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Seymour Stein, the record man’s record man, has died at age 80

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023 Alan Cross 3 Comments RIP, Seymour Stein, Sire Records

There are so many stories about Seymour Stein that it would take a book to recount them all. As the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The origin of the term New Wave, part 2

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Marketing, New Wave, Punk, Sire Records

The use of “New Wave” as a musical descriptor first appeared in the early 70s and eventually became interchangeable with

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Music Industry 

Seymour Stein, Record Man, on 50 Years in the Business

April 18, 2017April 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Seymour Stein, Sire Records

“Go over there,” Seymour Stein pointed, “Good kung pao chicken. Good kung pao.” We were standing on some side street

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, February 3, 2017

February 3, 2017February 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Coldplay, Donald Trump, Drake, El Mocambo, Facebook, Hugh's Room, Josie and the Pussycats, My Bloody Valentine, Samantha Bee, Seymour Stein, Sire Records, Sony, Spotify, Travis Scott, Tupac, U2

On this day in 1972, a blizzard started in Iran. When it ended seven days later, more than 4,000 people

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, February 22, 2016

February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Damon Albarn, Deadpool, JonBenet Ramsey, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Lily Allen, Matchbox 20, New Found Glory, Paramore, Prince, Rob Thomas, Rush Limbaugh, Seymour Stein, Sire Records, SiriusXM, Universal

Americans are still talking about the Miracle on Ice that happened on this day in 1980. The Russians wish they’d

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Music History 

An Interview with Seymour Stein

September 13, 2015September 12, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Madonna, Ramones, Seymour Stein, Sire Records, Talking Heads

I was walking down a street in Beijing when I noticed Seymour Stein coming towards me. (That sounds like a

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Music Industry 

What Madonna Can Teach the Advertising and Marketing Industries

January 24, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Advertising, Madonna, Marketing, Seymour Stein, Sire Records

Seymour Stein, the co-founder of Sire Records that the guy who signed the Ramones, the Smiths, the English Beat the

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