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Music Industry 

What we know about Sunrise Records’ takeover of HMV UK

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Doug Putnam, HMV UK, Sunrise Records

After negotiating throughout the night, Sunrise Records CEO Doug Putnam signed a deal to purchase HMV UK at 5:30 am

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Music Industry 

Canada’s Sunrise Records buys all of HMV UK

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Doug Putnam, HMV UK, Sunrise Records

Some twenty-four hours after we heard that Sunrise Records’ CEO Doug Putnam put in an offer to buy the remains

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Music Industry 

Canada’s Sunrise Records just made a last-second bid to buy HMV worldwide

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments HMV, Sunrise Records

HMV is in big trouble. The Canadian version is gone. HMV Hong Kong is dead. Stores have disappeared in a

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, March 31, 2018

March 31, 2018March 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Bon Jovi, CMS, Drake, Headphones, James Taylor, Michael Jackson, Ready Player One, Silver Dollar, Spotify, Stephen Spielberg, Sunrise Records, Video Games

Today’s music news comes to you from an airport lounge in Tapei where it was March 31, 2018, before it

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Music Industry 

Want to know why sales of vinyl in Canada continues to rocket upwards? It’s the Sunrise Records effect.

January 24, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Music sales, Sunrise Records, Vinyl

When HMV went out of business last year, a big hole was left in the Canadian music market. Without a

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New Year’s Eve Musical Resolutions and Revolutions from Writer Brent Chittenden

January 1, 2018January 1, 2018 Brent Chittenden 0 Comments Ghost, Ghost BC, New Year's resolutions, Sunrise Records

I don’t usually do New Years Resolutions but I do tend to reflect a great amount this time of year.

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Music Industry 

So How is Sunrise Records Doing in the Wake of HMV

June 24, 2017June 23, 2017 Alan Cross 5 Comments Doug Putnam, HMV, Sunrise Records

When HMV announced that it was kaput, Doug Putnam, the owner of the nine-location-strong Sunrise Records, stepped in to take

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Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, April 12, 2017

April 12, 2017April 12, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Creed, Ed Sheeran, Gorillaz, HMV, Iggy Azalea, Jared Kushner, Kendrick Lamar, Last.fm, LyricFind, Mount Everest, Pink Floyd, Prince, Revolution, Scott Stapp, Sunrise Records, Tupac, Twerking, U2

Playoffs! Baseball! Yay! And now, the music news for April 12. HMV will be done completely by Saturday night. Can

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Music Industry Music News 

As HMV Departs, Sunrise Records, er, Rises

March 23, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment HMV, Sunrise Records

Back in 2014, Sunrise Records had shrunk to just five locations. Perhaps sensing the end, the chain put it up

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Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, March 22, 2017

March 22, 2017March 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AEG, Australia, Christian Music, Chuck Berry, Client Liasison, Cradle of Filth, HMV, Hodor, Jack White, Kanye West, Live Nation, Prince, Sunrise Records, Third Man Records, Tragically Hip, YouTube

Remember this: no matter how much you hate your job, at least you’re not Sean Spicer. And now, some music

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Music Industry 

The New Sunrise Records Will Be Even Bigger. 29 More HMV Stores Added to the Pile.

March 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments HMV, Sunrise Records

At a dinner with Sunrise Records CEO Doug Putnam–the guy who wants to fill the massive retail gap left by

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