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Random music news for Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Extraterrestrial life here? Or here? (Via Larry) Maybe somewhere within music news for December 19, 2023?

  1. What was it like to hang around with Shane MacGowan for thirty years? It was…intense.
  2. If you find yourself driving around the UK this holiday season, here are the country’s favourite Christmas driving songs.
  3. Remember the old Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Christmas special from 1964? There’s a problem when it comes to streaming.
  4. NHL history was made in Winnipeg last weekend when “O Canada” was performed in Punjabi before a Jets game. That’s never been done before.
  5. If you need someone a breakup playlist for you, there’s no better person to go ask.
  6. I think it’s now international law that I have to include a Taylor Swift story. So…here.
  7. Enough, already!
  8. I SAID ENOUGH!
  9. Local radio 1, head office 0.
  10. Got a few minutes? This short doc on Bollywood metal is fun. (Via Sean)
  11. Caught on a runway for “24 hours?” Ask Travis Scott about it.
  12. An older article but still informative: “Something Strange Happens To Your Taste In Music At Age 30.” (Via Larry)
  13. So Rod Stewart walks into a thrift store
  14. Gene Simmons says they’ll “spend US$200 million” in improving KISS avatars.
  15. Weezer is promising an “epic” tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the “blue” album.

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BONUS: Hardcore ducks. Put your own hardcore soundtrack to this.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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