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Random music news for Saturday, November 14, 2020

November 14, 2020November 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bernard Sumner, clubs, COVID-19, Drums, Eddie Van Halen, Graham Coxon, Little Richard, Maynard James Keenan, Metal, New Order, Singapore, Sonos, Streaming, Super Bowl Halftime Show, Sync

Fifty years ago, officials in Oregon, had to nuke a whale. And that’s not much of an exaggeration. And thirty

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020March 31, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ableton Live, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Drums, Isolated Tracks, Live Nation, Lizzo, Martin Atkins, StubHub, Sync, Tiger King, Universal Music

This is NOT an April Fool’s joke: Dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus. And should you wear

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Random music news for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

March 4, 2020March 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Coronavirus, Genesis, LinkedIn, Michael Jackson, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Spotify, Sync, System of a Down, Taylor Swift, Walk Off The Earth, Warner

The oldest podcaster in the world is 101. Give her a listen here. Meanwhile, I have this for music news

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Music Industry 

Meet the People Who Decide Which Music Gets into Movies and TV

March 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Advertising, Licensing, Music Supervisors, Sync

They’re called music supervisors and have the power to place your song in a movie, TV show or commercial, something

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Music News 

Looking to Get Your Song into a Movie or TV? Beware of This.

February 19, 2017February 19, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments Licensing, Pay-for-Play, Sync

Artists know that licensing their material for use in a movie or a TV show can be an important source

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Tech 

Ford Bails on Microsoft in their Connected Car in Favour of–Wait for It–Blackberry

February 24, 2014February 23, 2014 Alan Cross 2 Comments Blackberry, Connected Car, Ford, Microsoft, QNX, Sync

After a stream of bad news, this has to make the people in Waterloo rather happy. Ford, which co-developed the

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Tech 

The Best Connected Cars of 2014

February 14, 2014February 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Connected Car, ConnectedDrive, InTouch, mbrace2, Sync, Uconnect

I write quite a bit about connected car technology because along with loving cars, I’m also fascinated where this kind

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Controversy 

Flea: “Yeah, I Faked Playing at the Super Bowl”

February 5, 2014February 5, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mime, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Super Bowl Halftime Show, Sync

Watching the halftime show this past Sunday, I tried to figure out what was being played live and what was

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

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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