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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, November 24, 2018

November 24, 2018November 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aphex Twin, Bali, BBC, Cover Versions, Drake, Elton John, Laibach, Machine Head, Men at Work, Music Feuds, MusiCounts, Podcasting, The Beaches, The Sound of Music

It was 55 years ago today that Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald dead thereby cementing the “who killed JFK”

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, February 19, 2015

February 19, 2015February 19, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Afroman, Amy Winehouse, Beyonce, Big Data, Bob Marley, Bono, iTunes, Jimi Hendrix, Machine Head, Taking Back Sunday, Tenacious D, Vanilla Ice, Weird Al, Willie Nelson

On this day in 1878, Thomas Edison received a patent (no, 200,521) for his new talking machine called “the phonograph.”

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WTF? 

Phil Demmel of Machine Head Gets a Randy Rhoads Tattoo on His Thigh

October 18, 2014October 17, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Machine Head, Phil Demmel, Randy Rhodes

Randy Rhodes, Ozzy’s beloved guitarist, is still dead. Since that plane crash in 1982, he hasn’t played much but his

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Cool! 

Meanwhile, From the World of Heavy Metal Weddings…

July 16, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Machine Head, Pantera

First, congratulations to Tony and Ashley, a couple of Machine Head fans who recently became engaged during a show in

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Music History 

Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” Finally Has an Official Video

May 16, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Deep Purple, Machine Head, Music Video, Smoke on the Water

Machine Head came out in 1972, but better late than never, right?  But the real story here is how this

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Music News 

Top Ten Covers You May Not Have Heard

January 17, 2014January 17, 2014 Brent Chittenden 10 Comments A Perfect Circle, Charles Bradley and the Menahan Street Band, Cover Versions, Jane's Addiction, Lambchop, Lisa Cuthbert, Machine Head, Revolting Cocks, Robyn, Superhumanoids, Tegan & Sara, Willie Nelson

Every musician starts off playing someone else’s material. Well 99.9 % of them at any rate. And when they go

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

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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    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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