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Random music news for Monday, September 26, 2022

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Billy Corgan, Dead, Emojis, Ghost, Kanye, Playlists, Polaroid, Ryan Gosling, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Streaming, Tommy Lee

2022As the kids say, I was today years old when I learned this about Google’s “no internet” page. And here’s

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 14, 2022

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hardcore, Instagram, John Lennon, Lizzo, Mark David Chapman, Marshmello, NFL, Production Music, R Kelly, Radio, Smart Speakers, TikTok, Tommy Lee

When Starbucks gets into NFTs, you know we’ve reached an odd place. As for music news for September 14, 2022…

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Random music news for Monday, June 20, 2022

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Smart Speakers

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has been made into a video game. The trailer is…really something. Once you’re done shrieking, move

Tech

Look out, Spotify: Amazon is busy building a live audio business

September 1, 2021September 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Audio, Smart Speakers

Spotify began strictly as a streaming music service but from the beginning, the company has had a mission to become

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Random music news for Wednesday, January 13, 2021

January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Trebek, Biopic, Danny Boyle, Guitars, Jeopardy, KISS, KKR, Magicians, Mountain Dew, Radio, Ryan Tedder, Sex Pistols, Smart Speakers, Song Catalogues, Sony, Virtual Concerts

Fun fact (via Sean): Magicians have been sawing women in half for a hundred years now. Who knew? Now educate

Gadgets

Smart speakers are big and getting bigger

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Smart Speakers

Analysis by the research firm Canalys recently offered up some predictions about where the smart speaker market is going. As

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 22, 2020

September 22, 2020September 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Amazon, Britpop, COVID-19, Dakota Tavern, Dr. Dre, John Lennon, Kanye, Live Music, Live Nation, Mark David Chapman, Smart Speakers, Yoko Ono

No. Just…no. Let’s begin the first day of autumn with music news for September 22, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: There

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 8, 2020

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Christmas Music, Cure, Gorillaz, Judas Priest, Kanye West, Klingon, Klingpn, Liam Gallagher, Lo-Fi, Motley Crue, Napster, National Album Day, Robert Smith, Smart Speakers, Song of the Summer, VR

Klingon wine? Absolutely! Post Malone rose? Why not? And now, let’s get back to reality with what’s going on in

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Random music news for Saturday, July 11, 2020

July 11, 2020July 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Archie Comics, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Fleetwood Mac, Grateful Dead, Gwen Stefani, Joe Strummer, Linkin Park, Live Nation, Mobile Games, Noel Gallagher, Sammy Hagar, Smart Speakers, Touring

Exercise in a pill? Maybe. Think about that as you browse through music news for July 11, 2020. Coronavirus update

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Random music news for Friday, June 26, 2020

June 26, 2020August 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adobe, Allen Toussaint, CMW, Donald Trump, Grubman, Hip Hop, KaiOS, Lady Gaga, Miami Dolphins, Music Piracy, Ramones, Smart Speakers, Viberate

https://globalnews.ca/news/7102112/black-neutron-star-ligo-hole/The sun is setting on Uranus! (Sorry. Juvenile of me. But you can see a Uranus sunset here.) Okay, let

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Random music news for Thursday, April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020April 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bluesfest, Concerts, Mariah Carey, Marilyn Manson, Massey Hall, Podcasts, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Ticketmaster, Tupac Shakur, Virtual Concerts, YouTube

Yep. That’s about right. And now, music news for April 30, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: A poll reveals that 40%

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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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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
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 […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
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 […]
Mark Silver