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Random music news for Wednesday, June 3, 2020

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cassette Store Day, Charlie Watts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, David Bowie, Dogs, Drive-In Concerts, Jay-Z, Krist Novoselic, Misfits, Protest Songs, Rage Against the Machine, Rolling Stones, WMG, YG

Here’s some good news. Your dog WILL come to your rescue–if he/she knows what to do. Nice to know as

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Next up after Canadian Thanksgiving? Cassette Store Day

October 8, 2018October 7, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Cassette Store Day, Jack White, Third Man Records

[I have this assignment to Gilles LeBlanc because you know how I feel about cassettes, right? – AC] Did you

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Tomorrow is International Cassette Store Day. Please. Spare Me.

October 13, 2017March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments 2017, Cassette Store Day, White Stripes

Let me be clear: Cassettes are a hateful, obsolete format that deserves to die. Anyone who longs for the days

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Did You Miss Cassette Store Day Saturday? Me, Too. Shame.

October 10, 2016October 11, 2016 Alan Cross 7 Comments Cassette Store Day, Cassettes, Mixtapes

Saturday (October 8) was International Cassette Store Day? Really? Sorry I missed it. Actually, I’m not. I hold in my

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For Some Reason, Cassette Store Day is Coming Back October 8

September 2, 2016September 2, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cassette Store Day

Cassettes are hateful things. Anyone who romanticizes/fetishizes them never had to deal with them when they were A Thing. And

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Random Music News for Monday, June 27, 2016

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Brexit, Cassette Store Day, Cassettes, Guns 'N Roses, Kid Rock, Michael Jackson, Prince, Techno, Wiggles

I played softball for four hours on Saturday. My Apple Watch told me I exercised for two minutes. That tells

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Saturday is Cassette Store Day. Why?

October 15, 2015October 14, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments 2015, Cassette Store Day

My feelings about this stupid cassette revival have been well documented (Go here for a refresher on why cassettes suck.)

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Cassette Store Day is Coming Back. Why?

June 10, 2014 Alan Cross 3 Comments 2014, Cassette Store Day

While I’m fully on board with Record Store Day‘s vinyl mandate, I will have no truck with a day that

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