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Music History Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 831: It’s a family affair

October 19, 2018October 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, Bee Gees, Cowboy Junkies, Cowsills, Cribs, Devo, Echosmith, Greta Van Fleet, INXS, Jackson 5, Kings of Leon, Kongos, Nickelback, Shaggs

Music is one of those things that can bring families together. Sometimes, that togetherness grows into a business. The Bee

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The Private New Year’s Eve Party That Will Featuring the Rolling Stones (and Maybe Paul McCartney) UPDATE: Not Just The Stones…

December 30, 2016January 2, 2017 Alan Cross 4 Comments Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, New Year's Eve, Paul McCartney, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rolling Stones, Roman Abramovich, St Barths, St. Bart's

UPDATE: Yeah, The Stones were there, but–well, just read on. St. Barths is an eight-square-mile piece of paradise a ten-minute

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Random Music News for Tuesday, October 25, 2016

October 25, 2016October 24, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Addiction, ATT&T, Dr. Dre, Grammy Awards, Justin Bieber, Kings of Leon, Matt Cundill, Mick Jagger, Radioplayer, Sinead O'Connor, Soundscan, Suge Knight, Taylor Swift, Time Warner, Turntables

Just two more weeks and this clownish US election will be over. If Hillary wins–and that’s what the polls seem

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Random Music News for Monday, October 24, 2016

October 24, 2016October 23, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Schumer, Beatles, Black Metal, Blood, Boy George, David Bowie, Days of the New, Garbage, George Martin, Jason Fresta, Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, Shirley Manson, Twenty One Pilots, Video Games

Were you around on this date in 1992 when the Blue Jays won the World Series? And now, the music

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Have You Noticed the Problem with the Title of the Upcoming Kings of Leon Album? (UPDATED!)

August 26, 2016August 26, 2016 Alan Cross 3 Comments Kings of Leon

When the press release on Kings of Leon’s seventh album came out yesterday, I had to read it three times

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Random Music News for Friday, January 1, 2016

January 1, 2016January 1, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Guns 'N Roses, Honky Chateau, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, LCD Soundsystem, Music News, Turntables

Happy New Year! And there’s almost NOTHING going on today. But I will endeavour to provide at least some music

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Music Industry Music News

Confirmed: Nine Inch Nails Will be Back in 2016

December 19, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2016, Beck, Deftones, Kings of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Offspring, Soundgarden, Strokes, Sum 41

Hey, if you’re into the softer, melodic pop turn alt-rock has taken over the last five years, great. We’ve enjoyed

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Bands That Headline Too Many Festivals [INFOGRAPHIC]

February 24, 2015February 23, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Arctic Monkeys, Beastie Boys, Beck, BEN HARPER, Bjork, Black Sabbath, BLOC PARTY, Blur, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Daft Punk, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, Death Cab for Cutie, Depeche Mode, Dr. Dre, Drake, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Eminem, Foo Fighters, FURTHUR, Gorillaz, Green Day, JACK JOHNSON, Jack White, Jane's Addiction, Jay Z, JUSTICE, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, Lady Gaga, Metallica, MUMFORD AND SONS, Muse, Neil Young, Oasis, Outkast, Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, PHISH, Phoenix, PIxies, Prince, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Roger Waters, Snoop Dogg, Sonic Youth, Soundgarden, Stevie Wonder, Stone Roses, THE ARCADE FIRE, THE BLACK KEYS, The Cure, THE FLAMING LIPS, The Killers, THE POLICE, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, THE YEAH YEAH YEAHS, Tom Petty, Tool, TREY ANASTASIO, Weezer, WIDESPREAD PANIC

Another fine bit of work by Cam at CompletelyIgnored.com

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Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 709: The Survivours

January 23, 2015January 25, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hives, Kings of Leon, Phoenix, Portishead, Radiohead, Sloan, U2

Think about this: which alt-rock bands have been together the longest without enduring a single line-up change? No one’s quit,

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Random Music News for September 1, 2014

September 1, 2014September 1, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anvil, Jessica Simpson, Kate Bush, Kings of Leon, Ramones, U2, WKRP

It’s so unfair that the first day after Labour Day is September 2! I’m feeling very ripped off. You know

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17 Highly Embarrassing, Cringe-Worthy Onstage Moments

June 3, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Embarrassing, Fergie, Kings of Leon, Onstage, Pigeons

This is a nice list from the Huffington Post. My favourite is the time Kings of Leons walked off in

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Sam Galet in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
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Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
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Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
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