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Freelance Music Publicist, SiriusXM Host, Shameless Idealist, I talk about music in the media. Eric@ThatEricAlper.com

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British Royal Mint lanza una moneda conmemorativa oficial de las Spice Girls  - That Eric Alper Si de verdad quieres poseer un pedazo de la historia del pop, más vale que lo hagas cuanto antes. British Royal Mint celebra 30 años del icónico Girl Power con una moneda oficial de las Spice Girls, en honor al revolucionario debut de “Wannabe” y su primer álbum, “Spice”. La moneda coleccionable de 5 libras […]

The Royal Mint lanza una moneda oficial de 5 libras para celebrar 30 años de Girl Power. Las Spice Girls se unen a Freddie Mercury, David Bowie y George Michael en la serie Music Legends. zurl.co/MfMnt

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Helen O'Shea and Brad Butcher Deliver a Quietly Devastating Sinéad O'Connor Tribute - That Eric Alper Helen O’Shea has released “Last Day of Our Acquaintance,” a duet with Australian Golden Guitar Award-winning artist Brad Butcher, honouring the late Sinéad O’Connor. The track, originally from O’Connor’s landmark 1990 album ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’, is the latest single from O’Shea’s upcoming tribute album ‘Songs In The Key Of O’, […]

Helen O'Shea and Brad Butcher release "Last Day of Our Acquaintance," a quietly devastating Sinéad O'Connor tribute. The duet is taken from 'Songs In The Key Of O', out May 1. zurl.co/41Mrj

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New York Songwriter Lawrence Kim Asks the Hard Questions on New Single "Line and Key" - That Eric Alper Lawrence Kim is making his solo debut count. The New York City-based songwriter releases “Line and Key,” the second single from his forthcoming debut album ‘The Hours And The Times’, due May 15. The track features Kid Millions (Oneida, Man Forever) and Eoin Russell (Songs: Ohia) on pedal steel, with mixing by John Agnello. A […]

Lawrence Kim releases "Line and Key," the second single from his debut solo album 'The Hours And The Times', out May 15. Kid Millions and Eoin Russell feature on the track. Video out now. zurl.co/v1tzp

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Jam Bands Meet Academia: Phish Studies 101 Turns the Groove Into a Graduate Seminar - That Eric Alper There are college courses about The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and hip-hop culture. Now add another to the syllabus: Phish. Yes, the band whose concerts can stretch songs into half-hour improvisational journeys is now the subject of organized academic study. Welcome to Phish Studies 101, where the jams get analyzed, the fans become scholars, and the […]

Phish Studies 101 is back. The Phish Studies Association hosts its next online session March 25, breaking down the improvisational mechanics and cultural weight of one of live music's most enduring bands. zurl.co/p1MPC

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DoYeon Kim's Debut Album 'Wellspring' Is a Volcanic Statement From a Fearless Improviser - That Eric Alper DoYeon Kim is stepping forward as a leader. The New York-based, Seoul-born improviser and composer announces her debut album ‘Wellspring’, arriving May 1 on TAO Forms. Playing the gayageum, a traditional Korean silk-string zither, Kim is joined by drummer Tyshawn Sorey, double-bassist Henry Fraser, and Mat Maneri on viola. The lead preview, “The Beats of […]

DoYeon Kim announces her debut album 'Wellspring', out May 1 on TAO Forms, with Tyshawn Sorey, Henry Fraser, and Mat Maneri. Lead preview "The Beats of Distant Thunder" is out now. zurl.co/2zwZJ

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Thomas Rhett and Niall Horan Are Taking Their Decade-Long Friendship to the Stadium Stage - That Eric Alper Thomas Rhett and Niall Horan are making it official. The multi-platinum superstars and longtime friends have announced two stadium shows together in summer 2026, promoted by Live Nation. They hit GEODIS Park in Nashville on July 9, followed by Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, PA on July 18. Both nights mark the first-ever headline concerts at […]

Thomas Rhett and Niall Horan are taking their friendship on the road for two stadium shows this summer, with Kashus Culpepper and Emily Ann Roberts along for both nights. zurl.co/BnJA7

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George Michael: The Faith Tour Film Brings a Lost 1988 Concert Back to the Big Screen - That Eric Alper George Michael Entertainment, Mercury Studios, and Sony Music Entertainment have announced a global theatrical release of George Michael: The Faith Tour, a never-before-seen concert film shot during the European leg of his landmark 1988 Faith Tour. Filmed over two nights at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy using a 14-camera 35 mm shoot, this once-lost film […]

George Michael's lost 1988 Faith Tour concert film is heading to theatres worldwide. Restored, remastered, and shot on 35 mm over two nights in Paris. An 18-track live album arrives alongside it. zurl.co/NBE1R

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Which song always takes you back to a very specific moment in your life?

