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Random music news for Saturday, September 19, 2020

September 19, 2020September 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Watch, Bono, Casio, Kanye West, Merch, NWA, Professor, Spotify, Streaming, Trent Reznor, U2, UFO, Van Morrison, Warner Music

So THAT’S what that new orange dot is all about. Now let’s try music news for September 19, 2020. Coronavirus

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Random music news for Friday, June 5, 2020.

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AMC Theatres, BandCamp, CDs, Dave Bidini, Elephants, Iggy Pop, Kanye West, Kate Bush, Live Nattion, NWA, Paul Barton, Protests, Steve's Music, Tiger King, Tool, Wuhan

Plague. Economic ruin. Rioting. Murder hornets. But at least there’s some good news on the Yellowstone supervolcano front. Can you

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Random music news for Friday, February 22, 2019

February 22, 2019February 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Lifeson, Amy Winehouse, Apple Music, Ariana Grande, Blu-Ray, Cream Soda, Donald Trump, Florida, Jussie Smollett, Michael Jackson, NWA, Peter Tork, Rush, Samsung, Spotify, The Monkees

Heading out of the hemisphere for a few days, but I promise to keep on top of things with music

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Random music news for Friday, February 15, 2019

February 15, 2019February 14, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Baby Shark, Banned Songs, Chris Brown, Eazy-E, Iran, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Noel Gallagher, NWA, Qobuz, R. Kelly, Ryan Adams, Sharia Law, YouTube

More than halfway through February. And after the weather week much of North America had, that’s good news. Here’s your

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Random Music News for Wednesday, January 10, 2018

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, David Bowie, EDM, God Save the Queen, Google Assistant, Ice Cream, Jimmy Iovine, NWA, Radio, Russell Simmons, Sex Pistols, Spotify, Van Halen, VR, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top

David Bowie died two years ago today. To commemorate that, this demo of “Let’s Dance” was released. And in more

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Random Music News for Thursday, July 13, 2017

July 13, 2017July 12, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Copyright, Facebook, Indie Week, Israel, Kermit the Frog, NWA, Paul Weller, Radiohead, Spotify

Question: Will Donald Trump throw Donald Jr. under the bus over this whole Russia thing? And now, music news for

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Random Music News for Monday, May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Acrush, Adam Lambert, Billy Ray Cyrus, Eminem, Guns 'N Roses, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Michael Jackson, New Zealand, NWA, Radio, Spinal Tap, Tool

This is the 69th birthday of the founding of North Korea. Wonder how long can they keep it up? And

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Random Music News for Monday, September 5, 2016

September 5, 2016September 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jerry Heller, John Lennon, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Looney Tunes, NWA, Southwest Airlines, Streaming Music, Whitney Houston

A tip for anyone doing yard maintenance: you will always need one more bag of topsoil/mulch/seed/fertilizer/etc. that you thought you

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Music History Recommended Reading 

New NWA Biography Entertaining and Accurate Account of Rap Group’s Influence

August 29, 2016August 28, 2016 Nerhys 2 Comments Book, Gangsta Rap, Hip-hop, Music History, NWA

Last year Straight Outta Compton was met with huge success. Even just the hype was massive. People were changing their

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Random Music News for Friday, July 1, 2016

July 1, 2016July 1, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Apple, Eddie Money, Empire, Indie Rock, Lyrics, NWA, Prince, Spotify, Straight Outta Compton, Vinyl

Happy Canada Day! And holiday or no holiday, here’s your daily selection of music news. We should soon learn more

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Random Music News for Saturday, April 9, 2016

April 9, 2016April 9, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Axl Rose, Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Gene Simmons, Germany, Ice Cube, Iggy Pop, Indie Music, Michael Jackson, Motley Crue, Nicholas Cage, NWA, Pluto, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Spotify, Streaming Music, Vince Neil

Today is Day 100 of 2016. Thoughts on things so far? Meanwhile, here’s some music news… What your musical tastes

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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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