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Random music news for Friday, May 20, 2022

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy McFarland, Concert Posters, Duran Duran, Elton John, Fyre Festival, Ozzy, Pearl Jam, Platinum Jubilee, Queen, Taylor Swift, TikTok, Toni Basil, YouTube

Okay. Sure. (Via Tom) And then there are heckling drones. . Now some music news for May 20, 2022. Remember

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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 Wednesday, March 13, 2019

March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Billy McFarland, Bono, David Gray, Dido, Ed Sheeran, Michael Cohen, MQA, R. Kelly, Rod Stewart, Tidal

Anyone rolled up their rim and won anything significant this year? Me neither. But I do have music news for

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Random music news for Friday, October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Winehouse, Apple Music, Billy McFarland, Brazil, David Bowie, Fyre Festival, Genius, Hologram, Jonathan Davis, Korn, Lord of the Rings, Lorde, Music Modernization Act, Piracy, Pirate Bay, Quality Magnet Coin, Roger Waters, U2

The first book in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was published on this day in 1979. And for

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Random Music News for Wednesday, August 23, 2017

August 23, 2017August 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Android, Beyonce, Billy Joel, Billy McFarland, Boxby, Donald Trump, Fyre Festival, Jay Z, Mariah Carey, Morrissey, R. Kelly, Rihanna, Scooter Braun, Spotify, Taylor Swift, V-Festival

You’re reading this because on this day in 1991, a new thing called The World Wide Web was opened to

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Random Music News for Saturday, August 5, 2017

August 5, 2017August 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Apple, Beyonce, Billy McFarland, Drake, Eurovision, Fyre Festival, iPhone, Jay Z, Junkhouse, Kurt Cobain, Manny's Music, Numbers Stations, OVO, Prog-Rock, Tommy Lee, YouTube

We’re spending the weekend at my parents’ place, sleeping in my old bedroom. Mom’s happy. And now, the music news

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Fyre Festival Promoter Arrested for Wire (Wyre?) Fraud

July 2, 2017July 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy McFarland, Fyre Festival, Wire Fraud

If you’re having a bad day, read this. Billy McFarland, the guy who grossly overpromised and underdelivered on the disastrous

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