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6 Albums That Feel Like Personal Letters - That Eric Alper Music fans know the feeling. An album starts, and within seconds it sounds less like a performance and more like someone pulling up a chair and telling you exactly what is on their mind. No distance. No disguise. Just stories, confessions, and a voice that feels like it is writing directly to you. Here are […]

Great albums entertain. These albums read like open letters. Adele, Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell, Kendrick Lamar, Beck, and Sufjan Stevens turn heartbreak, grief, and reflection into music that feels deeply personal. Six albums that sound like private confessions. zurl.co/nOTJD

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Barbie Ferreira and Chandler Levack Take on Montreal's Indie Music Scene in "Mile End Kicks" - That Eric Alper Chandler Levack is back, and the setup alone is enough to get excited about. Mile End Kicks, the follow-up to her acclaimed I Like Movies, stars Barbie Ferreira as Grace Pine, a 24-year-old music critic who relocates to Montreal in 2011 to write a book about Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill, falls in with an […]

Chandler Levack's "Mile End Kicks" stars Barbie Ferreira as a music critic who moves to Montreal, joins an indie band's orbit, and loses the plot in the best way. In theaters April 17. zurl.co/BwWNt

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Boston Lead Singer Tommy DeCarlo, Who Lived His Dream for Nearly Two Decades, Dead at 60 - That Eric Alper Tommy DeCarlo, the lead singer of Boston for nearly two decades, passed away on March 9, 2026, at the age of 60, following a battle with brain cancer. His children, Talia and Tommy Jr., confirmed the news on Instagram. “After being diagnosed with brain cancer last September, he fought with incredible strength and courage right […]

Tommy DeCarlo, who became Boston's lead singer after writing a tribute to Brad Delp and spent nearly two decades fronting the band, has died at 60 following a battle with brain cancer. zurl.co/QzGUu

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K-Pop Star Heeseung Parts Ways With ENHYPEN to Launch Solo Career - That Eric Alper One of K-pop’s most watched acts is entering a new chapter. BELIFT LAB confirmed Tuesday that Heeseung is departing ENHYPEN to pursue a solo career, with the group continuing forward as a six-member act. The announcement was posted across official channels and on fan platform Weverse, where both the label and Heeseung addressed fans directly. […]

Heeseung is departing ENHYPEN to launch a solo career, with the group continuing as a six-member act. He remains with BELIFT LAB and is already working on a solo album. zurl.co/f0vhv

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It's MAR10 Day!

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BLACKPINK score their third top 10 on the Billboard 200 as 'DEADLINE' debuts at #8 with 52,000 units, including 41,000 in album sales. It marks the group’s first Billboard 200 entry in more than three years since their #1 album 'BORN PINK'.

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Gorillaz land their sixth top 10 album on the Billboard 200 as 'The Mountain' debuts at #7 with 53,000 units. The set includes 38,000 in album sales and 15,000 SEA units, equal to 15.86 million on-demand streams.

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5 Surprising Facts About Sparks' 'Kimono My House' - That Eric Alper Sparks were already cult heroes by the early 1970s, but ‘Kimono My House’ turned them into glam rock icons. Released in 1974, the album fused theatrical pop songwriting, sharp wit, and dramatic falsetto vocals into something completely unique. Ron Mael’s precise compositions and Russell Mael’s soaring voice gave Sparks a sound that stood apart from […]

Did you know the gunshots in "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" came from a BBC sound library? Discover 5 surprising facts about Sparks’ glam rock classic album 'Kimono My House'. zurl.co/apPaw

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Bruno Mars waits nearly 13 years between #1 albums on the Billboard 200 as 'The Romantic' debuts on top. It is the longest gap for a living solo male artist since Paul McCartney returned to #1 in 2018 with 'Egypt Station', 36 years after 'Tug of War'.

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Photo Gallery: High Valley, Sully Burrows, and Zack McPhee at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall on March 7, 2026 - That Eric Alper All photos by Mini’s Memories. You can contact her through Instagram or X.

Photo Gallery: High Valley, Sully Burrows, and Zack McPhee at Toronto's Danforth Music Hall on March 7, 2026 zurl.co/WyQr4

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Big Bird & Snuffy Sing "That's Why We Love Nature" With Brandi Carlile - That Eric Alper Join Big Bird, Snuffy, and their friend Brandi Carlile on a whimsical adventure through nature in this delightful song from Sesame Street.

Join Big Bird, Snuffy, and their friend Brandi Carlile on a whimsical adventure through nature in this delightful song from Sesame Street.
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What song has one of the greatest bass lines of all time?

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