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Weekly survey: How many subscriptions to streaming entertainment services do you have?

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Apple TV, Audio, Disney, Netflix, Spotify, Subscriptions, Video

I’ve got subscription fatigue. It’s a different kind of Long Covid, one that has its roots in the months of

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Random music news for Thursday, August 4, 2002

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Britney Spears, BTS, Metallica, Netflix, Prince, Sampling, Socially Driven Music, Stranger Things, Taylor Swift, Ukulele, Woodstock '99

Over US$80 million was spent on the Batgirl movie. Now it’s being junked because it’s “irredeemable.” And you thought you

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Music History 

There’s yet another documentary on Woodstock 99 and it’s appropriately called Clusterf**k

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, Netflix, Rome, Woodstock 99

Unable to sleep earlier this week, I started surfing through the channels and ran across the multi-part HBO series on

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 9, 2022

July 9, 2022July 9, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Backstreet Boys, Barbie, Bob Dylan, Disney, Disturbed, Dr Dre, Kanye West, Live Nation, My Chemical Roman, Netflix, Podcasting, Rogers, Soundtracks, Spotify, The Weeknd, Three Days Grace

On a dating app? Notice the conspiracy theories there? Nothing conspiratorial about music news for July 9, 2022. Doing his

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Music Industry 

Looks like Canada is going to impose local quotas for streaming services, including music

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Alan Cross 5 Comments Bill C-11, Canadian Content, Netflix, Spotify, Streaming, TikTok, YouTube

One of the things that’s helped Canada become a global powerhouse in music is the investments we make in the

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Spotify for monkeys? It’s in development.

June 13, 2022June 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Media Players, Monkeys, Netflix, Primates, Spotify, Streaming

Primates, our closest relative in the animal kingdom, may have the ability to appreciate streaming music services. Researchers in Scotland

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Weekly survey: Is inflation making you rethink all your streaming subscriptions?

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Inflation, Netflix, Spotify, Streaming, Subscriptions

I did a double-take when I drove past my local gas station over the weekend. “It’s HOW MUCH a litre

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, April 26, 2022

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Drumnbass, Eve 6, Funeral Songs, Gene Simmons, Ice-T, Jeffrey Epstein, John Cooper Clarke, Lorde, Max Collins, Meat Loaf, Mike Tyson, Netflix, Radio, Rolling Stones

I do not need my phone this bad. Once you get those images out of your mind, move on to

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Grimes, Netflix, Radio, Roxy Music, Toronto

What the hell is this? Are the aliens supervising our evolution preparing to interview before we blow ourselves up? Let’s

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Music News 

More music and media companies pull out of Russia over Ukraine war

March 7, 2022March 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Invasion, Live Nation, Netflix, Russia, Spotify, TikTok, Ukraine

The sanctions keep piling up and the isolation of Russia is becoming more intense. More and more music and media

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, November 25, 2021

November 25, 2021November 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments BBC, Beatles, Get Back, Instagram, Netflix, Social Media, Sound, Spotify, TikTok

It’s American Thanksgiving so music news is a little hard to come by. But I have found a few things

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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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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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