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Music News 

Arthaus wants to spread holiday cheer with coffee and help support musicians

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Arthaus, Coffee, gifts, Musicians, Propeller Coffee, support, Unison Benevolent Fund

Have you turned to little comforts to keep you sane during COVID, like maybe drinking more coffee?  Do you miss

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Music News 

Green Day…coffee?

October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coffee, Green Day

With a new album called Father of All… set for release next year, Green Day is ramping up their marketing

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Opinion 

The connection between music and coffee

August 1, 2019February 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coffee

[Another contribution from Jess Walter. – AC] You’d be hard pushed these days to try and find a coffee shop

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, February 5, 2019

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, Arcade Fire, Bose, Coffee, Electric Guitar, Firefox, Fortnite, Frances Cobain, Harem Scarem, Marshmello, Twitter, Weird Al, Willie Nelson

Plastic (or at least the first version of it) is 110 years old today. As for music news for February

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Music News 

Random music news for October 1, 2018

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiophile, Black Eyed Peas, Blondie, Bono, Coffee, Donald Trum, Doug Seegers, iPhone, Kanye, Kanye West, Korn, Life is Beautiful, Sex Pistols, Will.i.am, Willie Nelson, Ye

Now that we’re into October, I feel I can enjoy pumpkin spice-laced foods without rushing the season. Let’s take a

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Music News 

When you’re tired of this record, you can break it up and make a cup of coffee

June 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coffee, Peter's Cold Brew, Vinyl, Weird Vinyl

Most records are made out of polyvinyl chloride, but that doesn’t mean it’s the only substance which can be pressed/

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Television WTF? 

And Now, Paul Stanley from KISS in a Folgers Coffee Commercial

January 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coffee, Commercial, KISS, Paul Stanley

This was shot but never aired. I wonder why? Could it have been the puffy shirt? (Via Tom)

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Podcast 

Geeks and Beats Podcast, Episode 137: Scooby Snacks

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment B.o.B., Coffee, David Bowie, El Macombo, Flat Earth Society, Lisa Oake, Lou Schizas, Making a Murder, Michael Wekerle, Michael Yurkovich, Passwords, Pearl Jam, Scalping, Singapore, Ticketmaster, web design, Will

I’m back home now, but the last two weeks’ worth of podcasts were done from hotel rooms, one in London

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Cool! Medical Mysteries of Music 

Can Music Make Your Coffee Taste Better? Why, Yes It Can. Try This Experiment.

January 29, 2016January 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coffee, Music, Sonic Seasoning

I love my coffee–not to the point of being a snob, but I really do appreciate a good cuppa. I’ve

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for May 13, 2014

May 13, 2014May 13, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2015, Coachella, Coffee, St. Vincent

Happy 70th birthday, George Lucas!  We’ll forgive you for Jar Jar Binks for today.   The strongest evidence yet that

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Cool! 

Need Coffee? Try the Brew from LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy

February 26, 2014February 26, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Blue Bottle, Coffee, James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem

Okay, so LCD Soundsystem is done and James Murphy needs something else to occupy his time.  He’s done some producing

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