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Here’s another round of coronavirus-inspired songs

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID-19, David Geffen, John Mayer, Songs

Like everyone else, artists are locked in their homes with little to do. Some have taken the opportunity to write

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Television 

All the songs played on the original editions of WKRP in Cincinnati tracked for the first time

March 15, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Songs, WKRP

When WKRP in Cincinnati debuted on CBS in the fall of 1978, it introduced a radical use of music. Up

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Lists 

Looking for a Song for Your Funeral? Here are 78 Suggestions.

November 11, 2017November 10, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Funeral, Songs

This is pretty grim, but given that we’re all going to shuffle off one day, it’s always good to think

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Music News 

The Only Year-End Top Ten Lists You’ll Ever Need

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2016, Albums, Books, Movies, Songs, Top 10

Late December is the slowest time of the year for any kind of news, so many media outlets default to

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Lists 

A Dozen Classic Songs without Choruses

November 23, 2015 Alan Cross 7 Comments Choruses, Songs

Almost every popular song has a chorus, that repeating part that often contains the song’s hook, its most memorable musical

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Lists 

Songs to Pair with Your Favourite Beer

June 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beer, Music, Songs

This might come in handy this summer: What songs go with what beers?  From the Grapevine has some tips. Here’s

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Music News 

Is the Notion of the Song Due for a Shakeup?

May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Songs, Songwriting, Technology

Let’s speculate for a moment on the future of songwriting. This comes from Medium.com. In songs, we get new, and

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Cool! 

Every Pop Song That Mentions a City Pinned to a Map

March 10, 2015 Alan Cross 4 Comments Cities, Music Map, Names, Songs, Towns

Okay, maybe not every pop song, but map maker Javier Arce (please tell me his last name isn’t pronounced “arse”)

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Lists 

What Are your Favourite ‘Sex’ Songs?

December 7, 2014 Larry Lootsteen 2 Comments 50, best, Sex, Songs

Always a favourite subject (sex that is), there are always arguments around what the best songs are to play whilst

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Lists 

Halloween-Worth Playlist: The Top 100 SciFi-Themed Songs of All Time

October 27, 2014October 27, 2014 Alan Cross 3 Comments Science FIction, SciFi, Songs

A number of years ago, I produced an Ongoing History of New Music episode called “Space” which looked at how

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Music News 

19 Fantastic Double Entendre Songs

June 29, 2014June 29, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Double Entendre, Sex, Songs

One of the things about art is that you can camouflage what you’re really trying to say. Here are nineteen

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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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