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Random music news for Thursday, June 23, 2022

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Darkness, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, iPhone, John Lennon, Kid Rock, Lady Gaga, Megadeth, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Toronto Raptors, VR

No, Mark Zuckerberg. Just…no. Get back to reality with a look at music news for June 23, 2022. Glastonbury begins

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Random music news for Saturday, November 27, 2021

November 27, 2021November 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, Bam Bam, Beatles, Brian Adams, Brian May, Covid, Darkness, Deftones, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Mark Hoppus, The Brits, Travis Scott

I knew that South American soccer fans were intense but not this intense. Ponder that as we look at music

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Random music news for Monday, November 16, 2020

November 16, 2020November 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Darkness, Donald Trump, Eminem, Justin Bieber, Korn, Lil Pump, Paul McCartney, Perry Farrell, Scott Weiland, Slash, Taylor Swift, Theremin, Tower Records, Vinyl, Wu-Tang Clan

Stupid sexy Flanders ass. One you investigate that, move on to music news for November 16, 2020. Coronavirus update: This

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 23, 2020

June 23, 2020June 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Concerts, Darkness, Donald Trump, Justin Bieber, Live Nation, NXNE, Pussy Riot, Rush, Sigur Ros, Songwriting, Video Games

Looking to attract women? Then don’t include your cat in your dating profile. Hey, it’s science! You’re welcome. Now some

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Random music news for Monday, June 15, 2020.

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Beatles, Darkness, Henry Rollins, Justin Hawkins, Liam Gallagher, Matt Bellamy, Muse, Noel Gallagher, Protest Songs, Song of the Summer, Tencent

Ew. Gross. Now cleanse your mind from those images by browsing through music news for June 15, 2020. Radio folk

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Random Music News for Thursday, May 19, 2017

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Beyonce, Darkness, Drake, Fatboy Slim, Jimmy Eat World, Joe Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz, Peter Gabriel, Prince, Spirit, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Vinyl

When I was in Hong Kong the other day, a guy in a shop asked where I was from. “Toronto,”

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 739: Xmas Show 19

December 18, 2015December 21, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Amusement Parks on Fire, Astro Color, Christmas, Cockney John, Cyndi Cresswell Cook, Darkness, Diedre & the Dark, Dirty Sidewalks, Fake Shark, Henry Rollins, Paper Aeroplanes, Ria Mae, Sink Tapes, Xmas

For reasons unknown to me, I’ve always had a fascination with alt-rock Christmas music. It’s some kind of (choose all

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 27 November 2015

November 27, 2015November 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Crown Jwlz, Darkness, David Bowie, Dweezil Zappa, Foo Fighters, Howlish, Kacy Hill, Muse, Pop Evil, Van Damsel, Within Rust

Here’s your last set of recommended tunes for November–and yes, I had to include some Christmas music because, well, it

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The Darkness Has a Christmas Song: “I AM SANTA”

November 22, 2015November 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Song, Darkness, Last of Our Kind

The Darkness–who, by the way, released an excellent album entitled Last of Our Kind, one of my favourite hard-rockin’ records

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I Won’t Apologize for Liking The Darkness. I Just Won’t.

July 29, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Darkness, Last of Our Kind

We all have our quirks, right? This is mine. One of them, anyway. “Last of Our Kind” is the title

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 29 May 2015

May 29, 2015May 29, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chunk! No Captain Chunk!, Darkness, Helio Sequence, Jooj, New Pornographers, San Fermin, Strung Out, Suicide Machines, Tanlines, Thee Oh Sees, Top 11, Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Sorry it’s a few hours late. I was somewhere over the north Pacific heading home from Tokyo. Thanks to Mediazoic

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