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Random music news for Thursday, July 21, 2022

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Pie, British Music, Chainsmokers, Christian Rock, Commonwealth Games, Don McLean, Duran Duran, Harry Styles, Music Festivals, Ozzy Osbourne, Shopify, Spotify, The Weeknd, Tony Iomi, videos

“Mutant troops?” Like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or something? Best stick with music news for July 21, 2022. Someone died

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Random music news for Friday, May 27, 2022

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Apple Music, Berlin, Bob Dylan, Club Scene, Don McLean, Metallica, NRA, Ronnie Wood, San Francisco Giants, Steve Tyler, T Bone Burnett, Travis Barker, Vinyl, Waze, Weird Al

Love this kid. Way to go! And now let’s transition to music news for May 27, 2022. Surprise! Ted Nugent

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Random music news for Friday, October 23, 2020

October 23, 2020October 22, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2 Live Crew, Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Contracts, Damned, Don McLean, Dreams, Fleetwood Mac, Fyre Festival, Grateful Dead, Hard Rock Cafe, Keith Jarrett, Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Platinum Songs, Record Contracts

If you like hot, spicy food, you might want to get this smartphone thing that measures the heat of chilis.

Don McLean: “American Pie” in the digital age

February 15, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment American Pie, Andrew Epstein, Don McLean

[When Andrew Epstein sends me his interviews, his subjects are almost always with metal acts. But his latest one is

Random Music News for Friday, March 11, 2016

March 11, 2016March 11, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, BBC 1, Don McLean, Fifty Cent, France, Juno Awards, Justin Bieber, Michael Jackson, Napster, Phil Lynott, Sonos, Soundcloud, Streaming, Thin Lizzy

It was five years ago today that an earthquake hit Fukushima, creating the second-worst nuclear plant disaster of all time.

Charges Against Don McLean Grow

February 19, 2016February 18, 2016 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Abuse, American Pie, charges, Don McLean

This one was news to me… The case against American Pie singer Don McLean keeps growing. McLean was arrested back

Random Music News for Friday, February 19, 2016

February 19, 2016February 18, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Beyonce, Christie Brinkley, Coldplay, David Bowie, Don McLean, Glastonbury, HBO, Hip-hop, Isis, John Mellencamp, Vinyl, White Zombie

I think we’ve passed Maximum February. Only a little more than a month to go until the first day of

Random Music News for Thursday, April 9, 2015

April 9, 2015April 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Avril Lavigne, Chad Kroeger, Don McLean, Grateful Dead, Green Party, One Direction, Tidal, Zayn Malik

One this day in 1967, the Boeing 737 made its first flight. Someone paid over a million bucks for the

Top Ten Songs Over 7 Minutes Long (Classic Rock edition)

March 21, 2014March 21, 2014 Brent Chittenden 26 Comments Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Derek and the Dominos, Don McLean, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Long Songs, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rolling Stones, The Who

So last week, I took a look at ten songs over 7 minutes long in a more modern sense. But