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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 28, 2018

July 28, 2018July 27, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment AC/DC, Artwork, Aztec, Cassettes, Craft Beer, Ed Sheeran, Google Assistant, Huawei, Ireland, K-Pop, Live Nation, Morgan Freeman, Open Reel Ensemble, Seth Rogen, South Korean, Stamps

On this day in 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building, killing 14 and injuring 26. The

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, May 26, 2018

May 26, 2018May 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, Broadway, China, Common, GDPR, Hard Rock Daddy, Kanye West, Morgan Freeman, Muzenly, National Anthem, NFL, NOW, Payola, Peex, Playlists, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Seth Rogen, Spotify, Starbucks, Starving Artist, Teenage Head, Whitney Houston, YouTube Music

NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on

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Television 

Another Super Bowl commercial preview: Peter Dinklage raps

January 31, 2018January 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Doritos, Morgan Freeman, Mountain Dew, Peter Dinklage, Super Bowl

It’s Doritos Blaze vs. Mountain Dew Ice presented by Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman.

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Music News 

Time for Super Bowl commercials. Here’s what Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes did for Doritos

January 28, 2018January 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Busta Ryhmes, Doritos, Missy Elliott, Morgan Freeman, Peter Dinklage, Super Bowl

Super Bowl spots run about $5 million for 30 seconds, so if you’re going to run a commercial during the

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Gadgets 

Watch Mark Zuckerberg Mess with Facebook’s In-Development AI Program (Hint: It Doesn’t Like Nickelback)

December 23, 2016December 23, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger, Facebook, Gadgets, Jarvis, Morgan Freeman, Nickelback

Everyone is getting into the artificial intelligence game. Facebook doesn’t want to be left behind so they’re working on an

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, December 21, 2016

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2016, Andrea Bocelli, David Bowie, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google Voice, Gracenote, Jarvis, John Legend, Kenny Aronoff, Morgan Freeman, Nielsen, Pandora, Parrot, Prince, Richard Marx, Snoop Dogg, St. Bart's

It’s now winter. Only three months to go. And now, music news… Apparently, Andrea Bocelli will NOT perform at the

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Cool! 

If You’re Going to Make a Doc on ICP’s Juggalos, You Might As Well Get Morgan Freeman to Narrate It

July 29, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, Insane Clown Posse, Juggalos, Morgan Freeman

That headline is not a joke.  It actually exists.  But it’s not exactly, um…well, authorized.  You’ll see.  And try not

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And Now, Morgan Freeman on Helium

May 24, 2014May 23, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Discovery Channel, Helium, Morgan Freeman

I’d like to see this technique applied to (a) a VISA commercial and (b) the next time he has to

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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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  • The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
    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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  • Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
    Andrew Dick
  • Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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