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Random music news for Friday, March 4, 2022

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Anti-Black Racism, Bauhaus, Canada, Dua Lipa, Jay-Z, Plagiarism, Smash Mouth, Spotify, Spouge

It finally happened. I had an order of chicken wings and every single one on was the bad part (i.e.

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Random music news for Saturday, February 26, 2022

February 26, 2022February 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, Blackrock, Britney Spears, Catalogues, Glastonbury, Iron Maiden, Jay-Z, Leonard Cohen, Paul McCartney, Slash, Spotify, Ukraine

The story of the vomited false teeth. You read that correctly. If that’s too much for you, skip directly ahead

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And the highest-paid musician of 2021 was…

January 16, 2022January 17, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Hight-Paid Musicians, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Paul Simon, Ryan Tedder

A couple of times a year, someone puts together a list that estimates the revenues of musicians from the previous

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Random music news for Friday, November 12, 2021

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Facebook, Instagram, Jay-Z, KISS, Lucian Grange, Metaverse, Nile Rodgers, Noel Gallagher, Paul Stanley, Trooper, UMG

This rare Apple computer just sold for US$400,000. Old tech can be worth big bucks. Let’s move over to music

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 2, 2021

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Back to the Future, Bryan Adams, Covid, Facebook, Jay-Z, Kanye, Kanye West, KISS, Radio, Rickroll, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Slash, Thor, Tina Turner

Five hundred terabytes can be stored on this disc about the size of a toonie. Anyone want to calculate how

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Random music news for Monday, October 4, 2021

October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice Cooper, All That Remains, Billie Eilish, Britney Spears, Chloe Trujillo, Dave Grohl, Glastonbury, Jay-Z, Korn, Metallica, Neil Diamond, Nirvana, Round Hill Muisc, Stevie Van Zandt

There are just some days when I really gotta scrape for some music news. October 4 is one of those

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Random music news for Saturday, September 18, 2021

September 18, 2021September 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Climate Action, David Bowie, Death from Above 1979, Genius, Jay-Z, Lyrisc, NFTs, Podcasts, Rolling Stone, Shrek, U2, Warner Music

Are Zoom meetings making you so self-conscious that you’re running for the plastic surgeon? You’re not alone. Now take a

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Random music news for Monday, June 21, 2021

June 21, 2021June 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Infotainment Systems, Jay-Z, Mozart Effect, Noel Gallagher, Podcasts, Podz, Porsche, Sparks, Spotify, Streaming Audio, Tom DeLonge, UAPs, UFOs, Wedding Songs, Wiggles

This is one weird looking animal. Now we’re off to music news for June 21, 2021. French police broke up

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Random music news for Wednesday, June 16, 2021

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ad-Rock, Alex Lifeson, Dave Grohl, Eric Clapton, Facebook, Hipgnosis, Jay-Z, Movie Theatres, NaadSadhana, Podcasts, Radiohead, Roger Waters, Rush, Snapchat, Spotify, Trent Reznor, Vinyl

Want a pizza? Maybe you can use this thing. Take a look and then move on to music news for

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Kraftwerk FINALLY gets into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Oh, and the Foos made it, too)

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Alan Cross 5 Comments 2021, Foo Fightes, Inductees, Jay-Z, Kraftwerk, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Go-Go's, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren

We now have a list of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2021. The name I’m

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Random music news for Friday, March 5, 2021

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Bob Marley, Covid, Dolly Parton, Gen Z, Grunge, Ian Brown, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Machine Gun Kelly, Mars Volta, Pussy Riot, Rod Stewart, Stone Roses, Tidal, Tina Bell, Tragically Hip

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

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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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