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Music Industry 

Despite long odds, a Canadian businessman has turned bankrupt HMV UK profitable

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Doug Putnam, HMV, Sunrise Records, UK

When HMV collapsed under a mountain of debt, everyone rightly believed that it was the end of a record store

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Music Industry 

Sunrise Records just bought Toys R Us Canada

August 26, 2021August 27, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Doug Putman, Sunrise Records, Toys R Us

Doug Putman continues to be on a roll. First, he bought up most of the leases of HMV Canada and

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 920: The history of the record store

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Camelot, Depeche Mode, HMV, Record Stores, Sunrise Records, Tower Records, Virgin, Wherehouse

Before we begin, I am very aware that there are many people who have never, ever set foot in a

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, June 13, 2020

June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Australia, Concerts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dashboard Confessional, Festivals, Garth Brooks, HMV, Rage Against the Machine, Sunrise Records, TikTok

First, a message from Snoop Dogg: Snoop Dogg has a word for Donald Trump supporters pic.twitter.com/gjxfL9GDjf — XXL Magazine (@XXL)

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Music Industry 

Canada’s Sunrise Records just got bigger by buying a big American company.

January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments For Your Entertainment, HMV, Sunrise Records

Doug Putnam, the owner of Canada’s Sunrise Records, is certainly ambitious. After buying the leases of more than 70 HMV

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, October 24, 2019

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Doug Pu, Fender, Flea, Guitars, HMV, Kurt Cobain, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Rappers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sexual Harassment, Sunrise Records, Twitter, Vinyl

If I hear the term “quid pro quo” again today, I think my brain will explode. There will be none

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, October 22, 2019

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Doug Putnam, Elton John, Headphones, Headstones, HMV, Mick Hucknall, Podcastaing, Radio, RAIN, Simply Red, Spotify, Steely Dan, Sunrise Records, Trent Reznor, Tupac Shakur, Walter Becker, Watchmen

Meet the new boss/Same as the old boss. Music news, however, keeps changing. Here’s what I’ve got for October 22,

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Music News 

The next phase of Canada’s rescue plan for HMV UK has begun with the opening of a new superstore

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Doug Putnam, HMV, Sunrise Records

At the height of its powers, HMV had more than 300 stores in the UK. That all came apart a

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Music Industry 

Now that a Canadian is in charge, HMV UK is about to get bigger.

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Doug Putnam, HMV, Sunrise Records

The reason HMV still exists in the UK is because the financially-distressed chain was rescued by Doug Putnam, the head

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Music Industry 

Canadian company to help British indie acts break through in the UK

August 21, 2019August 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments HMV, Sunrise Records

Remember how Canada’s Sunrise Records bought what was left of the bankrupt HMV chain in the UK? The next stage

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, February 11, 2019

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Apple, Bourbon, David Bowie, Dinosaur Jr., Fortnite, Gucci, HMV, Jeff Bezos, John Mellencamp, Kanye, Sunrise Records

I still can’t get over this Jeff Bezos vs. The National Enquirer thing, especially when you distill it down to

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