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Random music news for Tuesday, August 16, 2022

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Antytila, Apple, Brexit, FN Mecha, Hamilton, iPhone, Mariah Carey, Porno for Pyros, Roger Waters, Snoop Dogg, U2

Here’s the headline: “A Poop-Delivery Service Was Hacked.” You want to click here, don’t you? Do it–then come back for

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Random music news for Monday, July 19, 2021

July 19, 2021July 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2112, Anthony Bourdain, Brexit, Britney Spears, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Grimes, KISS, Liam Gallagher, Music Festivals, Piano, Ringo Starr, Rush, Vinyl

Three people died and two more were taken to hospital because of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Michican music festival.

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Random music news for Saturday, July 3, 2021

July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Brexit, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Funco, Grace Jones, Kanye West, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, Podcasts, Queen, Scott Weiland, Seinfeld, TikTok, Tucker Carlson, Twenty One Pilots

Would you want to ride a skateboard that can go 50 kph? Nope. Not ever. But I will provide some

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Random music news for Thursday, June 24, 2021

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billie Eilish, Brexit, Britney Spears, Cancel Culture, Chris Brown, Livestreams, Mandolin, Noel Gallagher, Rita McNeil, Scotland

This dude got a swastika tattoo where? Wow. On to must news for June 24, 2021. Poor Britney. This woman

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Random music news for Saturday, June 12, 2021

June 12, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, America's Got Talent, Apple, Bob Dylan, Brexit, BTS, Capitol Riot, Elton John, K-Pop, McDonalds, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Pearl Jam, Prince Harry, Tom Wilson, Unrecouped Costs

This January 6 Capitol rioter admits that he had a plan to destroy the internet by bombing Amazon servers. Craziness.

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How bad is it for British musicians? Worse than you may think.

March 2, 2021March 3, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Boris Johnson, Brexit, Touring, UK

Like other domestic music industries around the world, things in Britain have been decimated by the coronavirus. In many cases,

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Random music news for Thursday, January 28, 2021

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, Beats, Brexit, Dad Rock, Dave Grohl, Ecstasy, Eddie Van Halen, Phil Collins, Podcasting, Psylicibin, Sloan, Spotify

Need a nap after lunch? You will be doing your boss a favour (and yourself, too). I have a quick

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Random music news for Thursday, January 21, 2021

January 21, 2021January 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brexit, Clubhouse, Donald Trump, Drake, Fall Out Boy, Joe Biden, Kodak Black, Lil Wayne, Live Nation, Rolling Stones, Streaming, Van Morrison

Dinosaur butts. That is all. Now let’s look at music news for January 21, 2021. Drake is the first artist

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Random music news for Tuesday, January 19, 2021

January 19, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Apple, Bow Wow, Brexit, Bridgerton, Donald Trump, Drake, Facebook, INXS, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Pearl Jam, Robbie Robertson, Tesla, TikTok

It’s the last full day we’ll have to say “President Donald Trump” without using the word “former.” Meanwhile, in music

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Random music news for Wednesday, February 26, 2020

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beyonce, Brexit, Headphones, James Hetfield, Kendrick Lamar, Kobe, Kraftwerk, Metal, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Yeasayer

Marsquakes! Cool! Switching now to music news for February 26, 2020… The major labels are now hauling in over US$1

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Random music news for Saturday, February 8, 2020

February 8, 2020February 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brexit, Hipignosis, Keith Richards, Mark Almond, Muppets, Nevermind, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Podcasting, Radio, Soft Cell, Talking Heads, TSA

Turns out that penguins talk a lot like us. I wonder how you translate music news for February 8, 2020,

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