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Random music news for Saturday, February 2, 2019

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7-11, Harry Styles, KISS, Mark E. Smith, Maroon 5, Music Recommendations, Pink Floy, Roger Waters, Seymour Stein, Slayer, Sony, Soul Train, Spotify, Streaming, Super Bowl Halftime Show, Van Halen

Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 26, 2018

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dr. Dre, Foo Fighters, Gary Numan, George Michael, Google, INXS, Lennon Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Lil Xan, Mark E. Smith, Maroon 5, Michael Hutchence., Netflix, Remastered, Spotify, Super Bowl, The Fall, Yandex

On this day in 1973, Concorde made its first trip across the Atlantic. Forty-five years later, we’re actually traveling slower.

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Random Music News for Tuesday, February 13, 2018

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ed Sheeran, Facebook, James Hetfield, Leeds, Mark E. Smith, Metallica, Pharell Williams, Prince, Reading, Snapchat, Ted Bundy, Unison

I’d never heard of mixed doubles curling before last weekend. Amazing how it suddenly mattered when Canada was in contention

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Random Music News for Monday, February 12, 2018

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, Darwin, Fender, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hunter, Lemmy, Like, Mark E. Smith, Motorhead, Mott the Hoope, Parkinson's, Spice Girls

Today is International Darwin Day. Take a Creationist to lunch and try to talk some sense into them, okay? Here’s

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Random Music News for Saturday, January 27, 2018

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Avenged Sevenfold, Donald Trumo, Elton John, Eminem, Fall Out Boy, Fifty Shades, Grammys, Inhaler, Jessica Simpson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mark E. Smith, Mastodon, Paul Gray, Pete Wentz, Pinball Wizard, Poppy, Rock is Dead, Slayer, Slipknot, Sonos, Tool

This was the first day of the Great Blizzard of 1977. People in the Great Lakes still talk about how

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RIP Mark E. Smith. Goddammit!

January 24, 2018January 25, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Mark E. Smith, RIP, The Fall

Mark E. Smith, the man with one of the most distinctive voices to come out of post-punk Britain, died today

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Random Music News for Tuesday, March 7, 2017

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments BBC, Carrie Fisher, Diana Ross, Earbuds, Ed Sheeran, Fall, Glastonbury, Gorillaz, Honest Ed's, Mark E. Smith, Opera, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Sean Lennon

English bull terrier number one is snoring louder than ever. I may have to get her a CPAP machine. And

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Random Music News for Saturday, June 6, 2015

June 6, 2015June 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Disney, Empire, Fox, Grateful Dead, Lyrics, Mark E. Smith, Metallica, One Direction, Tame Impala, The Fall, U2

Remind me to phone my mom about her birthday. Here’s a story on how U2 is coping with all the

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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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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