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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, November 27, 2020

November 27, 2020November 26, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Batman, Billy Corgan, Black Friday, Call the Office, David Bowie, Junos, Killers, MC5, Old Spice, Rammstein, Smashing Pumpkins, Taylor Swift, Travis Barker, Twitter, Wayne Kramer

Will in-person Black Friday shopping add to our COVID-19 problems? I’d bet on it. Stay home, shop online, and enjoy

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Opinion 

Weekly survey: Does the prospect of music-related deals on Black Friday excite you?

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Friday, Record Store Day

Black Friday began as an American thing, that day after Thanksgiving that marked the official beginning of the Christmas shopping

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Music News 

Time to talk about the Black Friday edition of Record Store Day

October 9, 2019October 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Friday, Record Store Day

For the past several years, there have been two Record Store Days. The first is the traditional spot in April.

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Music News 

Now that (Canadian) Thanksgiving is over, we can look ahead to Record Store Day’s Black Friday offerings

October 10, 2018October 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2018, Black Friday, Record Store Day

Black Friday, that day right after American Thanksgiving, has become the official start of the Christmas shopping season. The organizers

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, November 17, 2017

November 17, 2017November 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Academy Awards, Black Friday, blockchain, Canadian Musician, Chris Cornell, Coolio, DOA, Gene Simmons, Katy Perry, Record Store Day, Smart Speakers, Songwriting, Streaming, Touring, Universal Music, Venezuela

There’s a bougainvillea that my wife has in a pot in the backyard and it’s STILL alive. That’s one tough

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Music Industry Music News 

The Black Friday Edition of Record Store Day is Coming. Here’s What to Expect

October 18, 2017October 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2017, Black Friday, Record Store Day, Vinyl

The day after American Thanksgiving–otherwise known as Black Friday–is when we’re supposed to descend into an orgy of Christmas shopping.

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Music History 

It Was 30 Years Ago Today That a Tornado Ripped Through Edmonton. There’s a Song About It.

July 31, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Friday, Edmonton, Rural Alberta Advantage, Tornado

It was a Friday afternoon in 1987 when the skies over Edmonton turned ominously dark. Thunderstorms were moving through and

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Cool! 

This Limited Edition Tragically Hip 7-Inch Should Get You Out on Black Friday

November 25, 2016November 25, 2016 Alan Cross 11 Comments At the Hundreth Meridian, Black Friday, Tragically Hip

The American consumerist orgy known as Black Friday has spread into Canada over the last few years as retailers try

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, November 23, 2016

November 23, 2016November 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Friday, Bono, Carpool Karaoke, Donald Trump, Drake, Eyehategod, Freedom of the Press, Friends, Grammy Awards, Headphones, iPhone 8, James Corden, Julia Roberts, Leonard Cohen, Music sales, Nextradio

America shuts down for Thanksgiving later today. I’ll try to keep the music news coming best I can. The Kanye

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, November 19, 2016

November 19, 2016November 20, 2016 Alan Cross 3 Comments Black Friday, Bob Dylan, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Bootlegs, Donald Trump, K-Pop, Kanye West, Killers, Mick Jagger, Nick Gordon, RIP, Sharon Jones, Vince Neil

It was on this day in 1963 that the first-ever push-button telephone went into service. And now, some music news…

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Music News 

Record Store Day: Black Friday Edition

October 26, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Black Friday, Record Store Day

Once we get Halloween out of the way, it’s all uphill to Christmas. America, of course, loses its shopping mind

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