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Random music news for Saturday, September 15, 2018

September 15, 2018September 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Chickens, Cranberres, David Letterman, Dolores O'Riordan, HomePod, Johnny Strike, Journey, Kanye West, Live Music, Live Nation, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Real Estate, Rusty Anderson, Steve Perry, Suede, Supercrawl, Taylor Swift, To the Stars, Tom DeLonge, Willie Nelson

Gotta take the dogs for detailing today. Let someone else struggle with 25 kg bull terriers who don’t like having

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David Letterman’s next guest on his Netflix show is…

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Letterman, Jay Z, Netflix

If you miss David Letterman on TV, you need to check out his new monthly Netflix series, My Next Guest

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Random Music News for Monday, July 24, 2017

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Blink-182, Brain Surgery, Chester Bennington, Chris Cronell, David Letterman, Eddie Vedder, Gotye, Jay Z, Lana Del Rey, Linkin Park, machine learning, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Skimmee, Spotify, Stone Temple Pilots, Taylor Swift, YouTube

Is it just me or is the amount of paper on toilet paper rolls shrinking? Just askin’. While you ponder that,

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So How Many Pearl Jam Drummers Turned Up for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction?

April 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Letterman, Drummers, Pearl Jam, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Subbing in the for the ailing Neil Young (don’t worry, it’s nothing serious) David Letterman inducted Pearl Jam into the

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Random Music News for Thursday, April 6, 2017

April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Barry Manilow, Beats 1, Britney Spears, Chance the Rapper, Coachella, David Letterman, Electronic Insturments, Gorillaz, Jay Z, Justin Bieber, Neil Young, Paul O'Neill, Prince, Rivers Cuomo, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sonos, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Weezer

Once more ’round the sun. And now music news. Paul O’Neill, leader and guitarist of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra has died

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Random Music News for Monday, January 9, 2017

January 9, 2017January 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments BandCamp, Black Sabbath, Chris Brown, David Bowie, David Letterman, Deep Purple, Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Kelly Osbourne, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Outkast, Ozzy, Paul Shaffer, Sam the Record Man, Super Bowl, Tony Iommi

One more day and we’ll be into the double-digit dates of January. In other words, we’re making progress. And now,

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Bill Murray and David Letterman Guest in Darlene Love’s New Video

August 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bill Murray, Darlene Love, David Letterman, Joan Jett, Patti Scialfa, Paul Shaffer

That’s all you really need to know about “Forbidden Nights” video actually. But there’s also Joan Jett, Paul Shaffer, Springsteen,

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Geeks&Beats Podcast, Episode 107: No Sex Robots, Please

May 27, 2015May 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, autonomous cars, David Letterman, Drums, Foo Fighters, iCar, iPad, jetpacks, Pet Chatz, Roku 3, sex robots, Sleep

It has been noted by more than one person that I make at least one reference to porn on each

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A Final Reminder About How Much David Letterman Loved Drums. Apparently.

May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Are These Your Drums, David Letterman, Drums

Although I watched Letterman for decades, I’m ashamed to admit that I never, ever picked up on the running gag

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What Do You Mean This Letterman Sidekick is a Hip Hop Icon?

May 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Calvert DeForest, David Letterman, Hip-hop, Larry Bud Melman

Larry “Bud” Melman was a hip-hop icon? Yep. From LA Weekly: As we prepare to bid farewell to Late Show with

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Watch the Foo Fighters Close Out 33 Years of David Letterman

May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2015, David Letterman, Final Musical Guests, Foo Fighters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrVjOUIoo6Q So that’s it for David Letterman, then. And the final musical guests? The Foo Fighters. This article in USA

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