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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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A Las Vegas restaurant is selling a $1,200 burger that comes with a musical twist

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cheeseburger, Las Vegas

Las Vegas is always looking for ways to part people from their money, especially those who (temporarily) beat the house.

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, November 22, 2019

November 22, 2019November 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Apple, Baby Shark, Coldplay, Emo, Gramms, Las Vegas, Maestro Fresh Wes, Phil Lynott, Podcasting, Spotify, Thin Lizzy, UK Christmas Number 1

Is it just me or are you getting more spam calls on your mobile phone and/or land line? I’m averaging

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 19, 2019

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Glastonbury, Kanye West, Las Vegas, Liam Gallagher, Michael Buble, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Records on Wheels, Spotify, TikTok

It was 50 years ago today that Apollo 12 landed on the moon. Then we have music news for November

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Random music news for Wednesday, January 16, 2019

January 16, 2019January 15, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Alicia Keys, Baby Shark, Celine Dion, Colin Kaepernick, Dave Grohl, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Fyre Festival, Grammy Awards, Happy Mondays, Hulu, Kanye West, Las Vegas, Metallica, Music VIdeos, R. Kelly, Spotify, Super Bowl, Travis Scott, Village People, YMCA

January is half over. That’s the kind of thing I’m holding onto right about now. The average Spotify users pays

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, October 22, 2018

October 22, 2018October 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments BABYMETAL, Between the Buried and Me, Bobbie Gentry, Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May, Donald Trump, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Las Vegas, MacPhisto, Paula Abdul, Queen, Soundcontrol, Stream Ripping, Tom Petty, U2

And how was our first weekend with legal weed? In any shape to look at music news for October 22,

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Britney Spears, Colin Kaepernick, Despacito, Hip-hop, K-Pop, Las Vegas, Luis Fonsi, Lumineers, Rihanna, Souris, Spotify, Stephen Colbert, Super Bowl

Still no societal collapse in Canada following the legalization of weed. You know, if we do this right, we can

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Music History 

Today is the first anniversary of the massacre at the Route 91 Festival in Las Vegas.

October 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Las Vegas, Route 91

On October 1, 2017, not long into Jason Aldean’s nighttime set at the Route 91 Music Festival in Las Vegas,

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Music News 

Reflections on America’s most unusual music festival: Las Vegas’ unique Life is Beautiful, part 2

September 24, 2018September 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Las Vegas, Life is Beautiful

I spent the weekend at the Life is Beautiful music festival in downtown Las Vegas (i.e. not the modern Strip

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Reflections on America’s most unusual music festival: Las Vegas’ unique Life is Beautiful, part 1

September 23, 2018September 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Las Vegas, Life is Beautiful, Tony Hsieh

Imagine this: An eco- and socially-conscious entrepreneur based in Las Vegas helps build an online shoe-selling company which is then

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, August 6, 2018

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 Doors Down, Brady Bunch, Courtney Love, Curiosity, Grateful Dead, iPhone 9, Jimmy Page, K-Pop, Lance Bass, Las Vegas, Maria Butina, Mars, Mozart, Music Choice, Phil Lesh, Podcasting, Prince, Route 91, Stingray, Stream Ripping, Streaming, Styx, Viper ROom

I’m supposed to be on vacation this week, so apologies if there are fewer posts than usual. Back to normal

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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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