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Random music news for Friday, December 17, 2021

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Afghanistan, Alexa, Brad Pitt, Christmas #1, Covid, Digital Audio, Gene Simmons, Nile Rodgers, Simpsons, Triumph

Artists from across Canada are coming together to help with flood relief for disasters on both coasts. You can learn

This band toured the front lines of Afghanistan and Iraq

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Afghanistan, Documentary, Edisun, Iraq

And you thought your band’s last tour was rough. Edisun, a four-piece band from Connecticut, decided the best way they

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Afghan metal band releases song to raise money to evacuate fellow musicians from the country.

September 4, 2021September 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Afghanistan, Afreet, District Unkonwn, Sound Centrail

The Taliban is again on a mission to remove music from Afghan society because, according to them, music is un-Islamic.

This Afghan TV presenter was on the air when the Taliban stormed his TV station. This is what happened.

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Afghanistan, Pardaz, Taliban

The Taliban has completely taken over and is determined to control all messaging and news. On Sunday, they stormed a

Tom Morello is asking for help evacuating female guitar students from Afghanistan

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Afghanistan, Girl with a Guitar, Lanny Cordola, Miraculous Love Kids, Taliban, Tom Morello

It’s bad enough being a musician in Afghanistan right now (the executions have started). Now imagine being a female musician

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Random music news for Friday, August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021August 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Afghanistan, Busta Rhymes, Concerts, Drake, Festivals, Gene Simmons, Grateful Dead, Hugh Syme, Kanye, Movie Trailers, OnlyFans, Ottawa Bluesfest, Rush, Sting

“Man dies after using adhesive instead of a condom during sex.” That was in Florida, of course. The rest of

The Taliban bans music from the radio in Afghanistan–again

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Afghanistan, Music, Taliban

The Taliban hates music. As it roles across Afghanistan in the vacuum created by the withdrawal of American troops, jihadis

Random music news for Saturday, April 20, 2019

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4/20, 5G, Afghanistan, Airpods, Childish Gambino, Danzig, Death Metal, Donald Glover, Elvis Presley, Jimmy Page, KISS, Kodak Black, Music Recommendations

It’s the first legal 4/20 in Canada. Kinda feels different given that every day is 4/20 in this country, doesn’t

New documentary on the first metal band from Afghanistan

October 23, 2018October 22, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Afghanistan, District Unknown, Documentary, Metal, Rockabul

Afghanistan is a difficult place. The never-ending American war. The Taliban. Tribal battles. The heroin trade. Suicide bombings. Yet amongst

Random Music News for Wednesday, February 8, 2017

February 8, 2017February 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Afghanistan, Beatles, Bjork, Coldplay, Dr. Luke, Ed Sheeran, George Harrison, HMV, John Lennon, Justin Bieber, Kesha, Lady Gaga, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Music Festivals, Nickelback, Ritchie Yorke, Streaming, Taliban

As you read this, I’m somewhere over the North Pole on an EVA 777 heading to Taipei. Nice wifi up

Random Music News for Friday, December 2, 2016

December 2, 2016December 2, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Afghanistan, LaserDisc, Metallica, Prince, Ride, Shoegaze, Streaming

Gotta set up the Christmas tree this weekend. No point in putting it off anymore. Meanwhile, here’s some music news

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