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Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox wants everyone to drop dead

April 19, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

The headline says it all about the situation in the kitchen this week. This is one from the archive, which might explain the vertical video.

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Funny/Weird

Our adorably naive opera singer finally discovered The Beatles’ “Helter Skelter”

April 19, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Poor Elizabeth Zharff. How was it possible that she made it so far into life without hearing “Helter Skelter” from The Beatles white album? The answer: She was too absorbed in becoming a

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Are you fascinated by rock memorabilia auctions? Then watch this.

April 19, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Old rock gear is big, big business with auction houses like Sotheby’s and Juliens staging major events that see sales in the tens of millions of dollars. Here’s a guided tour of some

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Music News

It’s Record Store Day 2026! What’s out there this year?

April 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Record Store Day once again and indie record stores around the world will be packed with vinyl fans looking for cool limited-edition stuff. If you’re in Canada, here is a list of participating

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Funny/Weird

This may be the greatest Nirvana cover of all time

April 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Nirvana will forever remain legendary. This performance of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” seals it. Bro this might be the greatest thing I have ever seen in my life pic.twitter.com/SSRFp5I7Tr — Giga Based Dad

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Random music news for Saturday, April 18, 2026

April 18, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Please enjoy “Antichrist Superstar,” starring Donald Trump. (Via Sean) There’s also this Iranian LEGO video on the same subject. Now some music news for April 18, 2026. BONUS: This was how portable music

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Crime

Rapper D4VD finally arrested on suspicion of murder of a 14-year-old runaway

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Back on September 8, police responded to an impound lot in Los Angeles when the owners reported a terrible smell coming from a Tesla that had been towed. The source turned out to

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Music Industry

What could the American DOJ ruling against Live Nation and Ticketmaster mean for Canada?

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

The story thus far: Earlier this week, a jury in New York City judged that Live Nation/Ticketmaster had an illegal monopoly in the live event space. While we don’t know yet what the

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Oasis just won a big award for their 2025 reunion tour

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

Pollstar is the bible of the touring music industry, tracking shows, box office grosses, the business done by promoters and agency. It just announced is awards for 2026. This was the 37th such

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Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1080: The 50 biggest all-time alt-rock one-hit wonders (30-21)

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Usually, if something is one of a kind, it’s at the very least unique and if enough people lust after this thing, it can also be very valuable. Take the case of an

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Dave Grohl’s Gum

April 17, 2026 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Have you ever noticed that Dave Grohl always seems to be chewing gum? On stage, in interviews, during his time with Nirvana and especially now with the Foo Fighters, Dave always seems to

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