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Random music news for Monday, January 11, 2021

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, Apple, Ariel Pink, Astronomy, Bad Wolves, Elvis Presley, Ganymede, Gene Simmons, Gibson, iPhone, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, Simpsons, Spotify, System of a Down, Twitch

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

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Random music news for Thursday, October 15, 2020

October 15, 2020October 14, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Astronomy, Chainsmokers, Elton John, Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, Jay-Z, Kanye, Metallica, Music Venues, Smashing Pumpkins, Speakers

Skull cakes? Kinda cool, actually. As for music news on Thursday, October 15… Coronavirus update 1: Remember that no social

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Beck + NASA = This

August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Astronomy, Beck, NASA

Beck has always been something of a space cadet, something I say with much affection because I’m a big fan.

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Random music news for Friday, August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Astronomy, Corey Taylor, COVID-19, EDM, Headbanging, Kanye West, Live Nation, Mariah Carey, Metal, Migos, Music Theory, Noel Gallagher, TikTok, YouTube

Deep into the vacation staycation. I’ve discovered that there’s so much left to do around the house that I might

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Astronomers have found a class of stars that are singing together

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Astronomy, Delta Sculti

When astronomers started looking at a certain type of very hot and very bright star called Delta Sculti, they noticed

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Some will point to this as proof that God is an Elvis fan

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Astronomy, Elvis Presley

Here’s something non-COVID that reminds us that the universe is a big and wonderful place. Astronomers studying the collision of

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Random music news for Thursday, February 6, 2020

February 6, 2020February 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Astronomy, Beyonce, Deborah Dugan, Drake, Dyson, Grammys, Jay Z, Juice WRLD, Marianne Faithful, McMaster, Radio, Spotify, Super Bowl, Tom Wilson, Toronto Star

Wow. Some people, huh? Where have you been, lady? Let’s divert from that to music news for February 6, 2020.

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Random music news for Saturday, August 11, 2018

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa Auto, Astronomy, Avicii, Black Hole, Blockchain toilet, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Dance Crazes, Demos, Donnie Robichaud, Fredericton, Lebanon, Lumineers, news, Pussy Riot, Queens of the Stone Age, Social Music

I finally cleaned out the shed as part of my staycation duties. I’m sure the place is a breeding ground

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This is an Important Astronomical Anniversary for Joy Division Fans

November 28, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments Astronomy, CP 1919, Joy Division, Pulsar, Unknown Pleasures

On November 28, 1967–fifty years ago today–Jocelyn Bell and Anthony Hewish were on duty at the Interplanetary Scintillation Array of

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Foo Fighters Offer Up New Song and Tracklisting for Upcoming Concrete and Gold Album

August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Astronomy, Foo Fighters

Earlier this year, the Foo Fighters gave the first indication that they were getting ready to release a new album

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TRAPPIST-1 Exoplanet Orbits Turned into Music

May 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Astronomy, TRAPPIST-1, University of Toronto

If you’ve been following the search for our new alien overlords, you’re probably as fascinated as I am with the

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