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Funny/Weird 

LEGO has teamed up with the Rolling Stones to do this

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 60th annivesary, Lego, Rolling Stones

With the Rolling Stones celebrating their 60th anniversary, LEGO has created this special set: a 1,998 piece thing that, when

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 8, 2021

September 8, 2021September 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, BTS, Covid, Fender, Google, Lego, Paul Weller, Podcasts, Sex Pistols, South Park, Spotify, Technics SL-1200, Vaccinations

A metal bassist stopped a possible mass shooting at a gig in Boise, Idaho. He got shot for his troubles,

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 7, 2021

September 7, 2021September 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Dell Furano, Escapade Music Festival, Lego, Merch, Paul Stanley, Pink Floyd

Summer’s over. Get back to work/school. The day after Labour Day is always rough. Maybe distract yourself for a second

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 28, 2021

April 28, 2021April 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arsenal, Daniel Ek, Johnny Lydon, Lego, Lionel Ritchie, My Chemical Romance, NFTs, Radio, Spotify, Synths, TikTok, Zoom

You know those blue light blocking nighttime modes on devices that are supposed to help you sleep? Yeah, about them…

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Funny/Weird 

Weird album alert: Lego is offering the sound of bricks falling into each other

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Chill-out, Lego

If you’ve finished Spotify and still haven’t found something avant-garde enough for your chill-out sessions, let me direct you to

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Random music news for Tuesday, April 28, 2020

April 28, 2020April 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Baseball, Beyonce, Clubhouse, Facebook, George Harrison, Jack Dorsey, Lego, Merch, Universal, Yoshiki

This might give you some kind of hope when it comes to what was apparently a hopeless situation. Once you

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Cool! 

Tool Lego. That is all.

February 9, 2020February 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lego, Tool

This just goes to prove that you can do anything with Logo. You can read the entire story behind this

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Music News 

The Return of Geeks and Beats! This is Officially Episode 136 (Or as We Call It, S05E01)

July 12, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Elite Dangerous, Golden Record, Lego, NASA, Nicholas de Monchaux, Saturn V, Star Trek, VR

Okay, okay. We’ll restart the show. After an 18-month-ish hiatus and much whingeing by the general public, Michael Hainsworth and

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Random Music News for Thursday, October 13, 2016

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Bohemian Rhapsody, Desert Trip, Foo Fighters, Janet Jackson, Lego, Loud Music, Madonna, Nickelback, Pandora, Queen, Royal Blood

The first-ever mobile cellular network was launched in the US on this day in 1983. Phones were the size of

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, February 5, 2016

February 5, 2016February 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 120 Minutes, Abbey Road, Alanis Morissette, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Donald Trump, EDM, Lego, Marilyn Manson, Martin Shkreli, MTV, Taylor Swift, U2, Zoolander

Today is all about the Zika virus. Forty years ago today, we heard about the swine flu epidemic. The most

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, May 26, 2015

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, ABBA, Barrie, BB King, Burl's Creek, Chevelle, Eric Clapton, Glastonbury, Kim Jong-Un, Lego, Mozart, Sharon Osbourne, Taylor Swift

Second day in Australia. Still refusing to try Vegemite. This doesn’t bode well for Ontario finally having a place to

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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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    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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