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Random music news for Friday, May 13, 2022

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Adam Levine, BABYMETAL, Bob Dylan, Creamfields, Eurovision, Jane's Addiction, Kid Rock, Napster, Rick Astley, Smashing Pumpkins

If you need something to worry about today, how about this Planet of the Apes scenario? Maybe skip that and

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Random music news for Wednesday, December 29, 2021

December 29, 2021December 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Bruce Dickinson, Idris Elba, Iron Maiden, Kanye West, Las Vegas, Lemmy, Rick Astley, Synthesizers, Tattoo, Travis Barker

Let’s begin with some science news for the ladies. Now let’s move to music news for December 29, 2021. How

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“Never Gonna Give You Up” passes one billion YouTube views–but that doesn’t tell the real story.

July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley, Rickrolling, YouTube

When Rick Astley released “Never Gonna Give You Up” on July 27, 1987, no one outside of a handful of

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Random music news for Saturday, April 17, 2021

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Airpods, Alanis Morissette, Arcade Fire, Beacon Bloom, Beatles, Dolby ATMOS, Dr. Dre, Fast Radio Bursts, Fyre Festlval, Grega Van Fleet, Jon Schaffer, livestreaming, Mick Jagger, NFTs, Qobuz, R Kelly, Rick Astley, TikTok

Got my first vaccine shot yesterday. Do your work, Bill Gates nanobots! You know where I am. Moving to music

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Random music news for Friday, April 2, 2021

April 2, 2021April 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Van Halen, COVID-19, Doc Martens, Eddie Van Halen, Gene Simmons, Katy Perry, Mick Fleetwood, Paul Simon, Plagiarism, Puscifer, Rick Astley, TikTok, Vinyl Records, Vinyls

I’m not surprised at this. I already know people who are poisonous. As for music news for April 2, 2021…

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Rick Astley covers Slipknot. Sort of.

February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rick Astley, Slipknot, TikTok

When it comes to laying artists out on the music spectrum, the distance between Slipknot and Rick Astley has to

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This post contains Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”–but for a very interesting reason.

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4K, machine learning, Never Gonna Give You Up, Revideo, Rick Astley

If you’ve ever been rickrolled–and really, who hasn’t?–you were inevitably redirected to a video shot in 1987 with 1987 technology.

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Random music news for Thursday, September 24, 2020

September 24, 2020September 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments BandCamp, BBC, Fall Out Boy, Family Feud, Headphones, Hillary Clinton, Jem Finer, Kanye, New Romantics, Ozzy, Q107, Qubuz, Rick Astley, Rolling Stone, Spotify, Steel Panther, Streaming, Van Morrison, Weezer

The Model Plaid? Weird name, but hella fast! On to music news for September 24, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Van

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Rick Astley has covered the Foo Fighters. Seriously.

June 20, 2020June 19, 2020 Alan Cross 3 Comments Cover Version, Foo Fighters, Rick Astley

This is not a rickroll. It’s Rick covering the Foos–who, by the way, are big fans of Rick/

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AI neural network tries to improve on Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” with mixed results

May 8, 2020May 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Jukebox, Never Gonna Give You Up, OpenAI, Rick Astley

Artificial intelligence is a big deal in the scientific world as boffins in white coats try to make computers into

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This petition seeks to rickroll the entire Super Bowl halftime show.

January 24, 2020January 23, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Halftime Show, Rick Astley, Rickroll, Super Bowl

The NFL and its sponsors like to make a big deal about the Super Bowl halftime show. We’re already being

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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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