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Random Music News for Friday, April 28, 2017

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beatles, Biopic, Busker, Facebook, Gorillaz, Goth, Hipsters, iPod, iTunes, KLF, Madonna, Peter Murphy, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore

Fifty years ago today, Muhammed Ali refused induction into the US Army. He was stripped of his championship and his

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, August 19, 2016

August 19, 2016August 19, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Dire Straits, Donald Trump, Green Day, Hipsters, Hitler, Mick Jagger, NSA, Radio, Rickroll, Sharon Osborne, Sting, Tragically Hip, YouTube

If you live in Southern Ontario, the Beginning of the End of Summer is here: The opening of the Canadian

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A Big Problem with the Spread of Zika in Miami? Hipsters. Seriously.

August 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hipsters, Miami, Zika

I have some friends heading to Miami today for a week in South Beach and I’ll bet that half their

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Music History 

If You Were a Hipster in the 1930s, You’d Have Been into Swing

April 25, 2016April 24, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hipsters, Swing

A future two-part episode of The Ongoing History of New Music is called “The More Things Change,” which is a

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Random Music News for Thursday, June 11, 2015

June 11, 2015June 11, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alanis Morissette, Billy Corgan, Ed Sheeran, Gen X, Hipsters, Innocence + Experience Tour, Iraq, Jimmy Page, John Lennon, Karim Wasfi, Katy Perry, Millennials, Paul McGuinness, Phil Rudd, Rage Against the Machine, Robbie Williams, Thích Quảng Đức, U2

You know that photo on the cover of the first Rage Against the Machine album? That’s a real picture of

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, May 5, 2015

May 5, 2015May 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Apple, Chris Brown, Hipsters, Iron Maiden, Jay Z, Joni Mitchell, The Pirate Bay, Toys in the Attic, Trooper Beer, Young Guru

NOW it’s tax day. No refund me me this year. And it was fifty years ago today that the Grateful

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Cool! 

Science Explains Why Hipsters Grow Beards

March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beards, Hipsters, Primates

You think it’s just some egomaniacal quirk and odd personal affectation? Not according to science. From the Daily Telegraph: Scientists

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Why Do All Hipsters Look the Same? Let’s Ask Math!

March 5, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conformity, Fashion, Hipsters

This is from Discover magazine, so it has to be true, right? It even comes with a couple of fancy

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The Basics of Electronic Music As Told with Six Kilograms of White Chocolate

January 7, 2015January 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Electronic Music, Hello Play, Hipsters

This is a new promo video from Hello Play, a Belgian online music platform. If you want to see how

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The Second-Best Beer Ad Ever

June 28, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beer, Garagista, Guinness, Hipsters

Beware, South African hipsters. (Via Brooklyn Vegan) What’s the best beer commercial of all time?  This one.

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WTF? 

Starbucks Now Training Baby Hipsters

January 5, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hipsters, Starbucks

Don’t be surprised if you see this one on the counter the next time you’re picking up an extra-hot, no-foam

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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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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