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Random music news for Saturday, April 28, 2018

April 28, 2018April 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Chris Cornell, Devo, Disco, Emily Bronte, Frances Bean Cobain, Guy Garvey, Imagine Dragons, iTunes, Kate Bush, Microsoft, New Order, Record Store Day, Spotify, The Verve, VIcky Cornell

Has anyone seen the new Stormy Daniels video? I mean, this is political research, right? See the NSFW trailer here.

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Remembering Robert Guillaume’s Disco Record

October 25, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Benson, Disco, Guilliaume, Robert

Robert Guillaume, the star of Benson, died this week at the age of 89. Hands up who remembers his 1979

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40 Years of Musical Trends and Genre Burnouts

May 12, 2017May 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Burnout, Corporate Rock, Disco, Fads, Genres, Music Trends, Trends, Yacht Rock

To everything there is a season. When something new comes along, we jump on it, beat it do death and

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Random Music News for Monday, April 24, 2017

April 24, 2017April 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bill O'Reilly, Bots, Courtney Love, Depeche Mode, Disco, Elvis, Fox News, John Fruisciante, Music Festivals, Prince, Record Store Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Studio 54, Universal

Happy 27th birthday, Hubble Space Telescope! And now, the music news for April 24 So did you go shopping on

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Random Music News for Wednesday, April 5, 2017

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Brian Johnson, Disco, Future Islands, HMV, Mac Pro, Millennials, Radio, Roskilde, Spinal Tap, Tupac

Hey, has anyone heard from Kelleyanne Conway recently? Just wondering. And now, the music news. Brian Johnson of AC/DC has

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Random Music News for Saturday, December 10, 2016

December 10, 2016December 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Disco, Last Call, Mumford & Sons, Vinyl

Off to the NE Caribbean Command Post for a week. I will be prosecuting the music news campaign from there. First

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Canadian Nightclub History: Montreal’s Infamous Limelight

October 18, 2016October 17, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Disco, Limelight, Montreal, Red Bull Music Academy

If there was a Canadian equivalent to New York’s Studio 54, it has to be the Limelight in Montreal, arguably

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Random Music News for Wednesday, October 12, 2016

October 12, 2016October 12, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM Radio, Apple Music, Beach Slang, Chance the Rapper, Corus, Disco, Donald Trump, Engelbert Humperdinck, Jimmy Iovine, Justin Bieber, Prince, Rod Stewart, System of a Down, Vinyl

The first of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was published on this day in 1979. And now, in

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Random Music News for Friday, August 12, 2016

August 12, 2016August 12, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bruce Dickinson, Canadian Music Library, Disco, Disturbed, Djibouti, Iron Maiden, Jazz, Marion, McKayla Maroney, National Music Centre, Nigeria, Olympics, Radio, Smarphones, Spotify

As the thermometer hit 33C outside my house, there were guys on my street sealing driveways in the hot sun.

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Another Reason to Feel Threatened: The US is Down to Just One Remaining Disco Ball Maker

July 12, 2016July 11, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Disco, Disco Balls

Yolanda “Yoyo” Baker is a survivor. Here’s her story.

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Random Music News for Monday, November 30, 2015

November 30, 2015November 30, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Adele, Air Canada, Album Cover Artwork, Brazil, Chris Brown, Crowbar, Disco, JK Rowlings, John Lennon, Kanye West, Morrissey, Sinead O'Connor, Slaves, Yoko Ono

The American Thanksgiving weekend can be a sparse time for music news. Not around here, though. You just gotta dig

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