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Random music news for Monday, August 29, 2022

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Avenged Sevenfold, Bjork, Black Keys, David Bowie, Eat Predators, Heardles, Joe Rogan, Metallica, Patrick Carney, Slash, Trent Reznor

You have to be a real Tesla fan to do something like this. Meanwhile, in music news for August 29,

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Here’s a 40th birthday salute to the compact disc

August 22, 2022August 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, ABBA, Billy Joel, Compact Disc, Philips, Sony

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] After more than a decade of work, building on an idea

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Forty years ago this week, the first commercial-produced CD was made

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, CDs, Compact Disc, Philips, Sony, The Visitor

It was on August 17, 1982, when the first commercially-available compact disc rolled out of the Philips factory in Germany.

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Random music news for Wednesday, June 15, 2022

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Lizzo, Music Industry, Nick Cave, Rudy Guiliani, Spotify, Toby Keith

Here are some fun obsolete products. How many do you remember? Once you’re done, move on to music news for

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Random music news for Saturday, June 4, 2022

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Avatars, Classic Rock, Jack Antonoff, Jeff Beck, Johnny Depp, Led Zeppelin, Liam Gallagher, Podcasts, Prince

This politician is having a bad week. It, however, continues to be a good week for music news–like what we

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 31, 2022

May 31, 2022May 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Apple, Daniel Johns, Digital Burnout, Donald Trump, Glastonbury, Harry Styles, Isaac Hayes, Jack White, Kate Bush, Liam Gallagher, Shazam, Silverchair, Stranger Things, Van Morrison, VR

Send in the drones. And here comes music news for May 31, 2022. Jack White is calling for gun control

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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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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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Random music news for Wednesday, March 16, 2022

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment ABBA, BandCamp, Covid, Daryl Hall, Dolly Parton, Donald Trump, Ed Sheeran, Jimmy Page, Song Catalogues, Steve Albini, Touring, Van Halen

A rideable robot goat? From a motorcycle manufacturer? Yep. Let’s try some music news for March 16, 2022. Just as

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Random music news for Wednesday, January 5, 2022

January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Apple, Covid, Cowboy Junkies, David Lee Roth, Queen, Rolling Stones, Ronnie James Dio, TikTok, Usian Bolt, Winnipeg

The Simpsons acknowledged Winnipeg again. Why? Could it be because Matt Groening’s father (his name was Homer, by the way)

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Random music news for Monday, December 20, 2021

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Bob's Burgers, Bowie, Brian May, Concerts, Guitar Gods, Karen Carpenter, Metallica, Pogues, Queen, Roger Waters, Shane MacGowan, Wurzels

Have you noticed more road rage these days? Some people have. Keep that in mind after you browse through music

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