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Random music news for Saturday, April 3, 2021

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bez, BTS, Donald Trump, Happy Mondays, Hybe, Infotainment Systems, Ithaca Holdings, Journey, Media Ownership, Radio, Scooter Braun, The 12/21, US Supreme Court

Three? Oh, dear. Will all of them, you know, work? Think about that as you browse music news for April

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Random music news for Thursday, February 11, 2021

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coldplay, Concerts, Emmanuel Kelly, Guitars, Happy Mondays, Internet Archive, Lunar New Year, Morgan Wallen, Music Charts, R Kelly, Willie Nelson, YouTube

I gotta see this new Britney Spears documentary. It just has to become available in Canada first. Oh, and she’s

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Random music news for Friday, January 8, 2020

January 8, 2021January 7, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Choice Prize, Clerks, Foo Fighters, Happy Mondays, Jamiroquai, Kanye West, Kevin Smith, Kim Kardashian, Livestreams, Metal, Metallica, Miley Cyrus, Spotify, The Weeknd, TikTok

If you’re the kind of person who enjoys doomscrolling, take a look at this. If you can, move from that

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Random music news for Wednesday, June 10, 2020

June 10, 2020June 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AEG, Australia, Concerts, Happy Mondays, livestreaming, Richard Pryor, Shaun Ryder, Smashing Pumpkins, Urban Music

Can science please hurry up with research like this? The lockdown is not doing any favours to my waistline. Moving

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Random music news for Wednesday, January 16, 2019

January 16, 2019January 15, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Alicia Keys, Baby Shark, Celine Dion, Colin Kaepernick, Dave Grohl, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Fyre Festival, Grammy Awards, Happy Mondays, Hulu, Kanye West, Las Vegas, Metallica, Music VIdeos, R. Kelly, Spotify, Super Bowl, Travis Scott, Village People, YMCA

January is half over. That’s the kind of thing I’m holding onto right about now. The average Spotify users pays

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Random music news for Thursday, September 20, 2018

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Allman Brothers, Bono, Christian Rock, Dickie Betts, Google, Happy Mondays, Holland America, Interactive Albums, JBL, LeBron James, Music Festivals, Pope Francis, Rolling Stones, Russia, Space Jam, Speakers, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Teenage Engineering

Off to Vegas for the Life is Beautiful music festival. What could possibly go wrong at an outdoor music festival

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Random music news for Wednesday, August 1, 2018

August 1, 2018August 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bez, Bruno Mars, Crabcore, Happy Mondays, Heavy Metal, Heavy Montreal, Jarvis Cocker, Peter Gabriel, Pulp, Pussy Riot, Samsung, Seth Rogen, Shoey, Sony, Steppenwolf, Toto, TTC, Weezer, WOMAD

August already. And my parents are coming to visit for almost a week. This should be interesting. Here’s music news

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The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: 10 Terrible Career Moves

June 23, 2017June 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Career Moves, Chris Cornell, Clash, Dee Dee Ramone, Elvis Costello, Hacienda, Happy Mondays, Lou Reed, New Order, Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Sinead O'Connor

Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate

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Random Music News for Saturday, June 17, 2017

June 17, 2017June 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Grenfell Tower, Happy Mondays, Katy Perry, Manchester Arena, Netflix, Shaun Ryder, Simon Cowell, Soundgarden, Streaming

Out of Thailand and now in Singapore. The big question: after a 7-day detox treatment during which I lost 7

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Music History 

Fun Stats: Which Big Manchester Bands Found Love in Canada?

January 17, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Buzzcocks, Happy Mondays, Joy Division, Manchester, Morrissey, New Order, Stone Roses, The Fall, The Smiths

Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored was curious as to which Manchester bands were embraced by Canadians (and vice-versa), so he

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 738: 10 Terrible Career Moves

December 11, 2015December 13, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Career Moves, Chris Cornell, Clash, Elvis Costello, Factory Records, Happy Mondays, Lou Reed, New Order, Queens of the Stone Age, Ramones, Sinead O'Connor

Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate

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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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