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Random Music News for Friday, May 26, 2017

May 26, 2017May 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barry White, Beatles, Clive Davis, Eric Clapton, Handmaid's Tale, Headstones, Hugh Dillion, Katy Perry, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Pemberton, PodSearch, Sgt. Pepper, Smartphones

The Wife has me scheduled to do all kinds of flower planting this weekend. Lovely. And now, the music news

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, May 20, 2017

May 20, 2017May 19, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Beatles, Donald Trump, Iron Maiden, John Entwhistle, Katy Perry, Liam Gallagher, Mick Jagger, Noel Gallagher, The Who, Video Games, YouTube

And how’s the May 2-4 weekend for you so far? (I had to explain the “2-4” reference to a non-Canadian.

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017May 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Bieber, Cher, David Bowie, DIY, Donald Trump, Eurovision, Hair Metal, Killers, Pop Stars, PWR BTTM, Radiohead, Selena Gomez, Slash, Spotify, Streaming, Talking Heads

Sorry. Still trying to process the whole Chris Cornell story. Here’s what else is making music news on May 19.

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 05 May 2017

May 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AlphaCub, Beatles, Brutus, Coastwest Unrest, Lava Dolls, New Found Glory, Superorganism, The Damn Truth, The Limbos, Tigers Jaw, Wilding

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Here are some new tunes to get you through the weekend. Mediazoic does the hosting. ARTIST

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Gadgets 

An Entire Album Has Been Composed by AI

April 30, 2017April 29, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment AI, Beatles, Flow Machines

Just went you thought music had reached its mechanical/mathematical limits in terms of composition and performance (thanks a lot, Max

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Gadgets 

Two Beatles-Branded Turntables in Time for the 50th Anniversary of Sgt. Pepper

April 29, 2017April 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Sgt. Pepper, Turntables

June 1 will mark fifty years since the Beatles released their groundbreaking Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album. Along

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, April 28, 2017

April 28, 2017April 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beatles, Biopic, Busker, Facebook, Gorillaz, Goth, Hipsters, iPod, iTunes, KLF, Madonna, Peter Murphy, Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore

Fifty years ago today, Muhammed Ali refused induction into the US Army. He was stripped of his championship and his

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Music History 

It Was About Fifty Years Ago Today That Sgt. Pepper Tried to Teach the Band to Play This

April 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Sgt. Pepper

June 1 will be the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the dividing line between

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Random Music News for Thursday, April 27, 2017

April 27, 2017April 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, David Bowie, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Drake, Gracenote, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hot Wheels, Iggy Pop, Justin Bieber, Labyrinth, Moby, Will Smith

It was on this day in 1981 that Xerox PARC introduced a new computer controller device they called a “mouse,”

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, April 14, 2017

April 14, 2017April 13, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Android, Apple Watch, Beatles, Burger King, David Bowie, Drake, Friends, Google Home, Insane Clown Posse, Instagram, James Blunt, Justin Bieber, Morrissey, Musical, North Korea, Ringo Starr, Scott Stapp, Scott Weil, Spotify, Tragically Hip, VR

Unless my calculations are off, the last time Good Friday fell on April 14 was 1933. And now in music

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, April 13, 2017

April 13, 2017April 12, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alt-J, Babylon Zoo, Beatles, Ben-Hur, Cocaine, Dead Weather, Headphones, Leonard Cohen, Pakistan, Rave, Sgt. Pepper, Trip-hop, Where Are They Now

The words “Houston, we have a problem” were uttered on this day in 1970. Now, the music news for April

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