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Random music news for Saturday, June 13, 2020

June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Australia, Concerts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dashboard Confessional, Festivals, Garth Brooks, HMV, Rage Against the Machine, Sunrise Records, TikTok

First, a message from Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg has a word for Donald Trump supporters pic.twitter.com/gjxfL9GDjf — XXL Magazine (@XXL)

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Canada’s Sunrise Records just got bigger by buying a big American company.

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments For Your Entertainment, HMV, Sunrise Records

Doug Putnam, the owner of Canada’s Sunrise Records, is certainly ambitious. After buying the leases of more than 70 HMV

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Random music news for Thursday, January 16, 2020

January 16, 2020October 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Album covers, EarMaster, HMV, Las Vegas, Podcasts, Run-DMC, Rush, Spotify, Wrecking Crew

It was eleven years ago today that Sully Sullivan landed that airliner in the Hudson River. Moving to music news

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Random music news for Monday, January 6, 2020

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May, Foo Fighteers, HMV, Meat Loaf, Miley Cyrus, Ozzy, Rod Stewart, Spike Jonze

In Las Vegas for CES. Watch this space for more stuff like this. Meanwhile, here’s music news for January 6,

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Random music news for Thursday, October 24, 2019

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Doug Pu, Fender, Flea, Guitars, HMV, Kurt Cobain, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Rappers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sexual Harassment, Sunrise Records, Twitter, Vinyl

If I hear the term “quid pro quo” again today, I think my brain will explode. There will be none

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Random music news for Tuesday, October 22, 2019

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Doug Putnam, Elton John, Headphones, Headstones, HMV, Mick Hucknall, Podcastaing, Radio, RAIN, Simply Red, Spotify, Steely Dan, Sunrise Records, Trent Reznor, Tupac Shakur, Walter Becker, Watchmen

Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss. Music news, however, keeps changing. Here’s what I’ve got for October 22,

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The next phase of Canada’s rescue plan for HMV UK has begun with the opening of a new superstore

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Doug Putnam, HMV, Sunrise Records

At the height of its powers, HMV had more than 300 stores in the UK. That all came apart a

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Now that a Canadian is in charge, HMV UK is about to get bigger.

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Doug Putnam, HMV, Sunrise Records

The reason HMV still exists in the UK is because the financially-distressed chain was rescued by Doug Putnam, the head

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Canadian company to help British indie acts break through in the UK

August 21, 2019August 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments HMV, Sunrise Records

Remember how Canada’s Sunrise Records bought what was left of the bankrupt HMV chain in the UK? The next stage

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We finally know the fate of HMV’s former flagship store in Toronto. It’s going to pot. Literally.

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments HMV, Tokyo Smoke

When HMV came to Canada back in the 80s, it immediately set out to build a flagship store along the

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Random music news for Thursday, March 7, 2019

March 7, 2019March 6, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bluesfest, Doug Putnam, HMV, John Lennon, Johnny Lydon, Keith Flint, Michael Jackson, Motley Crue, Pete Townshend, Podcasting, Record Stores, Sting, The Dirt, UFO

Go home, winter. You’re drunk. Time for a look at music news for March 7, 2019. The Prodigy’s Keith Flint

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