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Random music news for Wednesday, July 20, 2022

July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Drake, INXS, Lou Reed, Mascots, Queen, Radio, Spotify, Streaming, Sweden, TikTok, Velvet Underground

I want this TV. I have no idea where I’d put it, but I still want it. Let’s try some

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Which singer has the greatest vocabulary?

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 Alan Cross 6 Comments Billie Eilish, Lou Reed, Lyrics, Patti Smith

Writing lyrics is hard. Whenever I tried doing something like that, my creations as weaker than rhyming “gin” and “sin,”

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Random music news for Thursday, June 3, 2021

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian Johnson, Cameo, David Bowie, Ferrari, Girl from Ipanema, Joe Meek, L7, Lou Reed, Marc Bolan, Motley Crue, Nick Mason, Podcasts

This car can go from 0-60 mph in 1.85 seconds. Want. And now, music news for June 3, 2021. These

Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History of New Music Daily: A quaint internet story

January 7, 2021January 6, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Compuserve, Depeche Mode, Internet, Lou Reed, Sarah McLachlan

Today we get so much of our music online. But twenty-five years ago, the Internet was still an unknown commodity

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Random music news for Monday, July 16, 2018

July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, American Idiot, Blink-182, Bruce Dickinson, Classical Music, Donald Trump, Facebook, Green Day, Hep C, Hepatitis C, Iron Maiden, Justin Bieber, Kate Bush, Katy Perry, LL Cool J, Lou Reed, Pussy Riot, Smule, Three Lions, Travis Barker, Twitter, World Cup, Wuthering Heights

Halfway through July. Why does summer speed by faster than winter? Distract yourself from that with some music news for

Music History Television

Interesting Opinion: Was Lou Reed Alt-Rock’s First Sellout?

October 23, 2017March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Commercial, Honda, Lou Reed

It’s a generally accepted fact that the Velvet Underground was the first-ever alternative band. Now the Daily Beast brings up

Music History Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: 10 Terrible Career Moves

June 23, 2017June 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Career Moves, Chris Cornell, Clash, Dee Dee Ramone, Elvis Costello, Hacienda, Happy Mondays, Lou Reed, New Order, Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Sinead O'Connor

Ah, the career-limiting move. Coming to work drunk or high. The use of the “reply all” button at an inappropriate

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Random Music News for Monday, May 22, 2017

May 22, 2017May 23, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment B-sides, Chainsmokers, Kanye, Kurt Cobain, Lou Reed, Music Industry, Pandora, PayPal, Prince, Radio Caroline, Song of the Summer, Studio 54, Wyoming

It’s a holiday Monday for us in Canada, but since this site has readers around the world, I feel obligated

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Random Music News for Tuesday, January 17, 2017

January 17, 2017January 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Billy Corgan, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Common, Donald Trump, Elton John, George Michael, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Mariah Carey, National, Netflix, Paul Weller, Playa Del Carmen, Sherlock, Tribute Bands, U2

This was the day of the great 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles. It wasn’t the Big One, but it

Record Collecting

Trainspotting Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Soundtrack Reissue

November 13, 2016 Nerhys 2 Comments Bedrock, Blur, Brian Eno, Damon Albarn, Elastica, Iggy Pop, KYO, Leftfield, Lou Reed, Movie, New Order, Primal Scream, Pulp, Sleeper, Soundtrack, Trainspotting, Underworld

The iconic drama Trainspotting celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and in commemoration, Parlophone reissued the legendary official soundtrack on

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Random Music News for Thursday, October 20, 2016

October 20, 2016October 20, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Abbruzzese, Desert Trip, Donald Trump, Garth Brooks, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Pearl Jam, Prince, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Soundcloud, Vanilla Ice

It was on this day in 1977 that Lynyrd Skynyrd had that horrific plane crash in a swamp. The accident

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The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
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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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
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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Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
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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