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Music Industry 

What form will music take after COVID-19: Albums, EPs, playlists, or mixtapes?

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, EPs, Mixtapes, Streaming, Vinyl

There will be plenty of unexpected and unintended consequences from the coronavirus pandemic. There will be few areas of our

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, October 16, 2019

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christian Music, Def Leppard, Donald Trump, Fall Out Boy, Fyre Festival, Gary Glitter, Green Day, Hi-Res Audio, Ja Jule, Joker, K-Pop, Mixtapes, Playlists, Sony

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t need another one of those, ever. Otherwise, how

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Music News 

Cool! An Archive of DJ Mixtapes from the 80s and 90s

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments Cassettes, Mixtapes

A recent excavation of my basement uncovered a trove of ancient mixtapes, compilations I made up for my car (gawd,

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Cool! 

Interesting: The Sociology of Music Curation

January 28, 2017January 27, 2017 Alan Cross 7 Comments Curation, Mixtapes, Playlists

Anyone who has ever created a playlist or mixtape knows how easy it is to get bogged down deciding on

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, December 6, 2016

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Cassettes, Classical Music, Cuba, Fidel Castro, Hip-hop, Iggy Pop, K-Pop, Mixtapes, Morrissey, Music sales, Prince, Putin, Radio Caroline, Rock Opera, TIME, Trump, Vinyl

On this day in 1941, Canada declared war on Finland. (It’s complicated; we followed the UK and Finland was at

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Music News 

Did You Miss Cassette Store Day Saturday? Me, Too. Shame.

October 10, 2016October 11, 2016 Alan Cross 7 Comments Cassette Store Day, Cassettes, Mixtapes

Saturday (October 8) was International Cassette Store Day? Really? Sorry I missed it. Actually, I’m not. I hold in my

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Music History 

The Mixtape Was the Origin of Modern Music Curation. Discuss.

February 18, 2015February 17, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Mixtapes, Music Curation

Now that you mention it, I’d probably agree. Medium.com goes further. We tend to think of it as a cultural

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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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