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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, December 7, 2020

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Bad Bunny, KISS, Mariah Carey, Motley Crue, Roadies, Royal Albert Hall, Siri, Wham

First, an experiment: water vs. beer. (Via Christopher) And from there, we move to music news for December 7, 2020.

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, November 24, 2020

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Amazon, Apple, Australia, Guitars, Liam Gallagher, Live Music, Lobo, Melanie, R Kelly, Radio, Stream Ripping

The chorus of this song was stuck in my head for five days. It’s now been replaced by this. Think

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Music Industry 

Another weekly check on Canadian music sales and streaming stats

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Music sales, Streaming

Nielsen/MRC’s report on Canadian music sales and streaming stats for the week ending November 20 appeared in my inbox right

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Funny/Weird 

Here’s how to write an AC/DC song in 30 seconds.

November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC

Since 1973, Angus and Malcolm Young have cranked out some of the best riff rock the world has ever seen.

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, November 21, 2020

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Beatles, Beats, Celine Dion, Christmas 2020, Dischord, Karaoke, Liam Gallagher, Lil Pump, NFL, Ringo Starr, Simpsons, Taylor Swift, The Voice, Wilco

If you’re a fan of The Simpsons, you’ll appreciate this. And meanwhile, back in Russia… Once you’re done watching that

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, November 16, 2020

November 16, 2020November 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Darkness, Donald Trump, Eminem, Justin Bieber, Korn, Lil Pump, Paul McCartney, Perry Farrell, Scott Weiland, Slash, Taylor Swift, Theremin, Tower Records, Vinyl, Wu-Tang Clan

Stupid sexy Flanders ass. One you investigate that, move on to music news for November 16, 2020. Coronavirus update: This

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Interview 

AC/DC is back with POWER UP. I talked to Brian Johnson and Cliff Williams. (Updated with video of the interview and a playlist.)

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The future looked bleak for AC/DC. Singer Brian Johnson’s severe hearing

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 898b (a special edition): The Return of AC/DC

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Power Up

This has been a miserable year. The pandemic. Planet-wide economic ruin. The crazy US election, which featured an impeached president.

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Cool! 

Would you like to see Donald Trump perform AC/DC’s “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap?”

November 11, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment AC/DC, Donald Trump

Of course you would. The story here.

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Recommended Music 

A new AC/DC album is such a big deal that this band has written a song about it.

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, The Chats

The Chats, a band from the east coast of Australian, are obviously very excited that AC/DC will release their Power

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, November 5, 2020

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Beatles, Donald Trump, Facebook, johnny Rotten, Kanye, Liam Gallagher, Nirvana

Still confused about the US election? There’s this rabbit hole: Now let’s try music news for November 5, 2020. Johnny

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The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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