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Music History Recommended Music 

40 years later, Frank Zappa’s only top 40 hit gets a video

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 Alan Cross 8 Comments Frank Zappa, Moon Unit Zappa, Ship Arriving Too Late, Valley Girl

In the spring of 1982, a weird song started showing up on the radio. It involved a mostly spoken-word performance

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Random music news for Wednesday, December 23, 2020

December 23, 2020December 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Frank Zappa, Google, Hipgnosis, Jay-Z, Melody Maker, Merck Mercuriadis, Netflix, Rammstein, Rihanna, Robert Johnson, Steel Panther, Taylor Swift

Finished Netflix yet? Good riddance, 2020. Here are some songs to that effect. (Via Sean) DUMB, Steel Panther, DUMB! The

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Random music news for Friday, November 6, 2020

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Frank Zappa

Suffering from depression? A new study says that psilocybin therapy is four times more effective than standard anti-depressants. One more

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Random music news for Thursday, October 29, 2020

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, David Bowie, David Duchovny, Ed Sheeran, Frank Zappa, Genesis, Instagram, Jay-Z, Joni Mitchell, Ozzy, Pets, Radio

Someone fraudulently maxed out Ozzy and Sharon’s credit cards. Ed Sheeran is the UK and Ireland’s richest person under 30.

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Random music news for Saturday, August 8, 2020

August 8, 2020August 7, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Black Sabbath, Eddie Money, Eurovision, Frank Zappa, John Legend, Kanye West, Little Steven, Live Music, Live Nation, Miles Davis, Musical Festivals, Nick Cave, Quebec, Streaming, The Office, TikTik

Your job today is to praise your dog. Science proves that they love it. On to music news for August

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Random music news for Saturday, March 2, 2019

March 2, 2019March 1, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Frank Zappa, Legoland, Ross Lowell

On this day in 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors of the NBA. And in music

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Random music news for Thursday, February 14, 2019

February 14, 2019February 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Avril Lavigne, Black Metal, Fortnite, Frank Zappa, Grammys, Hologram, Lars Ulrich, Lords of Chaos, Metallica, Music Piracy, Ozzy, Smart Watch, Spotify, TikTok

Valentine’s Day. Yuck. Sorry. I’ll focus on music news for February 14, 2019 instead. Ozzy is officially out of the

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Gadgets 

Frank Zappa’s estate unveils retro stereo furniture

August 9, 2018August 8, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Console Stereo, Frank Zappa, LUNO

One day back in the 1970s, a pickup backed into our driveway. In the back was a massive Viking console

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Random Music News for Thursday, February 8, 2018

February 8, 2018February 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Watch, Beatles, Cliff Burton, Despacito, Drake, Frank Zappa, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Metallica, Radio, Spotify

I love the idea of Trump’s plan for a big military parade in Washington. The comments to these ideas are

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Remembering That Time When Frank Zappa Recorded a Jingle for Remington Electric Shavers

December 19, 2017December 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Remington

As we approach Christmas, we’re once again seeing plenty of commercials for electric shavers. This is a good time to

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Random Music News for Saturday, September 23, 2017

September 23, 2017September 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Apple, Bassboss, Doctumentaries, FM Chip, Frank Zappa, Halloween, Holograms, iPhone 8, Irish Rap, Mennonites, Michael Jackson, Morris Dancing, Never Mind the Bollocks, Nickelback, Saturday Night Fever, Sex Pistols, Village Voice

According to this guy, the world is supposed to end today. Damn Nibiru. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any

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