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Random music news for Friday, February 19, 2021

February 19, 2021February 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments All Your Base Are Belong to Us, Blink-182, Demi Lovato, Discogs, Earbuds, Facebook, Kanye West, Marilyn Manson, Mars, Metal, Pitbull, Podcasting, Radio, Streaming, Travis Barker

Before we begin, it’s worth remembering some of the things Rush Limbaugh said about a couple of musicians. Now on

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Music Industry 

Online vinyl sales have gone through the roof since the pandemic started

September 2, 2020September 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Discogs, Vinyl

Sales of new vinyl have taken a hit in the page of coronavirus (I look at the dire Canadian situation

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, August 18, 2017

August 18, 2018August 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Cassettes, Curveball, Discogs, iPhone, Jack White, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Jonathan Davis, Korn, Marty Balin, Michael Jackson, Osheaga, PHISH, Podcasts, Spotify, Tesla, Vinyl

Everyone’s attention was on the death of Aretha Franklin this week, but there is still some other music news to

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, June 30, 2018

June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brendon Urie, Deep Purple, Discogs, Donald Trump, Drake, Duran Duran, Google, Google Home, Guns 'N Roses, Iron Maiden, John, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Malaysia, Morrissey, Nick Cave, Panic! At the Disco, Smoke on the Water, Spotify, St, Taylor Swift

Sixty-five years today, the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line. Now we can talk about music news for

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Music News 

And the Record Store Capital of the World Is…Really?

November 13, 2017November 11, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments Discogs, Record Stores, Toronto, Vinyl

If you had to bet on which city features the most record stores, where you place your money? London? LA?

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Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, September 13, 2017

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1More, ABBA, Blink-182, Cover Version, Crazy Train, Deadmau5, Discogs, Earbuds, Hurricane Harvey, iPhone X, Mark Hoppus, McLaren 720S, Michael Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Sofi Tukker, Spotify

On this day in 1956, the IBM 305 RAMAC computer was introduced, the first machine with a hard disk drive.

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Music News 

Discogs and Dine Alone Records Bringing Crate Diggers Vinyl Marketplace to Canada

May 2, 2017May 1, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 1 Comment Crate Diggers, Discogs, Marketplace, Vinyl

What’s better than digging through a well-stocked record collection? How about a whole bunch of collections – that you can

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Music History Music News 

The Fake $18,000 Record: A Cautionary Tale for Record Collectors

March 24, 2017March 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Yaeger, Discogs, Record Collecting, Record Collectors, Vinyl

Record collecting can be thrilling, but it also has its pitfalls. How do you know that the coveted record you’re

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Random Music News for Thursday, March 23, 2017

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Al Jourgensen, David Bowie, Diddy, Discogs, Eurovision, Gearogs, Lollapalooza, Mariah Carey, Mike McCready, Ministry, Pearl Jam, Russia, Safe Sex, Silverchair, Spotify, Ukraine, Warped Tour

Happy birthday to English Bull Terrier the Younger. She’s three today. Today is also “Wear Your Metal T-Shirt to Work

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Music News 

Mom Sells Her Late Son’s Record Collection in the Sweetest and Most Touching Way Possible. You May Cry.

April 14, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Discogs, Used Records

A Reddit user by the name of Muctur bought a used copy of Soundgarden’s Superunknown at the online site, Discogs. When

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, March 23, 2016

March 23, 2016March 23, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Courtney Love, Discogs, Donald Trump, Go-Gos, Guns 'N Roses, Justin Bieber, Keith Emerson, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Mariah Carey, Sex Pistols, Spotify, Steve Adler, YouTube

Happy second birthday, faithful bull terrier number two. There’s a special biscuit waiting for you at dinner. And now, music

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