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Jack Antonoff

Movies 

Need a little therapy? Watch this short film featuring Jack Antonoff talking about his feelings

June 17, 2022June 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jack Antonoff, Mental Heath

Jack Antonoff is one of the most successful songwriters and producers around these days, having worked with everyone from Lorde

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, June 4, 2022

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Avatars, Classic Rock, Jack Antonoff, Jeff Beck, Johnny Depp, Led Zeppelin, Liam Gallagher, Podcasts, Prince

This politician is having a bad week. It, however, continues to be a good week for music news–like what we

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 17, 2022

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alex Lifeson, Clash, Elon Musk, Jack Antonoff, Music Theory, Primus, Rush, Snoop Dogg, Twitter

Before we get into music news for May 17, 2022, break your brain here. Russian hackers tried to get into

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, August 7, 2021

August 7, 2021August 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Covid, Jack Antonoff, Jim Morrison, Live Nation, Macarena, Patricia Morrison, Paul Johnson, Radio, Rick James

The MyPillow guy is nuts. Truly nuts. Let’s try some reality with music news for August 7, 2021. Patricia Morrison,

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: fun. facts

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bleachers, Fun., Jack Antonoff

A couple of facts about Fun (actually “fun.”, but we’ll get to that). (1) Their big break came with the

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, July 12, 2021

July 12, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment 50 Cent, ABC, ASMR, Deezer, Dua Lipa, Fyre Festival, iPod, Jack Antonoff, Johnny Lydon, MTV, My Chemical Romance, Olivia Rodrigo, Rolling Stone, Sex Pistols, St. Vincent, Taylor Swift, TikTok, Triumph, YouTube

Back to work after a short vacation. Things on these pages will be operating as normal for the next while.

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Cool! Music News 

Bill Nye the Science Guy Fixes the Refrigerator of Bleachers’ Frontman

February 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bill Nye, Bleachers, Jack Antonoff

Jack Antonoff of Bleachers had a refrigeration problem. Fortunately, The Science Guy was there to help.

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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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    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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  • Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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