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RIP: Guitar legend Jeff Beck, taken by meningitis at age 78. Was he the greatest guitar hero of all time?

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Eric Clapton, Guitarists, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, RIP, Rod Stewart, Yardbirds

One of the longest-running debates in rock’n’roll is who is the best guitarist? For decades, arguments centered around three people:

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Random music news for Monday, March 21, 2022

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, CDs, Eric Clapton, Gordon Lightfoot, Grammys, Kanye, Keith Richards, KISS, NASA, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tom DeLonge, Ukraine

Science has discovered The Most Boring Person in the World. Meanwhile, music news for March 21, 2022, is anything but.

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Random music news for Wednesday, January 26, 2022

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bill Murray, Brian May, BTS, Eric Clapton, Evan Rachel Wood, Gibson, Kid Rock, Marilyn Manson, Meat Loaf, NFTs, Paul McCartney

Death is good for business: Meat Loaf’s streams have spiked by 4,650% since he died. Album sales are also up

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What the hell is wrong with Eric Clapton? He just sued a widow over an $11 bootleg. [UPDATED with new information.]

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Alan Cross 10 Comments Bootleg, Eric Clapton, Lawsuit

A 55-year-old German widow was cleaning the house and stumbled upon an Eric Clapton CD from thirty years ago that

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Random music news for Saturday, November 27, 2021

November 27, 2021November 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, Bam Bam, Beatles, Brian Adams, Brian May, Covid, Darkness, Deftones, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Mark Hoppus, The Brits, Travis Scott

I knew that South American soccer fans were intense but not this intense. Ponder that as we look at music

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Random music news for Saturday, November 20, 2021

November 20, 2021November 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Robot, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bowie, Eddie Vedder, Eric Clapton, Grateful Dead, JJ Abrams, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Martin Scorsese, Mick Rock, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Pink, Spotify

I watched the second season of Tiger King in one sitting. I feel shame. However, I do feel good about

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Random music new for Tuesday, November 16, 2021

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Arkells, Back to the Future, Eric Clapton, Gordon Light, Grease, Grey Cup, Led Zeppelin, Massey Hall, Political Correctness

Marty McFly’s hoverboard just sold for about US$500,000–and it doesn’t even hover. Reading music news for November 16, 2021, is

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Random music news for Thursday, September 23, 2021

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Algorithms, Anti-Vaxxer, BLM, Eric Clapton, Playlists, REM, Songwriting, Ted Nugent, Thorens

Fun with chalk and a blackboard. (Via Tom) And here’s fun with music new for September 23, 2021. If you’re

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Random music news for Friday, July 23, 2021

July 23, 2021July 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Anti-Vaxxers, Astronomy, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Gorillaz, Horseshoe, Inhaler, Kid Rock, Lyrics, Republicans, Rickie Lee Jones, Sammy Hagar, Sex Pistols, Smartphones

Into astronomy? This looks like a fantastic new museum. For stars of another sort, here’s music news for July 23,

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Random music news for Wednesday, June 16, 2021

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ad-Rock, Alex Lifeson, Dave Grohl, Eric Clapton, Facebook, Hipgnosis, Jay-Z, Movie Theatres, NaadSadhana, Podcasts, Radiohead, Roger Waters, Rush, Snapchat, Spotify, Trent Reznor, Vinyl

Want a pizza? Maybe you can use this thing. Take a look and then move on to music news for

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 15, 2021

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blake Shelton, Canadian Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards, Courtney Love, COVID-19, Dave Grohl, Drums and Bass, East Coast Music Awards, Eric Clapton, eSports, Gwen Stefani, Neil Peart, Noel Gallagher, The Edge, Trent Reznor, U2

A serious question: Why do all the seats used by players and coaches on the sidelines of big soccer matches

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