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Andy Fletcher, founding member of Depeche Mode, dead at 60

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Andy Fletcher, Depeche Mode, RIP

Andy Fletcher, a member of Depeche Mode since the very beginning has died. He was 60. We have no idea

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The ABBA Voyage avatar show is in previews and…wow

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Avatars, Holograms, ILM, Voyage

All the members of ABBA are now in their 70s and have no intention of ever performing again. And now

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Music News 

Thank U Songwriters: Alanis Morissette to be inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame, Charlotte Cardin, Jessie Reyez

More than 20 years after she burst onto the radio waves with Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette is set to

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Music History Television 

Here’s the trailer for the upcoming Sex Pistols biopic TV series

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Biopic, Danny Boyle, Disney+, Sex Pistols

Come May 31, Danny Boyle’s limited series Pistol will appear on Disney+. It’s a six-part biography/drama based on the Sex

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Random music news for Saturday, May 28, 2022

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, BTS, Creed, Harry Styles, Liam Gallagher, Metaverse, NFTs, Noel Gallagher, NRA, Playlists, Ringo Starr, Spotify, Turntables, Voyage

This is why we can’t have nice things. We can have music news for May 28, 2022, though. The killer

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Music News 

We lose another one: Yes drummer Alan White dies at age 72

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan White, RIP, Yes

Something seemed off about White. He was preparing for Yes’ upcoming UK tour, something that would mark his 50th anniversary

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The great KGB punk conspiracy

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conspiracy, KGB, Punk Rock, Scorpions, Wind of Change

You may be aware of a podcast that came out in the spring of 2020 that sought to get to

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Black Pumas facts

May 27, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adrian Quesada, Black Pumas, Eric Burton, Grupo Fatasma, Prince

Here are a few things that may have escaped your attention about Black Pumas until now. (1) Singer and songwriter

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Random music news for Friday, May 27, 2022

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Apple Music, Berlin, Bob Dylan, Club Scene, Don McLean, Metallica, NRA, Ronnie Wood, San Francisco Giants, Steve Tyler, T Bone Burnett, Travis Barker, Vinyl, Waze, Weird Al

Love this kid. Way to go! And now let’s transition to music news for May 27, 2022. Surprise! Ted Nugent

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Here’s the latest list of the UK’s richest musicians

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Paul McCartney, Richest Musicians, Sunday Times, U2, UK

The Sunday Times is one of those publications that loves to keep tabs on the rich. The paper has just

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One of the sexual assault allegations against Marilyn Manson has been dismissed

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Evan Rachel Wood, Lawsuit, Marilyn Manson, Sexual Assault

It’s been a bad couple of years for Marilyn Manson as (alleged) past bad behavior has caught up to him

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