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Music History Music Industry Music News 

We Now Have a Site of the Official Hip-Hop Museum

June 12, 2017June 11, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments Hall of Fame, Harlem, Hip-hop, Museum

It takes a long time to build a museum. You need funding, a location, architects, curators, artifacts and a location.

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Hall of Heavy Metal History Announces First Inductees

December 8, 2016December 7, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Hall of Fame, Hall of Heavy Metal History, Heavy Metal History

A new non-profit dedicated to preserving the history of heavy metal has been created and announced the first inductees to

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, November 10, 2016

November 10, 2016November 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Facebook, Genesis, Glastonbury, Hall of Fame, Hamilton, Hip-hop, Prince Harry, Sony, Streaming, Universal, Vinyl

One hundred and forty-five years ago today, Henry Stanley ran into lost African explorer Dr. David Livingston near Lake Tanganyika,

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Celebrating Lou Reed’s Hall of Fame Entry

April 11, 2015April 11, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Hall of Fame, induction, Interview, Lou Reed, Rare, Rock n Roll

When it comes to music history, influence and pure creativity, few names come to mind. Lou Reed has always been

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And the Most-Shazamed Aritists of All Time Are…

December 11, 2014December 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hall of Fame, Shazam

Shazam, the magical app that “listens” to help you identify songs you hear, has just released its list of the

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And the 2014 Inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Are…

December 17, 2013 Alan Cross 6 Comments Andrew Loog Oldham, Brian Epstein, Cat Stevens, E Street Band, Hall and Oates, Hall of Fame, KISS, Linda Ronstadt, Nirvana, Peter Gabriel

Here’s who will be honoured at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on April 10: Peter Gabriel (Deservedly so) Hall and

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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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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Podcast – The Backstage Project

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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    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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    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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    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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