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Random music news for Friday, January 22, 2021

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Commodore, Joe Biden, Joey Keithley, Meme TikTok, Microsoft, New Radicals, Notorious Markets List, Rio, Vancouver, Zune

More shroom research. Just sayin’. Let’s try some music news for January 22, 2021. No Glastonbury this year. Again. The

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Random music news for Tuesday, January 19, 2021

January 19, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Apple, Bow Wow, Brexit, Bridgerton, Donald Trump, Drake, Facebook, INXS, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, Robbie Robertson, Tesla, TikTok

It’s the last full day we’ll have to say “President Donald Trump” without using the word “former.” Meanwhile, in music

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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 It’s now been replaced by this.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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Random music news for Saturday, September 26, 2020

September 26, 2020September 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Amazon, Breonna Taylor, Jarvis Cocker, Judas Priest, Pearl Jam, Prince, Rob Halford, StubHub, Vin Diesel

Here’s one set of private diaries that I will definitely read. Meanwhile, in music news for September 26, 2020… Coronavirus

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 22, 2020

September 22, 2020September 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Amazon, Britpop, COVID-19, Dakota Tavern, Dr. Dre, John Lennon, Kanye, Live Music, Live Nation, Mark David Chapman, Smart Speakers, Yoko Ono

No. Just…no. Let’s begin the first day of autumn with music news for September 22, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: There

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 2, 2020

September 2, 2020February 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Bay City Rollers, COVID-19, Ian Mitchell, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Metadata, Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx, R Kelly, raves, Richard Ashcroft, TikTok, Twitch

If you miss live music, try Antyfest. It features audiences of ants–as in the insects–reacting to performances from eleven different

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Random music news for Saturday, August 29, 2020

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Apple, Brandon Flowers, Donald Trump, Earbuds, Elton John, Katy Perry, Leonard Cohen, Microsoft, Miley Cyrus, Napters, Neuralmix, R Kelly, Tattoos, TikTok, Walmart

Some people are really into tattoos and other body modifications. But would you have your ears removed so that your

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Random music news for Thursday, August 13, 2020

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Blue Jays, Cardi B, Concerts, COVID-19, Drake, Geddy Lee, Kanye, Keith Richards, Megan, Mick Jagger, Muse, Podcasts, R. Kelly, Sam Fender, Smash Mouth, Sturgis, TikTok, Tool, Trini Lopez, WAP

I apologize for the dearth of postings yesterday but the website was feeling a little ill. All better in time

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Random music news for Friday, May 29, 2020

May 29, 2020May 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Jones, Amazon, Andrea Bocelli, Bob Geldof, Coachella, Cocomelon, Edgefest, George Ezra, Gorillaz, Guy Oseary, Madonna, Spice Girls, StubHub, Tool, U2, Ultra, YouTube

Paranoid? Try this product. If you buy it, you’ve got bigger problems (Via Larry). This is music news for May

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Random music news for Tuesday, April 14, 2020

April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Amazon, Beatles, Bee Gees, Death Angel, Documentaries, Kevin Lyman, Live Nation, livestreaming, Radio, Samsung

As if we don’t have enough to worry about, there’s this and this. Oh, and this, too. Swell. Now, the

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Amazon has launched new analytics for musicians

March 16, 2020March 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Amazon Music

Jeff Bezos’ people have come up with something called “Amazon Music for Artists,” a mobile app that will let artists,

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