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  • Did Kings of Leon’s NFT auction fall flat?
  • 50 unreleased Rolling Stones tracks have suddenly appeared online. Why? And how?
  • Confused about NFTs and what they have to do with music? Here’s what you need to know.
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Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming stats (08 March 2021)

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music sales, Nielsen, Streaming

The last couple of weeks have seen the unleashing of a tsunami of new releases, material that was written and

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Music News 

Did Kings of Leon’s NFT auction fall flat?

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Kings of Leon, NFTs

If that headline makes no sense to you, stop right now and read this explainer or scroll down to watch

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Music News 

50 unreleased Rolling Stones tracks have suddenly appeared online. Why? And how?

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bootlegs, Fully Finished Studio Outtakes, Rolling Stones

Over the weekend, 50 unreleased Rolling Stones songs stretching back over almost 60 years appeared online. No one seems to

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Music Industry 

Confused about NFTs and what they have to do with music? Here’s what you need to know.

March 8, 2021March 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kings of Leon, NFTs, Non-fungible tokens

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Browsing through music stories from the last week, you may have

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Music Industry Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The end of planned song segues

March 8, 2021March 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, iTunes, Pink Floyd, Song Segues

In the old days of physical media, it was very common for albums to be mixed in such a way

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Weekly survey: When this COVID thing is all over, at what show do you want to be in the front row for?

March 8, 2021March 6, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concerts, Festivals

With four vaccines approved in both Canada and the US, it’s just a matter of time before enough people get

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Our Lady Peace
Music News 

On the heels of Kings of Leon NFT offerings, here comes Our Lady Peace

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment NFTs, Our Lady Peace

The hottest topic of the last few months (and especially of the last week) has been NFTs, “non-fungible tokens,” one-of-a-kind

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Recommended Music 

New Music From The Inbox – Monday Edition! (Mar 08, 2021): Violet Island, Taken Days, Bass Race, and more!

March 8, 2021March 7, 2021 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Bass Race, New Music From The Inbox, Taken Days, Violet Island, Virgin Minds

Artist: Violet Island Song: “Take On Me” Album/EP: Single Covers aren’t frequently considered for the Inbox, but sometimes one comes

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, March 8, 2021

March 8, 2021March 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Evan Dando, International Women's Day, Metallica, Rock in Rio, Spinal Tap, Tame Impala, Twitter, Wiggles

The latest crisis? Sexist dictionaries. Moving on to music news for March 8, 2021. It’s International Women’s Day. Here are

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Recommended Music 

And this week’s Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyal Willcox featured…

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Robert Fripp, Sunday Lunch, Toyal Willcox

…a Britney Spears cover, complete with a #FreeBritney plea. Oh, and we’re back to see-through blouses along with a bit

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Music News 

I don’t think this was the blink-182 announcement fans were hoping for

March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blink-182, First Date, Tom DeLonge

Last week, a bunch of blink-182 fan theories starting troubling Twitter about a possible reunion with Tom DeLonge who has

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