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Burning Man

Music News 

80,000 attendees of Burning Man stuck in a ten-hour traffic jam

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Burning Man, Gerlach, Traffic Jam

The first Burning Man festival in three years has wrapped up in the Nevada desert and by all accounts, things

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, April 13, 2020

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Athens, Beatles, Bono, Burning Man, Dave Grohl, Pink, Podcasting, Slayer, Ticketmaster, Tiger King

I have not resorted to baking bread yet. I understand that this is a thing, especially sourdough. Moving to music

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 11, 2020

April 11, 2020April 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Billie Eilish, Burning Man, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Hoax, Madonna, Motown, Okkervil River, Pearl Jam, Podcasts, Sting, U2

Anyone else having weird dreams during the pandemic? This could explain a few things. Now, music news for April 11,

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Music Industry 

Random music news for Friday, September 6, 2019

September 6, 2019September 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Burning Man, Flume, Super Hi-Fi, Town Pump

Ex-Pink Floyd man Rogers Waters turns 76 today. Might be a good time to read this. Once you’re done, you

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Music News 

Spooky: The spirit of Gord Downie spotted at Burning Man? Judge for yourself.

September 4, 2018September 4, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Burning Man, Tragically Hip

Paula Kim Derring was out in the Nevada desert at Burning Man this past week when she noticed something odd

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, July 20, 2018

July 20, 2018July 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Burning Man, Compact Discs, David Bowie, EMS Synthi 100, Germany, Netflix, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Gabriel, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Vudu, Walmart

Today is the 50th anniversary of the start of the first-ever Special Olympics. It was held in Mexico City. As

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Music News 

What if we were to rank music festivals by amount of drugs used by patrons?

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Burning Man, Drug Use, Music Festivals

Which is the best music festival in the world? That depends on your metrics and criteria. Digital Music News decided

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, September 5, 2017

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Adele, Beats, Bon Scott, Brian Wilson, Burning Man, Ed Sheeran, FM Chip, Hurricane Harvey, Liam Gallagher, Midnight Oil, Music sales, Nextradio, Opera, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom Goss

Back to work. Back to school. But at least pumpkin spice latte is back. And now, the music news for

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, September 14, 2016

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Burning Man, David Bowie, Gangsta Rap, Jay Z, Josh Homme, Justin Trudeau, LA Rams, Lady Gaga, Madness, Michael Jackson, NFL, Radio, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Seymour Stein, South Park, Super Bowl, Tidal, Twitter, UN

Here at the music conference in Singapore, I just ran into the guy who helped put together Babymetal. I just

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, September 9, 2016

September 9, 2016September 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian Eno, Burning Man, Ed Sullivan, Elvis Presley, INXS, Israel, Michael Hutchence., Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson, Rolling Stones, Scott Weiland, Warner

I’m writing this aboard EVA Air Flight 0035 somewhere above Alaska. Yes, it’s another music conference in the Far East.

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Random Music News for Friday, September 4, 2015

September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Burning Man, iOS, Music Piracy, Pearl Jam, Podcasts, Radio, Snoop Dogg, Tom Brady

*Sigh* The last long weekend of the summer. Why do I think that come Tuesday morning the world is going

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