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Liz Phair may be the first artist to record a song using Twitter’s brand new audio tweet feature

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Liz Phair, Twitter

In what may be a very good or very bad idea, Twitter is rolling out “audio tweets,” a chance to

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Dean Martin, Garbage, Hologram, Liz Phair, Moog, Noel Gallagher, Synthesizers, Ukraine

My hair has turned into a reverse mullet with all the party at the front. Soon I may have no

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, September 9, 2019

September 9, 2019September 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments ASAP Rocky, Chester Bennington, Facebook, Lil Wayne, Linkin Park, Liz Phair, Mental Health, Mick Jagger, Muse, Offspring, Streaming, Tool

It was on this day in 1956 that Elvis appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. Fast-forward

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Music History Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 811: The 90s, Part 2(a): A Decade of Influential Female Solo Performers

February 11, 2018February 16, 2018 Alan Cross 3 Comments 90s, Alans Morissette, Alt-Rock, Ani Difranco, Bjork, Liz Phair, PJ Harvey, Sarah McLachlan, Sinead O'Connor, Tori Amos

In a less-enlightened time, women were barely tolerated by the rock’n’roll establishment. They could sing, maybe shake a tambourine and

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Music History 

Be Prepared for New Tsunami of Rebel Female Singers

September 7, 2015September 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Courtney Love, Female Singers, Halsey, Joan Osborne, Liz Phair, Maggie Myers, Patti Smith, Poe, Taylor Swift

If you pay attention to long-term cyclical trends in music, you could have predicted this was going to happen. When

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for March 26, 2014

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Jenner, Courtney Love, Ed Sheeran, Everclear, Jack Layton, KISS, Liz Phair, Lollapalooza 2014, Raffi, Smashing Pumpkins

My beloved Saeco coffee machine gave up the ghost this morning after almost two decades of faithful service.  It’s so

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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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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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