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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Songs in commercials

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Nike, Revolution, TV Commercial

Back in the day, you almost never heard well-known songs in TV commercials. But then in the 80s, things began

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Music History Musicians 

A non-coronavirus story featuring some cool Beatles material

March 19, 2020March 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Help, Isolated Tracks, Revolution

While any coronavirus news is important, we also need to take a break once in a while. This is one

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Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, April 12, 2017

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Creed, Ed Sheeran, Gorillaz, HMV, Iggy Azalea, Jared Kushner, Kendrick Lamar, Last.fm, LyricFind, Mount Everest, Pink Floyd, Prince, Revolution, Scott Stapp, Sunrise Records, Tupac, Twerking, U2

Playoffs! Baseball! Yay! And now, the music news for April 12. HMV will be done completely by Saturday night. Can

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Controversy 

The Cassettes Revolution Inexplicably Continues

July 20, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Cassettes, Resurrection, Revolution

A resurrection of the cassette? Frankly, I don’t get the odd nostalgia for this past-its-time technology. Maybe it was all

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Recommended Reading 

Your Band Sucks: A Book on the Failed Revolution of Indie Rock

June 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alternative, Culture, Indie Rock, Jon Fine, Revolution

Now this sounds like an interesting book.  Jon Fine, guitarist with Bitch Magnet, has a different take on the culture

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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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  • 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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    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 […]
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    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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