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Random music news for Monday, January 4, 2021

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen, Flea, KLF, Liam Gallagher, Oasis, PHISH, Prince, Ramones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dogg, Vanilla Ice, Vinyl Records

End of the holidays, back to work. Now we just need to focus on getting through January, February, and March.

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Random music for Saturday, January 2, 2021

January 2, 2021January 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alto Reed, Apple, Bob Seger, David Lowery, Elvis Presley, Flea, Jamaica, Journey, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Lollapalooza, MF Doom, Peleton, Reggae, TikTok, Transformers

In case you missed it, Dawn Wells–Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island–died this week at the age of 82. COVID. On

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Flea proves he has the stuff from 3-point range

September 8, 2020September 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Basketball, Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers

The RHCP’s Flea is known as a super-intense fan of the LA Lakers. He also likes to play a little

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Random music news for Tuesday, October 29, 2019

October 29, 2019October 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amber Alerts, Coheed and Cambria, Dave Mustaine, Flea, Megadeth, Morrissey, Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Spotify, Taylor Swift, TV, Violin, Walls of Jericho

Still in LA. I remain unconsumed by wildfires. A good thing, that, otherwise I wouldn’t be able to report on

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Thom Yorke and Flea recording together? Yes.

October 26, 2019October 25, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Flea, Motherless Brooklyn, Thom Yorke

Back in August, a song appeared from the soundtrack of an upcoming movie entitled Motherless Brooklyn. The track was “Daily

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Random music news for Thursday, October 24, 2019

October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Doug Pu, Fender, Flea, Guitars, HMV, Kurt Cobain, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Rappers, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sexual Harassment, Sunrise Records, Twitter, Vinyl

If I hear the term “quid pro quo” again today, I think my brain will explode. There will be none

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 3, 2018

July 3, 2018July 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Coldplay, Donald Trump, Drake, Ed Roman, Elvis, Flea, Metllica, Moog, Ottawa Bluesfest, Radical.fm, Rave, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Roger Water, Rolling Stone, Second Summer of Love, Spotify, Tariffs, Twenty One Pilots, Village People, YMCA

Why do long weekends never really feel long enough? Back to work with music news for July 3, 2018. Remember

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Random music news for Friday, June 22, 2018

June 22, 2018June 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Akon, Andrew Ridgely, Carpool Karaoke, Dave Grohl, David Lynch, Facebook, Flea, Google, Instagram, iPad, James Corden, Nine Inch Nails, Piers Morgan, Podcasts, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Taylor Swift, Trent Reznor, Wham!, XXXtenacion

Thirty-two years ago today, Diego Maradona scored his famous Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup. Moving to

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Random Music News for Monday, April 16, 2018

April 16, 2018April 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Beethoven, Beyonce, Coachella, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Flea, George Michael, Hard Rock Cafe, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Madonna, National 8-Track Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Titanic, Toys R Us

Interesting hockey factoid: On this day in 1910, the Boston Arena opened. It’s the oldest hockey rink still in use.

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Read Flea’s op-ed about addiction and the opioid crisis

February 27, 2018February 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Addiction, Flea, Heroin, Opioids, Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers know a thing or two about addiction to opioids and other hard drugs. One of

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Random Music News for Tuesday, December 26, 2017

December 26, 2017December 26, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments DAB, Flea, Ongoing History, Podcasting, Podcasts, Ringo Starr, Sinead O'Connor, Star Wars

Ready, set, SHOP! And if you have time, here’s the music news for December 26. Can you really blame this

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