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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 944: Infamous hotels and hotel rooms

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Cornell, Dave Gahan, Dolores O'Riordan, Hotel Rooms, Hotels, Michael Hutchence., Nancy Spungen, Oasis, Richey Edwards, Sid Vicious

In the days before COVID, I was always on the road. If it wasn’t a music conference in Singapore, it

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, December 26, 2019

December 26, 2019December 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chimpanzees, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Mariah Carey, Michael Hutchence., Milk Teeth, Spotify, Vans, Walmart

Are we heading out on a Boxing Day run today? Or are you all shopped out? Maybe we can all

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, November 4, 2019

November 4, 2019November 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Loog Oldham, Guitars, INXS, Kanye, Kirk Hammett, KISS, Metallica, Michael Hutchence., Prophets of Rage, Rage Against the Machine, Rolling Stones, TikTok, Violin

Feeling groggy and weird? Blame turning the clocks back. It’s time we got rid of DST, period. Meanwhile, in the

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Music News 

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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Music News 

20 Years Later, We Finally Get to See the Coroner’s Report on the Death of Michael Hutchence

November 20, 2017November 19, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coroner's Report, Death, INXS, Michael Hutchence.

On the morning of November 22, 1997, a maid at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Sydney, Australia, reported that the guest

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, November 20, 2019

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Alexa, Chance the Rapper, Katy Perry, Michael Hutchence., Michael Jackson, Russell Simmons, Sweden, U2, Wu-Tang Clan

On this day in 1985, a new computer program called Microsoft 1.0 was released. It wasn’t very good. Really. Here’s

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, October 12, 2017

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Billboard, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, In Rainbows, INXS, Michael Hutchence., Radiohead, Sting, U2, YouTube

On this day in 1979, the first book in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was published. And in

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Movies Music History 

Here’s the Trailer for the Upcoming Michael Hutchence Documentary, “The Last Rockstar”

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, INXS, Michael Hutchence.

Michael Hutchence is the Australian equivalent of Kurt Cobain. Tortured by various personal demons, he eventually took his own life

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, September 4, 2017

September 4, 2017September 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Brexit, DuckDuckGo, INXS, iPhone 8, Logic, Michael Hutchence., MTV, Queens of the Stone Age, Radio, Ringo Starr, Shazam, Snapchat, Taylor Swift

Man, those numbers spin fast on the gas pumps these days, don’t they? Distract yourself with this music news for

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, November 1, 2016

November 1, 2016November 1, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Apple, Cassettes, Chicago Cubs, Eddie Vedder, Fetty Wap, Hacking, INXS, iPhone 7, Mark Mothersbaugh, Michael Hutchence., Minimoog, Netflix, Nevermind, Nirvana, Raido, Sean Ross, Uptown Funk

November. Not a fan. Only February is worse. Just sayin’. And now, some music news. Ultrasonic hacking? Oh, it’s here.

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, September 9, 2016

September 9, 2016September 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian Eno, Burning Man, Ed Sullivan, Elvis Presley, INXS, Israel, Michael Hutchence., Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson, Rolling Stones, Scott Weiland, Warner

I’m writing this aboard EVA Air Flight 0035 somewhere above Alaska. Yes, it’s another music conference in the Far East.

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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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    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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