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Ongoing History Daily: Florence + The Toilet

October 30, 2024 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

It’s very possible that we would have never heard about Florence Welch and Florence + the Machine had she not engaged in a spontaneous singing audition in a public toilet. Back in about

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 6, 2023

September 6, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2 min read

Looking to buy a slightly used Airbus A380? Thai Airways is auctioning off their six planes with the opening bid for one of them starting at just US$50,000. Regular list price? Just US$450

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Random music news for Tuesday, August 29, 2023

August 29, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

There’s a problem at Burning Man. Let’s see how they solve this. Meanwhile, we’ve got music news for August 29, 2023. More music news? Look here. BONUS: If you have the time, this

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Random music news for Monday, November 21, 2022

November 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

There are new metric prefixes to deal with really large and really small amounts. For example, we can now say the Earth weighs six ronnagrams. It’ll be a while before spellcheck recognizes that.

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Florence + The Machine Facts

June 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

If you’re a fan of Florence + The Machine, her are a few things you should probably know. (1) Florence Welch is known for her flaming red hair. She’s actually a natural brunette

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Random music news for Friday, April 30, 2021

April 30, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

She smuggled a gun into jail HOW? Oh. Sorry for the mental image. Distract yourself with music news for April 30, 2021. Canadian radio listening has been steady (and even going up) during

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Random music news for Saturday, November 10, 2018

November 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

My first-ever purchase of CBD pills arrived in the mail. Let’s see if these things help me sleep. Meanwhile, here’s the latest on music news for November 10, 2018. Some people who survived

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Random music news for Monday, May 28, 2018

May 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

It’s both Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, so let’s see if anything is happening in music news for May 28, 2018. Two people died at a

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Random Music News for Tuesday, October 10, 2017

October 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

The first incident of commercial airline sabotage happened on this day in 1933. And now, some music news for October 10. Canadian music sales and streaming numbers for the past week vs. a

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 28 October 2016

October 28, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Once again, here’s another hand-picked list of new tunes from my that I hope will pique some kind of interest. Speaking for myself, I’m really loving the Flasher, Emma Ruth Rundle and the

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Random Music News for Tuesday, September 13, 2016

September 13, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Someone here in Singapore has ordered a brand new Bugatti Chiron for $3.2 million–and left-hand drive cars are illegal here.  What’s this dude gonna do with it? And now, today’s music news… A

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