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Random music news for Monday, October 12, 2020

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Oyster Cult, Death Metal, Donald Trump, Eddie Van Halen, Florida Man, Gary Numan, Johnny Lydon, Marvin Gaye, Phil Collins, Simon Cowell, Strictly Come Dancing, Universal Music

Happy Thanksgiving! (Yes, American readers, we have our own that doesn’t seem to involve an orgy of shopping.) It’s a

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Here are more “quanrantunes” from Blue Oyster Cult and Mike Portnoy

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Oyster Cult, Mike Portnoy, Ramones

Like everyone else, musicians are finding ways to occupy themselves during this time of lockdown. Blue Oyster Cult performed this

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Random music news for Wednesday, February 20, 2019

February 20, 2019February 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Academy Awards, Blue Oyster Cult, Heart Attack Man, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Oscars, Ozzy, Queen, Shazam, Soundcloud, Stradivarius, WKRP, Wolfmother

This is the date–February 20, 2003–of the Station Nightclub Fire in Rhode Island when 100 people died and 200 were

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RIP Producer Sandy Pearlman

July 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Oyster Cult, Don't Fear the Reaper, Sandy Pearlman

I had a chance to get to know Sandy Pearlman over the last five years when were seated at the

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The Movie Story Behind the Song That Inspired “More Cowbell!”

May 21, 2016May 21, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Blue Oyster Cult, Christopher Walken, More Cowbell, Saturday Night Live, SNL, Will Ferrell

This SNL skit–written by Will Ferrell, by the way–is one of the most memorable in the show’s history. need more

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I Like This: Rose McDowall’s Cover Version of Blue Oyster Cult

July 18, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Oyster Cult, Cover Version, Don't Fear the Reaper, Rose McDowell

Nicholas knows I always have time for an interesting cover version. This rendition of the Blue Oyster Cult’s “Don’t Fear

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