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Random music news for Tuesday, October 29, 2019

October 29, 2019October 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amber Alerts, Coheed and Cambria, Dave Mustaine, Flea, Megadeth, Morrissey, Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Spotify, Taylor Swift, TV, Violin, Walls of Jericho

Still in LA. I remain unconsumed by wildfires. A good thing, that, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to report on

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, December 14, 2018

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby It's Cold Outside, Blu-Ray, Cannibal Corpse, China, Christmas Music, David Lee Roth, Deadpool, GG Allin, Hip-hop, Lean, Mormons, Music Piracy, MusicCounts, Noel Gallagher, Peter Murphy, Smart Speakers, TV, Van Halen, William Shatner, YouTube

Plutonium was isolated on this day in 1940. As for music news on December 14, 2018… Nominations for the 2019

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Top Music On TV In 2017

December 14, 2017December 12, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments 2017, Music, Top, TV

Tunefind is a service that tracks music from television and movies. According to their data, this has been a banner

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, April 29, 2017

April 29, 2017April 29, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Recording Studios, TV

The LA riots after the beating of Rodney King started 25 years ago today. And now, the music news for

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Music News 

The New Sonos Playbase: A Review

March 24, 2017March 24, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Playbar, Sonos, Speakers, TV

If you’re going to spend a bunch of money on a big-screen TV, it seems silly to skimp on the

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Music News 

“Music Supervisors Are Killing Songwriting”

September 26, 2016September 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Movies, Music Supervision, Soundtracks, TV

Every single music conference I’ve attended over the last three years has had at least two sessions on music supervision

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Radio 

*Sigh* No, Radio Is NOT Dying

April 5, 2016April 4, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Radio, Satellite Radio, TV

If you listen to the early adopters and tech types, traditional terrestrial radio is dead. No one listens anymore. Everyone

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, February 24, 2016

February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Levine, Black Eyed Peas, Cats, Guns 'N Roses, Janet Jackson, Kanye West, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Singapore, smartwatch, Soundcloud, Streaming Music, Sub Pop, TV, Will.i.am

Don’t celebrate this: the Nazi Party was founded on this day in 1920. Let’s leave that behind and focus on

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Music History Television 

A History of David Bowie’s TV Commercials

January 12, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Commercials, David Bowie, Tina Turner, TV

The amount of material from David Bowie’s career that’s appeared online since Monday morning is astounding. Here, for example, is

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Radio 

Radio Still Beats TV When It Comes to Reaching an Audience

June 25, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audience Reach, Radio, TV

In the US, at least–but I’m sure we can extrapolate these results to Canada. From Statista: You will find more

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10 Covers of the Games of Thrones Theme

April 9, 2014April 9, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covers, Game of Thrones, TV

Here’s a sample.  Nine more at Mashable.

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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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