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RIP Bill Backer, The Guy Who Taught the World to Sing (About Coca-Cola)

May 19, 2016June 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bill Backer, Hillside Singers, Mad Men, New Seekers

If you’re on the not-so-old side and were a fan of Mad Men, you’ll know Bill Backer’s work. Let’s start

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Miss Mad Men? There’s Now an Album

October 9, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment AMC, Mad Men, Retrospective, Soundtrack

One of the great things about premium TV these days is how so much care is devoted to picking exactly

Miss Mad Men? Try This Peggy-Drake Mashup

July 23, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drake, Mad Men, Mashup, Peggy Olsen

A YouTube user named Alex Pompliano has taken clips from Mad Men that illustrate Peggy Olsen’s slow rise into the

Because It’s a Tuesday, You Need a 16-Minute Song About Cats

May 19, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brett Gelman, Cats, Mad Men

No, I didn’t get to see the Mad Men finale because I was somewhere over the north Pacific on my

Random Music News for Saturday, April 11, 2015

April 11, 2015April 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barack Obama, Black Sabbath, Bob Marley, Coachella, Common, INXS, Jurassic Park, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Keith Richards, Kurt Cobain, Mad Men, McDonalds, Pharrell Williams, Rolling Stones, Spike Lee

Just got home from Singapore. Now off to Tampa. My dogs REALLY hate me. Barack Obama took time out from

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Mad Men: The Official Soundtrack

February 4, 2014February 4, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mad Men, Soundtrack, Television

The final season–season 7–of Mad Men will begin on AMC April 13. But just like the network did with Breaking