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Random music news for Tuesday, June 28, 2022

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Def Leppard, George Michael, QR Codes, Radio, Rick Astley, South Africa, Tool, Vinyl

Putin is calling up retired generals to help with his awful war in Ukraine–including this guy. Once you’re done scratching

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Random music news for Thursday, June 9, 2022

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Elon Musk, George Michael, Instagram, John Lennon, Kanye West, May Pang, Our Lady Peace, Plagiarism, Radio, Randy Bachman, sex robots, Travis Scott, Ukraine

Why does this groundbreaking sex robot speak with a Glasgow accent? Ponder that as we look at music news for

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Random music news for Friday, April 29, 2022

April 29, 2022April 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, Beatles, CanRock, Coachella, Covid, George Michael, Justin Bieber, Lesotho, Metallica, Musical Trends, Nissim Black, U2

This doomsday alarm clock would want me to stay in bed with the covers over my head. Then how would

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Random music news for Wednesday, June 23, 2021

June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ASMR, Avril Lavigne, David Bowie, Deezer, Dr Dre, Factory Records, George Michael, Grateful Dead, Hi-Res Audio, Indie Music, Korn, Lorde, Marvin Gaye, Paul McCartney, Selfridges, Tame Impala, TikTok, Tony Hawk, Twitch

Got terminal hiccups? There’s new hope! And then there’s music news for June 23, 2021. Deezer is joining the race

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Yes, Lorde knows her new song sounds like Primal Scream, BUT…

June 12, 2021June 14, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Freedom, George Michael, Loaded, Lorde, Mixolydian, Mode, Primal Scream, Solar Power, Unfortunate Sonic Coincidence

Lorde’s new single, “Solar Power,” is basically a long build a chorus. And along the way, you might have thought

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 18, 2021

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arsenal, CMW, Daniel Ek, DJs, Extroverts, George Michael, Old Space, Soundcloud, Spotify, Starbucks, TikTok

Well, if this would save my life in an emergency, okay. Let’s do it. Meanwhile, there’s some music news for

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Random music news for Saturday, December 26, 2020

December 26, 2020December 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Angry Snowmen, Beyonce, Concerts, George Michael, JBL, Jokes, Live Music, McDonald's, Michael Jackson, R Kelly, Speakers, Taylor Momsen

Looking for a good post-Christmas laugh? An extensive study has been done in order to find The Funniest Joke in

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Random music news for Wednesday, October 7, 2020

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, AutoRap, Britney Spears, Ed Sheeran, George Michael, Howard Stern, iPhone 12, Johnny Nash, Kim Gordon, Malware, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood

Into fantasy football? Try this. It’s…weird. (Via Andrew). Moving to music news for October 7, 2020. Lost in the coverage

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What’s the most popular Christmas song of the modern era? You’re not going to like this.

December 4, 2019August 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Christmas Song, George Michael, Mariah Carey

According to research by Viberate, there are more than one million Christmas songs in the wild. I believe it, too,

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Random music news for Friday, November 15, 2019

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments CMA, Freddie Mercury, George Michael, Mark Jacobs, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Olivia Newton-John, Paul McCartney, Peanuts, Pink Floyd, Prince, Radio, REM, Trent Reznor, Velvet Underground

A long-haul trip home today: SIN-HKG-YYZ. Shouldn’t take more than 23 hours or so. But before I left, I had

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Random music news for Thursday, October 31, 2019

October 31, 2019October 30, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Black Keys, George Michael, Kanye West, KISS, Podcasts, R. Kelly, Spotify, SWMRS, Thunderdome

Halloween, the night when disguised extortionists appear at my door demanding nutritionally-deficient foodstuffs with the full approval and endorsement of

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The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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