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Music News 

There are two concerts for the people of Venezuela this weekend–and this is very weird.

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Nicolas Maduro, Richard Branson, Venezuela

The situation for the people in Venezuela is dire. The policies of president Nicolas Maduro have driven the country’s economy

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, January 18, 2019

January 18, 2019January 17, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Germs, Lorna Doom, Richard Branson, Santana, Spotify, Super Bowl, Vinyl, Woodstock

I promise to take down the Christmas tree this weekend. Promise. Or at least as soon as I finish with

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, October 17, 2018

October 17, 2018October 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apollo 11, Bono, Brian May, Cats, Gord Downie, Kanye, Music Festivals, Netflix, Podcasts, Queen, Richard Branson, Snapchat, Sound Waves, The Edge, Tragically Hip, U2

Is there something special happening in Canada today? I seem to remember that there’s supposed to be some kind of

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, April 1, 2018

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Beyonce, Brain Surgery, Brian May, Cher, David Bowie, James Murphy, Jennifer Lopez, Nils Lofgren, Richard Branson, Ted Nugent

[NOTE: I’m on vacation this week, so there will probably be fewer posts than usual. -AC] On this day in

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, November 27, 2017

November 27, 2017November 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Chad Smith, Dee Snider, Donald Trump, EMI Music Canada, Gene Simmons, Imagine Dragons, Kanye West, KISS, Morrissey, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Richard Branson, Songs of Experience, U2, University of Calgary, Will Ferrell

Cyber Monday. Jeff Bezos is going to get a lot richer today while workplace productivity will plunge. And now, some

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, August 30, 2016

August 30, 2016August 30, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Connected Car, Donald Trump, Ice Cube, James Hetfield, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Metal, Metallica, Michael Phelps, Miley Cyrus, Ozzy Osbourne, Podcasts, Richard Branson, Taylor Swift, Vanilla Ice

The cicadas in my backyard are still bloody deafening. Must be the heat. And now, the music news. This is

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Cool! 

Richard Branson’s Necker Island is One Weird Place

December 29, 2014December 28, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Necker Island, Richard Branson, Virgin Records

Back in 1979, flush with cash generated by his Virgin record label, Richard Branson dropped £180,000 on a piece of scrub–where

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Controversy 

UPDATE: Led Zeppelin Was Offered HOW MUCH to Reform and Tour? HOW MUCH?

November 11, 2014November 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Led Zeppelin, Reunion, Richard Branson

Richard Branson got his start towards being a billionaire by getting in the music industry. He’s not involved in music

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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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