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Here come the Oasis fan stores

June 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

After almost a year of waiting, the Oasis reunion is almost upon us with the first show coming up in Cardiff, Wales, on July 4. This thing is going to make a LOT

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Here’s Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springteen in biopic trailer

June 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Bruce Springsteen is the next rock star to get the biopic treatment. The role of The Boss in Deliver Me from Nowhere will be played by The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White. The film

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Ongoing History Daily: The greatest Gallagher brothers dust-up…EVER!

June 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

If there was one thing we could count on with Oasis is that Noel and Liam would fight–and that it would get weird. The greatest and weirdest fight they ever had was on April

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Random music news for Wednesday, June 18, 2025

June 18, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Have scientists finally created a fat-burning pill? Maybe. Have I got music news for June 18, 2025? Absolutely. More music news? Go here. BONUS: In this Berlin production, the audience is pelted with

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Trump’s new mobile phone is made in China because of course it is.

June 17, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Donald Trump is all over Apple and other mobile phone companies to move manufacturing to the US. Meanwhile, they’re being threatened with insane tariffs, something that’s threatening to push the cost of devices

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Fan goes to Linkin Park show, band shaves his head

June 17, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Linkin Park was performing at a festival in Czechia last weekend when singer Emily Armstrong spotted fan in the crowd holding up a sign that read “EMILY CUT MY HAIR.” She promptly invited

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Ongoing History Daily: Thom Yorke’s near-death experience.

June 17, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Back in 1993, Radiohead, still a new band, found themselves with an unexpected hit with “Creep.” This got them booked by MTV for one of their Beach House performances where an artist set

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New Music from the Inbox Tuesday Edition (June 17, 2025): total tommy, DVTR, Sidelines, & More!

June 17, 2025 Nerhys 0 Comments 1 min read

total tommy Song: “Butterknife”Album: SingleRelease Date: May 29, 2025Location: Sydney, AustraliaWhy I Like It: Quick-paced with an infectious beat.Watch: DVTR Song: “Couleur peau (Your Next Token Asian Friend)”Album: SingleRelease Date: May 29, 2025Location:

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 17, 2025

June 17, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

According to a new survey, Americans swear online more than anyone else. Weird. I would have thought the British had everyone beat. Canada? WE CAN DO F**KING BETTER! And now, music news for

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RIP Canadian punk pioneer Steve Leckie

June 16, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

In the early days of punk, NYC had The Ramones and London had the Pistols. In Toronto, there were the Viletones. Fronted by the fierce Steve “Nazi Dog” Leckie, The Viletones may have

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Are you having more “remember when” music conversations? You’re not alone.

June 16, 2025 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Episode 15 of Season 6 of The Sopranos features a scene where Tony and Paulie are out for dinner with some friends. After Paulie’s endless stories about the

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