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Random music news for Saturday, March 23, 2019

March 23, 2019March 22, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Emo, Empire, Fox, Guy Oseary, Indie Awards, K-Pop, New Zealand, Rolling Stones, Spotify, Streaming, The Dirt, Tower Records, Woodstock

Squirt, the junior English bull terrier in the house, turns five today. Special treats for everyone! On to music news

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A few more notes on Aretha Franklin (and yes, I will explain this featured picture)

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Donald Trump, Fox, Patti LaBelle

It was wall-to-wall coverage of the death of Aretha Franklin yesterday with obituaries and tributes. In amongst all those stories

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Television 

Shazam: The Game Show

August 9, 2016August 9, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fox, Mark Burnett, Shazam

If you have a smartphone (and you probably do), there’s a good chance you have the Shazam app installed. First

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Music News
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Random Music News for Thursday, March 31, 2016

March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brad Pitt, Elvis Costello, Empire, Five Finger Death Punch, Fox, Guns 'N Roses, Melissa Etheridge, Motorhead, Sonita Alizadeh, Spotify, Steve Adler

On this day in 1949, Newfoundland became Canada’s tenth province. Now, in music news… Spotify has raised another $1 billion

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Random Music News for Friday, January 15, 2016

January 15, 2016January 15, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Lambert, Antony and the Johnsons, Antony Herarty, Apple, Celine Dion, David Bowie, DJ Khaled, Eric Clapton, Fox, Ghost Inside, Linkin Park, Max Martin, Metallica, Mick Huckabee, National Music Centre, Rene Angelil, Sandman, Snapchat, Time Warner

Super Bowl I was played in Los Angeles on this day in 1967. Green Bay beat Kansas City 35-10. And

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, November 27, 2015

November 27, 2015November 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 25, Adele, Bang and Olufsen, Black Friday, Casey Kasem, Empire, Fox, Jean Kasem, Lip-syncing, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Pandora, Pogues, Record Store Day, Shane McGowan, Star Wars, Will Smith

Happy Black Friday. Let us all engage in an orgy of rabid consumerism. And now, the music news. Speaking of

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Recommended Music 

And the Adele Memes Just Keep on Coming. Good.

November 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Cover Version, Fox, Ken Jeong, NFL, Parody

Adele’s people have shown great wisdom in letting the Internet take the lead on “Hello” and allowing anyone and everyone

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Random Music News for Tuesday, October 20, 2015

October 20, 2015October 20, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Charlie Angus, Damon Albarn, Danny Boyle, David Hasselhof, Empire, Faith No More, Fox, Guns 'N Roses, Jay Z, Kanye West, Madonna, Noel Gallagher, Shazam, SImple Plan, Taylor Swift, Tidal

So what do you think of your new federal government? Just askin’. And now, the music news. Speaking of which,

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Watch Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic Hold Forth on FOX

October 11, 2015October 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Business, Fox, Kennedy, Krist Novoselic, Nirvana

Krist Novoselic, still as tall but with much less hair, recently appeared on Fox Business with Kennedy (the former MTVer)

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Television 

Here’s the Trailer for Season Two of Empire

July 23, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Empire, Fox

Fox’s Empire was a surprise hit of the second half of last year’s TV season. It’s coming back, of course–and

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, June 6, 2015

June 6, 2015June 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Disney, Empire, Fox, Grateful Dead, Lyrics, Mark E. Smith, Metallica, One Direction, Tame Impala, The Fall, U2

Remind me to phone my mom about her birthday. Here’s a story on how U2 is coping with all the

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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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