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Elvis Costello’s new song says goodbye to 2020

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2020, Elvis Costello

Good riddance. The song is good, though. Sounds like old Attractions stuff. UPDATE: The video has been taken down. Everyone

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 17, 2020

November 17, 2020November 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arts & Crafts, Baby Shark, BBC, Car Audio, Deftones, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Erykah Badu, FACTOR, Grimes, Radiophonic Workshop, Spotify

Those who had “asteroid collision” as part of their how-could-2020-get-any-worse almost had it pay out this past weekend. Coronavirus update

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Random music news for Monday, June 10, 2019

June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Elvis Costello, raves

The Raptors could will take it all tonight. Then the city/province/country will lose its collective mind. Ponder that as we

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 6, 2018

November 6, 2018November 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Watch, Diddy, Donald Trump, Douchebag Strategist, Elvis Costello, Podcasts, Rihanna, Russia, Spice Girls, Spotify

On this day in 1947, Meet the Press debuted on TV. It’s still on, making it the longest-running TV show

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Random music news for Monday, September 24, 2018

September 24, 2018September 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Breaking Bad, Death Metal, Drummers, Elton John, Elvis Costello, HBO, Joy Division, Lamb of God, Mariah Carey, MUMFORD AND SONS, Panic!, Rihanna, Ticketmaster, Toto, Trent Reznor

Winging home from Las Vegas today, so an entire day is lost to travel. But before I boarded my Air Canada

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Elvis Costello battling “very aggressive” cancer

July 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cancer, Elvis Costello

Elvis Costello has apologized for canceling a European tour, but I think we can all forgive him because he revealed

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Random Music News for Friday, December 8, 2017

December 8, 2017December 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Deezer, Elvis Costello, Japan, Jimi Hendrix, Las Vegas, Mariah Carey, Racism, Saudi Arabia

Here’s a fun game to play: Predict the next goofy/dangerous/reckless/unnecessary thing Donald Trump will do to piss off the rest

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Music History 

Pseudonyms of Musicians and Their Origins

September 23, 2017September 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Francis, Bono, Clash, Edge, Elvis Costello, Germa, Iggy Pop, Jack White, Joe Strummer, johnny Rotten, Moby, Nirvana, Pat Smear, PIxies, Rob Zombie, Sex Pistols, U2, White Stripes

[Another assignment from the current intern-in-resident, Dorothy Lee. What are the stories behind some rock’n’roll stage names?- AC] 1. Black

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Honouring Cohen with a “Tower of Song”

September 18, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments Adam Cohen, Elvis Costello, Feist, kd lang, Leonard Cohen, Montreal, Sting, Tower of Song

Leonard Cohen’s family will celebrate his life in Montreal in November, with some of the biggest names in music performing

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The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: If That’s Your REAL Name…

July 7, 2017July 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1000 Homo DJs, Coldplay, Cure, Dukes of Stratosphere, Elvis Costello, Foxboro Hot Tubs, Green Day, Huey Lewis, The Nappies, The Network, The Passengers, Trent Reznor, U2, XTC

Every once in a while you’ll run across an author who releases a novel under a different name. Stephen King

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The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: 10 Terrible Career Moves

June 23, 2017June 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Career Moves, Chris Cornell, Clash, Dee Dee Ramone, Elvis Costello, Hacienda, Happy Mondays, Lou Reed, New Order, Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Sinead O'Connor

Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate

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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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