BB King Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Wednesday, September 25, 2019

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, BB King, Billy McFarland, Eventbrite, Fyre Festival, Live Nation, Mooodify, Neil Young, Pono, Ticketmaster

Off to the UK today for some Beatles’s work. If all goes well, I’ll get to interview Ringo tomorrow. Meanwhile,

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Random music news for Friday, November 23, 2018

November 23, 2018November 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments BB King, Beatles, Mars, Ultra Music Festival, White Album

Black Friday (Here’s a history of that.) Let the consumerist orgies begin. Maybe some record shopping? Meanwhile, in music news

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Random Music News for Saturday, May 28, 2016

May 28, 2016May 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Bataclan, BB King, Buzzy Cohen, Calvin Harris, Eagles of Death Metal, Elton John, Facebook, Jeopardy, Jesse Hughes, Journey, Justin Bieber, Matador, Pandora, Ric Ocasek, RNC, Simpsons, The Cars, Vladimir Putin

Sixty-five years ago today, one of the most important radio shows of all time debuted on the BBC. You should

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U2’s Cursed Tour Rolls On: Honouring Their Fallen Tour Manager

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments BB King, Cursed, Death, Dennis Sheehan, Innocence + Experience, Jack Heaslip, Tragedy, U2

Let’s recap U2’s annus horribilus so far: September: The blowback from the release of Songs of Innocence through iTunes. November:

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Random Music News for Thursday, May 28, 2015

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, BB King, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Danny Sheehan, EDM, Foxes, Google, Guinness Book of World Records, Lisa Loeb, Michael Jackson, Shane McGowan, Sony, Spotify, U2

Got my kangaroo selfie. How is Shane McGowan of the Pogues still not dead? (Via Tom) It’s amazing how much

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Random Music News for Tuesday, May 26, 2015

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, ABBA, Barrie, BB King, Burl's Creek, Chevelle, Eric Clapton, Glastonbury, Kim Jong-Un, Lego, Mozart, Sharon Osbourne, Taylor Swift

Second day in Australia. Still refusing to try Vegemite. This doesn’t bode well for Ontario finally having a place to

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Random Music News for Monday, May 18

May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments BABYMETAL, BB King, Bon Jovi, Bono, Fatboy Slim, Horses, INXS, Lightbulbs, Mick Jagger, Radio, Richie Sambora, Speakers, Spotify, Taylor Swift, U2

Happy Victoria Day! And it’s Bull Terrier #1’s birthday day, too. She’s 7. Lightbulbs of the future will double as

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Random Music News for Monday, May 4, 2015

May 4, 2015May 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments BB King, Blurred Lines, Google Maps, Live Nation, Morrissey, Music startup, National Concert Day, Record Collecting, Roger Waters, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Star Wars Day, Taylor Swift, UK Charts

Happy Star Wars Day. As a Star Trek fan, I’m sitting this one out. As usual. Here’s a list of

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Random Music News for Saturday, May 2, 2015

May 2, 2015May 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments BB King, Cinderella, Eminem, Gurrumul, Marvin Gaye, Miley Cyrus, Noel Gallagher, Rod Stewart, Shazam, Spotify, U2

Public GPS was born 15 years ago today when Bill Clinton said the data would no longer be restricted to

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Random Music News for Wednesday, April 8, 2015

April 8, 2015April 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Band Logos, BB King, Big Machine, Cats, Classical Music, Elvis Costello, Exploding Head Syndrome, Fido, GWAR, Rock in Rio, Spotify, Steely Dan, Steven Tyler, Taylor Swift, Twisted Sister

Back to Singapore today. Goodbye, orang-utans of Kota Kinabalu! Did you know that video games are bringing classical music to

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