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Random music news for Saturday, May 14, 2022

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, Eurovision, Facebook, Halsey, Krakatoa, Ozzy Osbourne, Podcastings, Randy Rhoads, Songwriting, South Park, Wembley Stadium

The loudest sound ever heard on Earth was an estimated 310 dB. What could possibly make that much noise? This.

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Random music news for Thursday, July 1, 2021

July 1, 2021June 30, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Hasselhoff, Facebook, Halsey, Influencers, Metallica, MTV, Mumford & Sons, Neil Peart, Pop Music, Record Stores, Sesame Street, Streaming, The Weeknd, Trent Reznor, USS, Wintston Marshall

Expecting to die one day? Go to Mars! On that cheery note, here’s just news for July 1, 2021. Is

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Random music news for Tuesday, December 1, 2020

December 1, 2020November 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Drake, Elon Musk, Foo Fighters, Grammys, Halsey, Headbangers, Leonard Co, Pogues, Radio, Shane McGowan, The Weeknd, Turntables, Vinyl

One more month left in this horrible year. Hang in there. Here’s music news for December 1, 2020. Halsey has

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Random music news for Friday, April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chynna, Creativity, Drake, Eventbrite, Halsey, Jazz, Lady Gaga, Manic Street Preachers, Neurology, NHS, Noel Gallagher, Podcasts, Radio, Video Calls, Who

I completely forgot that we had a long weekend this week. Frankly, EVERY weekend for the last month has been

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 09 June 2017

June 9, 2017June 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Barns Courtney, Beatles, Halsey, Hollerado, Liam Gallagher, Mutoid Man, New Politics, Saintseneca, The War on Drigs, U2

With so many new songs coming at you day after day, here are eleven tracks pre-screened by me. Maybe your

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The Rise of the “Indie Pop Voice”

October 7, 2015October 7, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Halsey, Linguist, Linguistics, Purity Ring, Selena Gomez, Singing

I’ll admit it: I have a hard time telling a lot of pop singers apart. And this isn’t a new

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Music History 

Be Prepared for New Tsunami of Rebel Female Singers

September 7, 2015September 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Courtney Love, Female Singers, Halsey, Joan Osborne, Liz Phair, Maggie Myers, Patti Smith, Poe, Taylor Swift

If you pay attention to long-term cyclical trends in music, you could have predicted this was going to happen. When

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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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