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Random music news for Friday, August 12, 2022

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Country Music, Elton John, Garth Brooks, Google, Happy Mondays, Juno Awards, Marcus Mumford, Massey Hall, Metaverse, Michael Jackson, Olivia Newton-John, Pollen, TikTok, Video Games, Vinyl, Weezer

Is this real? If so, I don’t want to see the litter box. Let’s instead focus on music news for

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Random music news for Thursday, July 29, 2021

July 29, 2021July 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Apple, Corey Taylor, Country Music, John Waters, Johnny Lydon, KT Tunstall, Las Vegas, Lil Uzi Vert, Mark Hoppus, Sex Pistols, Slipknot, Vinyl, YouTube

A COVID vaccine in a pill? We could be close to one. Consider that as we go through music news

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 25, 2021

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, BBC, Country Music, Dave Ellefson, Emmanuel Macron, Goth, Hi-Res Audio, Japan, Liam Gallagher, Machine Gun Kelly, Megadeth, Moby, Oasis, Spotify, The Who, Tixxy

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier is now 13. She’s a little hung over from the party but otherwise fine.

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Random music news for Tuesday, April 27, 2021

April 27, 2021August 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Laides, Bill C-10, Blur, Cats, Country Music, Covid, Guitars, NFTs, Steven Page

Can you give your cat COVID? Apparently so. Careful with kitty, okay? On to music news for April 27, 2021.

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Random music news for Thursday, July 2, 2020

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beavis and Butthead, Bob Geldof, Coronavirus, Country Music, COVID-19, Hachalu Hundessa, Lenny Kravtiz, Marshall, Mary J. Blige, MySpace, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Spotify, The Sound of Music, Walmart

Given that Canada had a day off in the middle of the week, this is not going to be a

Hip-hop makes more inroads into country music. This has been happening for three decades, too.

April 22, 2019April 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Country Music, Hick Hop, Hip-hop

You may have heard the story about a hitherto unknown rapper named Lil Nas X and his song “Old Town

Random music news for Wednesday, November 28, 2018

November 28, 2018November 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 8K video, Alessia Cara, Auschwitz, BBC, Brexit, Broadway, Bruce Springsteen, Country Music, Donald Trump, Facebook, Go-Gos, iPhones, Music sales, NHK, Primus, Roland, Sesame Street, Streaming, Studio, Ticketmaster, Toilets

Something happened in astronomy on this day in 1967 that eventually resulted in one of the most famous album covers

Random music news for Tuesday, October 16, 2018

October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Bryan Adams, Country Music, Disturbed, Harmonica, India, Johnny Lydon, Music sales, Piracy, Roger Daltrey, Streams, Wilco, Winamp

It was on this day in October 1970 when Pierre Trudeau enacted the War Measures Act. It was a scary

I Was Sent to Cover the Country Music Awards in Nashville. What’s Wrong with THAT Picture?

November 11, 2017November 10, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Awards, Country Music, Nashville

[NASHVILLE -] I had no bloody business being here. None. But somehow I ended up on the red carpet at the

Random Music News for Monday, October 9, 2017

October 9, 2017October 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Automatic for the People, Blade Runner, Breeders, Country Music, Donald Trump, Frank Sinatra, George Michael, Guns 'N Roses, Ian Watkins, Jerry Yester, Jose Feliciano, Lostprophets, Lovin' Spoonful, Mountain Goats, NRA, Ozzy Osbourne, REM, Rick Astley, Smart Speakers, Smartphone, Star Spangled Banner, Tesla, Troll, TuneIn Radio, Turntable, Vangelis, Victrola, Walk Off The Earth

Happy Thanksgiving to all! (Yes, America, we do things differently up here.) And now the music news for October 9.

The NRA Has Supported Country Music for Years. Now Some Artists Would Like to Distance Themselves

October 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Country Music, Las Vegas Shooting

If you’ve listened to any American talk radio over the last week, you’ll have noticed that some are treating the

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