network of newspapers, including the National Post and the Ottawa Citizen. He was

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A fantastic breakdown of the complex harmonics in the Eagles’ “Hotel California”

June 19, 2018June 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Comfortably Numb, Eagles, Hotel California, Music Theory, Pink Floyd

I will forever be impressed by people who have a command of music theory. This breakdown of the Eagles’ “Hotel

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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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