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Random music news for Saturday, December 21, 2019

December 21, 2019December 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments adidas, Beyonce, Bing Crosby, Chester Bennington, Cuba, David Bowie, Grammy Awards, Iggy Pop, Lana Del Rey, Linkin Park, Public Enemy, Radiohead, Vladimir Putin, YouTube

There’s no way I’m going anywhere near a mall today. I’ll just end up behind someone who insists on backing

Random music news for Monday, January 7, 2019

January 7, 2019January 6, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Annie Lennix, Canadian, Coachella, Cuba, Def Leppard, Donald Trump, hard rock, John Lennon, Metal, R. Kelly, Snoop Dogg, SpaceX, Spice Girls, Super Bowl

Day three of my trip to CES in Las Vegas. Man, there’s a lot of weird stuff on display here.

Random music news for Monday, September 3, 2018

September 3, 2018September 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 000 Tons of Metal, 70, Abbey Road, AC/DC, Aretha Franklin, Beto O'Rourke, Brent Burns, Buckingham Palace, Crusie, Cuba, Drake, Elon Musk, Goldflesh, Kenny Shields, Kim Kardashian, Malcolm Young, Podcasting, Radio, San Jose Sharks, Smash Mouth, Sonic Attacks, Spinal Tap, Streetheart, Tesla, Village Voice

Labour Day. I plan to do no labour at all today–except maybe a little reporting on the music news for

Random music news for Friday, August 31, 2018

August 31, 2018August 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Album Artwork, Annie Lennox, Apple Records, Aretha Franklin, Beatles, Ben Stiller, Beto O'Rourke, Cuba, DJ Khaled, George Harrison, Hamilton, Hey Jude, Jeremy Geffen, Mrs. Doubtfire, Prince Harry, Salt-N-Pepper, Sonos, Strokes, Ted Cruz

Last long weekend of the summer. Make it a good one. Here’s some music news to discuss for August 31,

Random music news for Thursday, August 16, 2018

August 16, 2018August 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Aerosmith, Apple Glasses, Classical Music, Courtney Love, Cuba, Disney, Donald Trump, Elvis, Gene Simmons, George Soros, Ivanka Trump, Madonna, Michael Jackson, The Kooks

On this day in 1962, drummer Pete Best is fired by the Beatles. Two days later, he was replaced by

Random Music News for Monday, March 5, 2018

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bertrand Cantat, Breeders, Creative Labs, Cuba, David Byrne, Elton John, Foo Fighters, Instagram, iOS, John Lennon, Mariah Carey, Mashup, Metallica, Moby, Noel Gallagher, Patsy Cline, Van Halen, X-Fi chip

Fifty-five years ago today, country star Patsy Cline died in a plane crash. As for stuff making music news for March

Random Music News for Tuesday, February 27, 2018

February 27, 2018February 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 10cc, Alexa, AM Radio, Black Panther, Breeders, Cuba, Dua Lipa, Keith Richards, Madonna, Matt Bellamy, Muse, Music sales, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Vanilla Ice

The Rolling Stones almost came to an end because on this day in 1977, Keith Richards was arrested for possession

Remember Those Sonic Attacks on Diplomats in Cuba? Here’s What They Heard

October 13, 2017March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cuba, Sonic Weapon

One of the weirder audio stories of the year has to do with the plight of Canadian and American diplomats

What Was Cuba Trying to Do with Its Sonic Weapon?

September 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cuba, Ultrasonic Weapon

There’s mounting evidence that Canadian and American diplomats were attacked by some kind of sonic weapon while were stationed in

Random Music News for Saturday, August 26, 2017

August 26, 2017August 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Amber Coffman, Bono, Conor McGregor, Cuba, iPhone 8, National Music Centre, Playlists, Samsung, Smart Speakers, The Pirate Bay, Ticketmaster, U2

Why does Tylenol make it so bloody hard to open those blister packs holding their cold pills? Sorry, but these

Random Music News for Saturday, August 12, 2017

August 12, 2017August 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1997, Amoeba Records, Britney Spears, Classic Rock, Coldplay, Cuba, Donald Trump, Fyre Festival, Grey Cup, Hip-hop, iPhone, Journey, Liam Gallagher, Northern Pikes, Pharrell, Shania Twain

Major League Baseball players went on strike on this day in 1994. That was a bad one. It took me

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