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Random music news for Wednesday, November 4, 2020

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death Metal, Eddie Vedder, Grammys, Livestreams, Record Stores, Stairway to Heaven, Windows 95

Is it over yet? Is it safe to come out? Jeebus, it’s not? Can we afford to divert our attention

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Random music news for Monday, October 12, 2020

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Oyster Cult, Death Metal, Donald Trump, Eddie Van Halen, Florida Man, Gary Numan, Johnny Lydon, Marvin Gaye, Phil Collins, Simon Cowell, Strictly Come Dancing, Universal Music

Happy Thanksgiving! (Yes, American readers, we have our own that doesn’t seem to involve an orgy of shopping.) It’s a

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This death metal song features wild boars on vocals

August 13, 2020August 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death Metal, Valentin the Mad, Wild Pigs

Yes, as in pigs. This comes from Valentin the Mad, an Israeli producer and metal dude who created what he

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Podcast 

I was on a death metal podcast. Here’s what happened. (And yes, there’s video)

April 11, 2020April 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death Metal, Growl

I was asked to be a guest on The Growl podcast, which is all about the heaviest ends of metal.

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Random music news for Friday, February 21, 2020

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bluetooth, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Death Metal, Donald Trump, Green Day, Hologram, Larry Tesler, Matt Healy, Neil Young, Podcasts, Reunions, Spotify, Whitney Houston

Larry Tesler has died. Who’s he? You’ll probably have cause to remember him today. He’s the guy who invented cut,

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Billie Eilish is given the death metal treatment

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billie Eilsh, Cover Version, Death Metal, Wildways

Death metal band Wildways likes Bilie Eilish. In fact, they like her so muych that they’ve covered her song “Bad

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The death metal version Greta Thunberg’s UN speech is now an official charity single

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death Metal, Greta Thunberg, How Dare You

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish environmental activist, captured worldwide attention when she excoriated world leaders on doing nothing about climate change.

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Dead mice, death metal, mousetrap commercial.

September 15, 2019September 14, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Death Metal

PETE is most upset at a brand of mousetrap called Tomcat because–well, mousetraps tend to either maim or kill mice.

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Random music news for Thursday, July 18, 2019

July 18, 2019July 17, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Baby Shark, Beatles, Death Metal, Finland, Podcasts, Snow Patrol, Woodstock 50, YouTube

The speaking tour continues. Tonight I’m in Kamloops. If you’re in the area, come on out. Details here. Give it

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Random music news for Saturday, June 15, 2019

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Wreck, Death Metal, Eddie Vedder, Green Bay Packers, Madonna, Spotimo

It was on this day in 1970 that Charles Manson went on trial. Meanwhile, in music news for June 15,

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Random music news for Tuesday, April 23, 2019

April 23, 2019April 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Keys, Death Metal, Drake, iPhone 11, Kanye West, Lollapalooza, Nipsey Hussle, Radio

The first-ever video posted on YouTube, “Me at the Zoo,” was posted on this day in 2005. Moving on to

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