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Random music news for Wednesday, September 3, 2020

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Akon, BLM, Charts, Creed, Elvis, Headphones, Kardinal Offishall, Music Blogs, Radio, Sinead O'Connor, Smash Mouth, Sturgis, Taylor Swift, Toots and the Maytalls, Video Games

Hear about the Canadian inventor who sued the entire computer industry for US$350 billion? Yeah, he lost. Here’s what we

Random music news for Thursday, November 21, 2019

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Akon, Billie Eilish, Blink-182, David Gilmour, Fyre Festival, Grammy Awards, Ja Rule, Joni Mitchell, Kayne, Michelle Obama, Music VIdeos, My Chemical Romance, Rage Against the Machine, Rob Gronkowski, YouTube

Fifty years ago today, the first permanent ARPANET (a forerunner to the internet) was established between UCLA and Stanford. And

Random music news for Friday, June 22, 2018

June 22, 2018June 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Akon, Andrew Ridgely, Carpool Karaoke, Dave Grohl, David Lynch, Facebook, Flea, Google, Instagram, iPad, James Corden, Nine Inch Nails, Piers Morgan, Podcasts, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Taylor Swift, Trent Reznor, Wham!, XXXtenacion

Thirty-two years ago today, Diego Maradona scored his famous Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup. Moving to

Random Music News for Saturday, October 4, 2014

October 4, 2014October 4, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Akon, Guardians of the Galaxy, Nirvana, Thom Yorke, Vinyl

I woke up in my old room in my parents’ basement this morning. It weirded me out. Akon (the rapper)