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Movies Recommended Music 

All those John Hughes movie soundtrack songs have been compiled into an upcoming box set

August 4, 2022August 5, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Box Set, John Hughes, Mixtape, Simple Minds, Soundtracks

Some of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time came with the films of John Hughes. Pretty in Pink. The

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 9, 2022

July 9, 2022July 9, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Backstreet Boys, Barbie, Bob Dylan, Disney, Disturbed, Dr Dre, Kanye West, Live Nation, My Chemical Roman, Netflix, Podcasting, Rogers, Soundtracks, Spotify, The Weeknd, Three Days Grace

On a dating app? Notice the conspiracy theories there? Nothing conspiratorial about music news for July 9, 2022. Doing his

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Movies Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Key alt-rock soundtracks

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alt-Rock, Movies, Scores, Soundtracks

There was a time when movie soundtracks were the lifeblood of the recorded music industry. The LP record, which was

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Recommended Music 

There’s a new U2 song. Thoughts?

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021 Alan Cross 4 Comments Sing 2, Soundtracks, U2

U2 has contributed this song to the Sing 2 soundtrack. So far, opinion has been divided with some loving the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 929: Key alt-rock soundtracks

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment A Clockwork Orange, John Hughes, Judgement Night, Midnight Express, Rock Horror, Soundtracks, The Crow, Times Square, Trainspotting

There was a time when movie soundtracks were the lifeblood of the recorded music industry. The LP record, which was

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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 926: The music is Bond. James Bond.

October 1, 2021October 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bond Music, James Bond, Soundtracks, Theme Music

When a movie is successful, you can be sure that someone somewhere wants more. That’s when we get a sequel.

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Random music news for Friday, September 3, 2021

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Amy Winehouse, Anti-vax, Britney Spears, Covid, David Crosby, David Lee Roth, Holograms, Iceland Airwaves, Kanye, Lionel Richie, MIcrophones, Neil Young, Radio, Ronnie James Dio, Soundtracks, YouTube Music

Wanna buy a triceratops? Good news! Now some music news for September 3, 2021. At least four anti-vaxx American conservative

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Movies 

Weekly survey: What’s the best alt-rock-based movie soundtrack of all time?

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Alan Cross 32 Comments Soundtracks

The sale of movie soundtracks used to be a sizeable source of income for studios, labels, and bands. Not only

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Movies 

Weekly survey: What’s you’re all time favourite movie soundtrack

July 30, 2018July 30, 2018 Alan Cross 26 Comments Soundtracks, Survey

Since we’re right in the middle of summer blockbuster season, it’s probably a good time for this question: What’s your

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, December 9, 2017

December 9, 2017December 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Chester Bennington, Dr. Dre, Gord Downie, Linkin Park, Ontario, Podcasts, Poet Laureate, Soundcloud, Soundtracks, Straight Edge, Streaming, Tool, YouTube

On this day in 1979, it was announced that that smallpox virus, a disease that killed and disfigured untold millions,

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Trent Reznor’s New Version of the Classic “Halloween” Theme

October 13, 2017March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Atticus Ross, Halloween, John Carpenter, Soundtracks, Trent Reznor

Done right, music can make a scary movie even scarier. The Exorcist was made more diabolical thanks to its adaptation

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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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