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Random music news for Wednesday, October 5, 2022

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiobooks, Beatles, BTS, Hungary, Iced Earth, January 6, Jon Schaffer, Russia, Soundcloud, TikTok, War in Ukraine

Having a bad day? Not as bad a day as this guy. Or maybe Kim Kardashian for her crypto pump-and-dump

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Random music news for Thursday, September 22, 2022

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Audiobooks, Bono, Kanye West, Karen O, Marilyn Manson, Peter Frampton, Resso, Sex Pistols, Shazam, Slipknot, Spotify, TikTok, Tommy Lee, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, YouTube

Dude: If you’re going to have a side hustle, you probably should have avoided something like this. Moving on to

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Random music news for Friday, June 10, 2022

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Audiobooks, Blondie, Halsey, iTunes, Jack White, Mercedes-Benz, Morrissey, NFTs, R Kelly, Russian Invasaion, Sennheiser, Spotify

Wait: Auto insurance covers getting an STD in a car? Apparently so. Mull that over as you skim through music

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Random music news for Thursday, January 6, 2021

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Audiobooks, Beavis and Butthead, Canadian Online Radio, Christmas songs, Guitars, Noodles, Offspring, Samsung, Stars, Status Quo, TikTok, Torquil Campbell, Travis Barker

When is it time’s up on Christmas decorations? Just askin’. Moving to music news for January 6, 2021… In case

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Random music news for Saturday, October 17, 2020

October 17, 2020October 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alanis Morissette, Audiobooks, BTS, Despacito, eBooks, Jagged Little Pill, Nile Rodgers, Peter Frampton, Podcasts, Streaming, Tony Awards, U2, YouTube

Fun with obsolete gadgets! Once you get through that, try music news for October 17, 2020. Coronavirus update: There was

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Elton John shows how hard it is to read an audiobook

October 13, 2020October 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiobooks, Elton John

I’ve read my share of audiobooks (just go to iTunes and enter my name and you’ll see a long list

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Random music news for Thursday, June 27, 2018

June 28, 2018June 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiobooks, BBC Sounds, Call the Office, Die Antwoord, Glamour, Kirk Hammett, Morrissey, Prince, Route 66, Scalpers, Touts, XXXtenacion

School’s out. Anyone want to bet on when we’ll see the first back to school commercials? I say three weeks.

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 5, 2018

June 5, 2018June 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeZToo, Alexa, Audiobooks, Bomba, Donald Trump, Gibson, Neil Young, NIN, Prince, Spotify, World Music

It was 50 years ago today that RFK was shot in the Ambassador Hotel in LA. Was there a second

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Random music for Saturday, May 5, 2018

May 5, 2018May 4, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alice Cooper, Audiobooks, Documentary, Gibson, Google Assistant, Liam Gallagher, Mood Music, Pirate Radio, Smash Hits, Spotify, Wall Street

Cinco de Mayo! And this is what we have for music news for May 5, 2018. Here are my weekly

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How audiobooks are made

February 1, 2018January 31, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiobooks

I’m a huge fan of audiobooks. With my subscription to Audible.com, I burn through a couple of books a month.

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The Most Listened-To Audiobooks of 2017 Are…

December 15, 2017December 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audible.com, Audiobooks

I am an audiobook fanatic. Along with listening to a regular series of podcasts and playlists, I spend a lot

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