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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Flea facts

August 9, 2021August 10, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Flea, Jazz, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Trumpet

Given that Flea is now one of the most respected bass players in the history of rock, it might be

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chynna, Creativity, Drake, Eventbrite, Halsey, Jazz, Lady Gaga, Manic Street Preachers, Neurology, NHS, Noel Gallagher, Podcasts, Radio, Video Calls, Who

I completely forgot that we had a long weekend this week. Frankly, EVERY weekend for the last month has been

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Music News 

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 224: All That Jazzcast

April 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Internet Radio, Jazz, Jazzcast

Once the Province of Ontario softened up their liquor laws in 1946, Toronto came alive. This is when Toronto’s jazz

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, January 30, 2019

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bernie Sanders, David Bowie, Grammy Awards, Jazz, KISS, Mariah Carey, Ozzy Osbourne, Pink Floyd, Ringo Starr, Route 91 Festival, Samsung, Sharks, Ziggy Stardust

The dogs stuck their noses outside this morning, sniffed the cold and said “Nope. We’re holding it until April.” I

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Music History 

Is rock becoming the new jazz? Stay with me on this…

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 Alan Cross 4 Comments Hip-hop, Jazz, Rock

The first half of the 20th century was driven by jazz. This was the dominant music of the era and

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Music Industry 

Is Spotify killing jazz and classical music?

June 1, 2018May 31, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Classical, Jazz, Soul, Streaming

Streaming is dominated by hip-hop, R&B, and pop. If you’re going to be a star and make millions like Drake

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, May 10, 2018

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Assisted Suicide, Beyonce, Ed Sheeran, Ginny Grohl, Google, Jazz, John Legend, Jukebox, Kanye, Rap, Sharks, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Tidal

It was on this day in 1970 that Bobby Orr scored THAT goal, the one with him flying through the

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Cool! 

Our Milky Way galaxy apparently makes “music.” Listen.

May 6, 2018May 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Galaxy, Jazz, Milky Way

Our Milky Way galaxy, which is at least 100,000 light-years across, completes a rotation in a leisurely 225 to 250 million

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, May 4, 2018

May 4, 2018May 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cold War, Dame Vera Lynn, E, Ecstasy, Facebook, Fleetwood Mac, Gaming, Google, Jazz, Kanye West, Kurt Cobain, Lindsey Buckingham, MDMA, Paulina Porizkova, Ric Ocasek, Taylor Swift, Van Morrison, YouTube

I just can’t stop staring at the car crash that is the Trump administration. It’s better than any TV show,

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Music Industry 

Could Spotify kill off jazz, classical and soul music? Stay with me on this.

April 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classical, Jazz, Soul, Spotify, Streaming

There’s plenty of music that we don’t like right away. Opera, for example. Modern jazz is another. So is virtually

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Music History 

How Jazz and Racism Led to America’s War on Drugs

August 12, 2017August 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments America, Jazz, War on Drugs

Ever hear of Harry Anslinger? Probably not, even though he was America’s first drug czar. Much of today’s war on

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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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    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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