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MuchMusic

Opinion 

Miss the old days of music television? Take a listen to this guy.

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment MTV, MuchMusic, Music VIdeos

Like the guy in this video, I get a lot of people telling me they miss the old days of

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, July 27, 2021

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 90s, Gene Simmons, Golden Gate Bridge, Kanye West, Latitude, Live Nation, MuchMusic, Murder, Pink, Radio, Selling Out

In all seriousness, I was wondering about this. Can COVID be transmitted through farts? Doctors say it’s possible. Ponder that

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Music News 

Ed the Sock launches NewMusicNation, an online analogue to MuchMusic

July 15, 2021January 6, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Ed the Sock, MuchMusic, NewMusicNation, Steven Kerzner

While Bell Media is relaunching MuchMusic on TikTok, Ed the Sock has his own project called NewMusicNation. The project, which

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Music News Television 

MuchMusic is coming back. Wait–what?

June 10, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bell, MuchMusic

Apparently MuchMusic is about to return July 7 in partnership with TikTok Canada. Info here.

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Music News 

Take some time today to send some good thoughts to ex MuchMusic VJ Kim Clarke Champniss. His voice is gone forever.

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 Alan Cross 5 Comments Kim Clarke Champniss, MuchMusic, Throat Cancer

Anyone who has worked with or met Kim Clarke Champniss will tell you he’s one nice and honorable dude. He

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Music History 

Remember Big Shiny Tunes? There’s a new book on how those CDs affected Canadian alt-rock history

May 17, 2018May 16, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Big Shiny Tunes, MuchMusic

Although we used to be rubbish at it, we’re getting better at documenting the history of Canadian music with each

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, August 15, 2017

August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, Artificial Intelligence, Big Ben, China, David Bowie, David Lynch, Facebook, Glenn Gould, iPhone, Joy Division, Lincolnshire Poacher, Mick Jagger, MuchMusic, Numbers Stations, Podcasting, Primary Wave, Radio, Tunein, Twin Peaks, U2, World AIDS Day

On this day in 1965, the Beatles played Shea Stadium in New York. This was pretty much the birth of

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Television 

“Who Murdered MuchMusic?”

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Alan Cross 4 Comments Ed the Sock, MuchMusic

Former MuchMusic employee Ed the Sock has a few theories on why the network isn’t what it used to be.

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, October 28, 2016

October 28, 2016October 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Alex Trebek, Apple, Donald Trump, iPod, John Lennon, Justin Timberlake, MuchMusic, Omny, Sia, Siri, Stevie Wonder, Tom Hanks, Yoko Ono

It’s Halloween party weekend. No, I’m not going to any. I’m the WORST at Halloween. And now, the music news…

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, April 11, 2016

April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Drake, iHeartRadio, Metallica, Morrissey, MuchMusic, Panama Papers, Smiths, Tony Conrad, Twitter, Vladimir Putin

On this day in 1970, Apollo 13 was launched at 13:13 CST. Triskaidekaphobia, anyone? And now, the music news…. The

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, January 19, 2016

January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, Apple, Bell, Dale Griffin, Donald Trump, Iron Maiden, Madonna, Mott the Hoople, MTV, MuchMusic, Peter Gabriel, SOCAN, Sting, The Weeknd

Did you make it through Blue Monday? Good. Things can only improve from here. Spring is on the way! The orbital

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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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