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Music News 

Which genres did best under COVID quarantine? (Hint: A Canadian rock band was a global success)

June 23, 2021August 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Genres, Lockdown, Mother Mother, Quarantine, Viberate

It’s been a long, long time since there’s been anything normal about how music has been made, performed, recorded, and

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: A guide to genres, part 1

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Genres, New Wave, Punk

[More summer encores. New shows begin the weekend after Labour Day. Rest assured, though, I’m already working on them, too.

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 863: A guide to genres, part 2

October 4, 2019October 6, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Genres, Ongoing History

I’m trying to imagine what it might be like to design an Amazon warehouse. A typical fulfillment centre covers at

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Music Industry 

This interactive map shows which countries produce what kind of music

October 3, 2019October 2, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Genres

A company called TickX commissioned a survey of 35,000 musicians from around the planet and compared their country of origins

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Music News 

How the balance of genres are changing at music festivals

August 8, 2018August 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Coachella, Genres, Lollapalooza, Music Festivals

Secondary ticket seller VividSeats took a look at how the mix of music is changing at some of the big

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Music Industry 

How does Spotify keep track of all the new musical genres?

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Genres, Spotify

Since the birth of rock’n’roll in the 1950s, music has evolved, separated, stratified, and segmented into so many different streams.

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Music Industry Tech 

What genre is that song? New artificial intelligence program classifies music by style

May 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Genres, Gracenote, Song Styles

In order to make sense of the universe, human beings have always needed to put things we encounter into neat

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Music Industry 

Has rock benefited from the rise of streaming? (Spoiler: No.)

April 6, 2018April 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Genres, Streaming

Streaming is changing everything about the way music is distributed and consumed. I find this new psychology of music fans

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Recommended Music 

Tuesday Timesuck: A Way to Explore Every Genre of Music Ever Created

October 17, 2017October 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Genres, Music Discovery

In the Olden Days, it was easy to place popular music into nice, neat piles: pop, rock, country, R&B, jazz,

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Music Industry 

The Guy Who Classifies Every Single Spotify Song into an Ultra-Specific Genre

June 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Genres, Spotify

How’s this for a cool gig: “Data Alchemist” for Spotify. It’s Glen McDonald’s job to classify all the songs on

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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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