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Random music news for Friday, October 23, 2020

October 23, 2020October 22, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2 Live Crew, Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Contracts, Damned, Don McLean, Dreams, Fleetwood Mac, Fyre Festival, Grateful Dead, Hard Rock Cafe, Keith Jarrett, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Platinum Songs, Record Contracts

If you like hot, spicy food, you might want to get this smartphone thing that measures the heat of chilis.

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Random music news for Monday, July 22, 2019

July 22, 2019July 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Hard Rock Cafe, Live and Loud, Metallica, Paul's Boutique, Peppa Pig, Radio, Slipknot, Spice Girls, Ticketmaster

Woke up in Stony Plain, Alberta, on my speaking tour. Two more gigs in Edmonton tomorrow and Wednesday. You in

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Random Music News for Monday, April 16, 2018

April 16, 2018April 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Beethoven, Beyonce, Coachella, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Flea, George Michael, Hard Rock Cafe, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Madonna, National 8-Track Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Titanic, Toys R Us

Interesting hockey factoid: On this day in 1910, the Boston Arena opened. It’s the oldest hockey rink still in use.

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Is Toronto’s Hard Rock Cafe Doomed to Become a Shopper’s Drug Mart? Apparently So.

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments Hard Rock Cafe, Shoppers Drug Mart, Toronto

As I entered Toronto’s Hard Rock Cafe last night on my way to host a special U2 fan event, I

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Special 30th Anniversary Joshua Tree Event for U2 Fans This Sunday in Toronto

March 10, 2017March 13, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Daniel Lanois, Hard Rock Cafe, Joshua Tree, U2

U2 fans already know that yesterday (March 9) was the 30th anniversary of the release of The Joshua Tree, an

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Check Out This Music-Inspired Harley Davidson

November 17, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Hard Rock Cafe, Harley-Davidson, Sporster

I’m not really into motorcyles, but if I was I’d want one of these. A company out of Poland has

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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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