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Super Bowl 50

Music News 

Chris Martin and Coldplay Better Stay Off the Internet Today

February 8, 2016February 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coldplay, Halftime Show, Super Bowl 50

So: thoughts on Coldplay’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl? I thought it was a bad decision to book them

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Music News 

Stream Metallica’s “Night Before” Super Bowl Concert

February 7, 2016February 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Metallica, Stream, Super Bowl 50

As natives of San Francisco and major football fans, you’d expect Metallica to be involved in Super Bowl 50 festivities.

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Television 

Super Bowl 50: Camp Halftime

February 7, 2016February 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Faison, Halftime Show, Pepsi, Super Bowl 50

The Super Bowl halftime show–all 12 minutes of it–is, for many, more important than the game itself. With a potential

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Music News 

How Coldplay Became Cool. Wait–What?

February 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Coldplay, Halftime Show, Super Bowl 50

About ten years ago, someone asked me why Coldplay was so popular. “It’s simple,” I said, “No one really hates

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Music News 

The Super Bowl and Music: A Quick Overview

February 6, 2016February 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments San Francisco, Super Bowl 50

With the Super Bowl coming up tomorrow, our attention turns to TV commercials and the halftime show. Oh, and there’s

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Television 

The Super Bowl Commercials Have Already Started. Let’s Look at the Music-Related Ones.

February 4, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Acura, Commercials, David Bowie, Drake, Honda, NSX, Seal, Super Bowl 50

It used to be you actually had to watch the Super Bowl to see the big-budget TV commercials. Now many

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Music News 

Van Halen’s “Runnin’ with the Devil” Acura NSX Super Bowl Commercial

January 30, 2016January 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Acura, Commercial, NSX, Super Bowl 50, Van Halen

Petrolheads have been waiting for Acura to unveil the all-new NSX supercar for years now. But the wait is almost

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, December 4, 2015

December 4, 2015December 4, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Adele, Coldplay, Donald Trump, Eagles of Death Metal, Macy Gray, Quentin Tarantino, Super Bowl 50, U2

On this day in 1980–35 years ago–Led Zeppelin announced that they were breaking up following the death of drummer John

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Katy Perry Buys the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Maybe.

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Halftime, Katy Perry, Super Bowl 50

Earlier this year, we heard how the NFL not only didn’t pay halftime performers at the Super Bowl, but they

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