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Charles Manson

WTF? 

The latest musician to go viral on TikTok is…Charles Manson. No, really.

October 23, 2022October 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charles Manson, TikTok

For reasons that are murky for now, Charles Manson’s music has become a thing on TikTok as various creators use

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, August 16, 2019

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charles Manson, Clash, Danforth Music Hall, NFL, Sleater-Kinney, Taylor Swift

That’s it. I’m officially sick of the Trivago guy. How many commercials can one person do? Moving on to music

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Random music news for Wednesday, March 21, 2018

March 21, 2018March 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audible, Beach Boys, Cassini, Charles Manson, CheckMyTrack, Guns'N'Roses, Prince Harry, Ringo Starr, Rolling Stone, Rolling Stones, Saturn, Sonos, Spolister, Spotify, U2

Into Aries today. It’s also Twitter’s 12th birthday. As for music news on March 21, 2018… It’s now SIR Ringo

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Random Music News for Friday, December 1, 2017

December 1, 2017November 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boston, Brad Delp, Charles Manson, Isaac Brock, Jim Nabors, Liverpool, Manic Street Preachers, Modest Mouse, Radiohead, Richey Edwards, Rob Zombie, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rosewood, Russell Simmons, Stormzy, Taylor Swift, VIctoria's Secret

Yep. December. And that bougainvillea in my backyard has finally died. That was one tough tropical plant. And now the music

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Manson Covers Manson

November 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charles Manson, Cover Version, Marilyn Manson

Given that half of Marilyn Manson’s name came from Charles Manson, you’d think that he’d have covered Manson (the killer’s)

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Music History 

Charles Manson’s Creepy and Murderous Connections to Rock Music

November 21, 2017November 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, Beatles, Byrds, Charles Manson, Dennis Wilson, Terry Melcher

[This article originally appeared at Edge.ca. – AC] Charles Manson is finally gone. Good riddance. Yet the fascination of who

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Charles Manson was Really into Music–and He Was a Pen Pal with My Friend

November 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Charles Manson, Mark David Chapman

The big news from overnight was that Charles Manson, the infamous head hippie in the Manson Family, died at the

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Random Music News for Wednesday, April 19, 2017

April 19, 2017April 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charles Manson, Clive Davis, Drake, Dream Troll, EDM, Iceland, Protest Music, Richard Burgon, Sigur Rós, Soundgarden, Spotify, U2

If you’re going to be at Canadian Music Week and you see me, make sure you come up and say

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Random Music News for Tuesday, March 21, 2017

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Apple, Cassettes, Charles Manson, DAB, Drake, Glenn Campbell, iPad, iPhone 7, John Lennon, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Morrissey, Music sales, Norway, Podcasts, Product (RED), Thailand, Toronto, TV Theme Songs, YouTube

The first full day of spring! Bring it ON! And now, the music news. If you’re concerned about the music

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Random Music News for Friday, March 17, 2017

March 17, 2017March 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Andy Warhol, Beach Boys, Bow Wow, Cassettes, Charles Manson, Donald Trump, Facebook, Guitars, Headphones, Katy Perry, Noel Gallagher, Ray Davies, Snoop Dogg, The KInks, Velvet Underground

Happy (merry?) St. Patrick’s Day. And now, the music news. Where did Andy Warhol get the idea for the banana

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Random Music News for Thursday, September 1, 2016

September 1, 2016September 1, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, Charles Manson, Frank Zappa, Goth, John Varvatos, Ramones, Sonos, Spotify

September 1? Already? Let’s distract ourselves with music news… Frank Zappa’s estate just sold for $5.49 million. Sounds like a

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