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Star Wars

Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Flea, actor

May 31, 2022May 31, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Acting, Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Star Wars

Between albums and tours, musicians often look for a way to pick up a few extra dollars. Flea of the

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Cool! 

Eddie Van Halen + Star Wars = This

January 27, 2021January 26, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Eddie Van Halen, Eruption, Jawa, Star Wars

The internet strikes back–or something like that. (Via Tom through LouderSound.)

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 23, 2020

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Cardi B, Deftones, Gord Downie, Guns N'Roses, Marilyn Manson, Neil Young, Noel Gallagher, Quibi, REM, Slipknot, Spinal Tap, Star Trek, Star Wars, Uber

The battle between Star Wars and Star Trek has been taken to a whole new level. Now let’s concentrate on

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, April 23, 2020

April 23, 2020April 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bee Gees, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Edmonton Folk Festival, Facebook, Google, Loop Production, Songwriting, Star Wars, Streaming

This guy was protesting against the coronavirus lockdown policies. Wow. Just…wow. I have to agree with the #maga hoard and

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, November 30, 2019

November 30, 2019November 29, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beck, COLORS, Elton John, Johnny Depp, Jonny Ive, K-Pop, Kid Rock, Michael Jackson, Oprah, Singapore, Star Wars, Tool, Twenty One Pilots, U2

In Singapore to see U2’s first-ever show in the city state. This should be interesting. As for music news on

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, November 27, 2019

November 27, 2019November 26, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1999, AirBnB, Airpods, Apple, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Mozart, Music sales, Pete Townshend, Prince, Spotify, Star Wars, Tim Berners-Lee

Trains, planes, and automobiles day for ‘Murica. Which reminds me: I have to watch that movie again. To music news

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This seal has been taught to sing the theme from Star Wars. This is adorable.

June 24, 2019June 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Seal, Star Wars

Researchers at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland have taught a seal named Zola to sing a couple of

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Recommended Music 

Well, that was unexpected. Watch this kid get “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” so wrong–but so right.

May 29, 2019May 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Imperial March, John Williams, Star Wars

This adorable group of kids was expected to sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” to the assembled families. But the kid

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Music News 

Random music new for Friday, March 29, 2019

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Colonel Tom Parker, Ed Sheeran, Joni Mitchell, Star Wars, Tom Hanks

More emergency kidney stone surgery last night! What fun! I’ll spare you the details other than I do not wish

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WTF? 

Star Wars + Disco + Ballet + France = This

March 1, 2019February 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Disco, Star Wars

No, I don’t get it, either. How could this have ever seemed like a good idea? (Blame Tom for the

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Music News 

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 219: Oscar Uncovered

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Academy Awards, Queen, Star Wars

The best compliment you could pay 2019 Oscar winner Jos Stam is that you didn’t see his work. And you’ve

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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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