Random music news for Saturday, August 4, 2018
A long weekend here in Canada. I’m trying not to remember that this is the third of our four summer long weekends and that Labour Day is just a month off. Time for
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Random Music News for Friday, December 29, 2017
I walked into a restaurant for bacon and eggs this morning and what’s the first thing I heard? Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You.” FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, MAKE
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Alice in Chains: The Musical? No, Not Really–But This Was Funny While It Lasted
Reader Mike grabbed a screenshot of a new ticket sale announcement that was quickly rescinded and corrected. Damn, it would have been interesting to see how Layne Staley’s life could have been turned
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52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 41: Jar of Flies
This album is a little bit of a cheat because it’s actually an EP but bear with me as I think Jar of Flies is 1) really good and 2) is worth having
Read MoreRandom Music New for Thursday, August 24, 2017
Summer colds are the worst. Just sayin’. And now, the music news for August 24. Rapper Joey Bada$$ bragged about staring directly at the sun during the eclipse–and then had to cancel three
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There’s a Commemorative Layne Staley Concert in Seattle Tonight the Week He Would Have Turned 50
Had he not drugged himself to death, Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley would have turned 50 this coming Tuesday. Instead of continuing to lead one of the great Seattle bands of the
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Looking for Clues for Why Chris Cornell Took his Own Life, An Eerie Facebook Post Has Been Found
A lot of music fans are finding it extremely hard to come to terms with how Chris Cornell met his end. That he’s gone is bad enough, but by his own hand? We’ll
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Special Episode: The Six Degree of Separation of Chris Cornell [Music and Podcast Embedded]
After Chris Cornell died Wednesday night/Thursday morning and the mourning began, we dug out this episode on Chris’ life and music from the Ongoing History Archives which ran Thursday night and on other
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 785: Rock’n’Roll Rehab [Music and Podcast Embedded]
When you’re a rock star, you exist in a bubble where everyone is afraid to tell you “no” regardless of how crazy things might get. But then again after a while, “crazy” seems
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Random Music News for Wednesday, December 28, 2016
I’ve completely lost track of what day it is. Wednesday, right? That means there are four more days for the Grim Reaper to come calling before the year is up. Let’s see what
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, July 9, 2017
It was on this day in 1986 that homosexuality was decriminalized in New Zealand. And now, music news. Snoop Dogg and The Game have initiated a dialogue with the LAPD. This is a
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