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Random music news for Monday, January 23, 2023

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Eyed Peas, Blur, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Little Richard, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Shakira, Streaming, TikTok, Vinyl

Poop school. It’s a thing. So is music news for January 23, 2023. More music news? Look here. BONUS: What

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Random music news for Wednesday, November 16, 2022

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Neighborhood, Streaming, The Neighbourhood

This new diet drugs works by making your favourite foods taste disgusting. That can be ANY food. A bit extreme,

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Random music news for Saturday, August 27, 2022

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Curb Your Enthusiasm, DJs, Hamilon, Larry David, Las Vegas, Madonna, Podcasting, R Kelly, Sonos, Taylor Swift, U2

This is pretty, pretty, pretty good for Larry David. And this music news for August 26 should be pretty, pretty,

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Ongoing History Daily: A Secret Blur vs. Oasis Fact

August 26, 2022August 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Feud, Mixing Desk, Oasis, Producer

One of the big rock rivalries was the one between Blur and Oasis at the height of Britpop in the

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Random music news for Thursday, April 21, 2022

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Covid, Listerine, Mask Mandates, Record Store Day, Rush, Touring

As you read this, I’m somewhere between Singapore and Toronto connecting through Doha. I have no idea what time it

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Ongoing History Daily: Blur’s Alex James in space

March 30, 2022March 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex James, Beagle 2, Blur, Cheese, Cotswolds

The stereotype of the rock star is one of sex and drugs and bad behaviour.  Maybe, but it’s also possible

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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 943: Modern rock feuds

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Eddie Vedder, Jack White, Kurt Cobain, Megadeth, Metallica, Musical Feuds, Oasis, Ramones, The Cure

There are some people who just can’t get along. The tension could be the result of politics, religion, philosophies, property,

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Ongoing History Daily: Blur’s “Song 2”

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Song 2, Songwriting

Sometimes the best songs just materialize out of nowhere. Here’s an example of that. Blur was working on new music

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Ongoing History Daily: The Blur Ultimatum

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Band Names, Blur, Food Records

Blur has been around a lot longer than you might think. They used to be known as “Seymour” and they

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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 919: Hobbies and non-musical passions of rock stars

May 2, 2021May 3, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Billy Corgan, Blur, Hobbies, Metallica, New Order, RHCP, Rock Stars, Smashing Pumpkins, Tool

What do you do for fun? I’m talking about hobbies, pastimes, and other things you do just for you, away

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Random music news for Tuesday, April 27, 2021

April 27, 2021August 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Laides, Bill C-10, Blur, Cats, Country Music, Covid, Guitars, NFTs, Steven Page

Can you give your cat COVID? Apparently so. Careful with kitty, okay? On to music news for April 27, 2021.

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