Random music news for Tuesday, November 13, 2018
As you may have determined from my out-of-office note, I’m AWOL for the next bit. Where? Send an email to [email protected] and see if you can figure it out. Meanwhile, I’m still working
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Random music news for Wednesday, August 1, 2018
August already. And my parents are coming to visit for almost a week. This should be interesting. Here’s music news for August 1, 2018. Apple is now very close to becoming the world’s
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Need a greeting card for something? Try these 45 RPM cards from Hallmark
Like most guys, I dread the idea of picking out a greeting card. I have no confidence that my taste will fit the occasion, which is why when I do have to buy
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Bruno Mars + Cardi B + Minions = This
Yes, Minions. (Blame Tom for the link.)
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Random music news for Thursday, March 15, 2018
The Syrian civil war officially started on this day in 2011. There’s no end/bottom in sight. Here’s the music news for March 15, 2018. Here’s the full lineup of performers for the Junos
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Random Music News for Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Woke up in Nashville again. The amount of meat and fat available to the average person around here is mind-boggling. How many calories are in a tablespoon of sausage gravy, anyway? Damn, though,
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Random Music News for Wednesday, January 3, 2018
Wake me up when the temperature gets within five degrees of the freezing mark. Otherwise, I’m just going to stay burrowed in my basement, collecting music news items. This is what I found
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An Anti-Virus Company Calls Avril Lavigne “The Most Dangerous Celebrity Online” When It Comes to Malware
McAfee, one of the big anti-virus software companies, is worried about Canadian musicians. AScared, actually. While observing the malware bouncing around the Internet, the company has issued a new set of rankings of “celebrities
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The “Blurred Lines” Copyright Verdict: Still Causing Issues–And This is Very Bad for Music
I hate to say it, but I called this one. When the “Blurred Lines” verdict came down–the one saying that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams violated the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to
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Donald Trump’s New Song: “I Want to be a Billionaire”
Mark Cuban–yes, the Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank guy–isn’t much of a Trump supporter. He posted this mashup of Donald Trump “performing” a version of Bruno Mars’ “Billionaire.”
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The Latest Hitmaker to be Accused of Plagiarism is Bruno Mars
In light the successful prosecution of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” for being too derivative of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On,” other older acts may be thinking that they’re due some retribution, too.
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