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Random music news for Saturday, December 26, 2020

December 26, 2020December 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Angry Snowmen, Beyonce, Concerts, George Michael, JBL, Jokes, Live Music, McDonald's, Michael Jackson, R Kelly, Speakers, Taylor Momsen

Looking for a good post-Christmas laugh? An extensive study has been done in order to find The Funniest Joke in

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Random music news for Wednesday, October 7, 2020

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, AutoRap, Britney Spears, Ed Sheeran, George Michael, Howard Stern, iPhone 12, Johnny Nash, Kim Gordon, Malware, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood

Into fantasy football? Try this. It’s…weird. (Via Andrew). Moving to music news for October 7, 2020. Lost in the coverage

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What’s the most popular Christmas song of the modern era? You’re not going to like this.

December 4, 2019December 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Christmas Song, George Michael, Mariah Carey

According to research by Viberate, there are more than one million Christmas songs in the wild. I believe it, too,

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Random music news for Friday, November 15, 2019

November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments CMA, Freddie Mercury, George Michael, Mark Jacobs, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, Olivia Newton-John, Paul McCartney, Peanuts, Pink Floyd, Prince, Radio, REM, Trent Reznor, Velvet Underground

A long-haul trip home today: SIN-HKG-YYZ. Shouldn’t take more than 23 hours or so. But before I left, I had

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Random music news for Thursday, October 31, 2019

October 31, 2019October 30, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Black Keys, George Michael, Kanye West, KISS, Podcasts, R. Kelly, Spotify, SWMRS, Thunderdome

Halloween, the night when disguised extortionists appear at my door demanding nutritionally-deficient foodstuffs with the full approval and endorsement of

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Random music news for Friday, July 26, 2019

July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Biopic, Elton John, George Michael, Ozzy, Prince, Spotify, T.Rix, U2, White Stripes

Happy 76th birthday, Mick Jagger! In other music news for July 26, 2019… John Fogerty is the first artist to

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Random music news for Wednesday, June 5, 2019

June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, George Michael, Governors Ball, Liam Gallagher, Metallica, NBA, Rihanna, Ty Dolla $ign, Varga, Walk Off The Earth

Mom’s birthday. Gotta call her. But not until I’m finished with music news for June 5, 2019. Weekly Canadian music

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Random music news for Monday, March 18, 2019

March 18, 2019March 17, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Burton Cummings, Fall Out Boy, Flogging Molly, Fyre Festival, George Michael, Google, Green Day, Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson, Radiohead, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Universal Music

And how are we after St. Patrick’s Day? I wonder what absenteeism is like today. Ponder that as we go

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Random music news for Thursday, March 14, 2019

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Ridgely, Apple, CVS, George Michael, Keith Flint, Marc Jacobs, Michael Jackson, Nirvana, Nostalgia, R. Kelly, Run the Jewels, Simpsons, Spotify

Spring starts next Wednesday at 5:58 EDT. Hang in there. Distract yourself from the last bit of winter with music

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Random music news for Tuesday, October 9, 2018

October 9, 2018October 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Donald Trump, Facebook, Ford, Fortnite, George Michael, GM, Liam Gallagher, Ozzy, Pink Floyd, Quincy Jones, Radio, Smartphones, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, Tina Turner, Twickets

On this day in 1919, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago White Sox in the World Series. Then again, the Sox

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 26, 2018

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dr. Dre, Foo Fighters, Gary Numan, George Michael, Google, INXS, Lennon Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Lil Xan, Mark E. Smith, Maroon 5, Michael Hutchence., Netflix, Remastered, Spotify, Super Bowl, The Fall, Yandex

On this day in 1973, Concorde made its first trip across the Atlantic. Forty-five years later, we’re actually traveling slower.

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Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
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