Random music news for Friday, March 30, 2018
On a plane on the way to Asia this Good Friday for a much-needed vacation. But because I’m obsessive about maintaining appearances, I’m still doing things like reporting on the
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Random Music News for Wednesday, January 17, 2018
It was 20 years ago today that the story about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky broke. Remember how big a deal that seemed at the time? No one thought the
Read MoreRandom Music News for Wednesday, May 17, 2017
For the first time in its 10-year existence, my wisteria bush is going to give me flowers this spring. About bloody time. And now, the music news for May 17.
Read MoreWhy Does the Death of a Musician Hit Us So Hard?
John Lennon was shot on a Monday night. I called a friend of mine–the hardest of hardcore Lennon fans I’ve ever met–to see how he was doing. “I can’t talk,”
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Random Music New for Friday, January 22, 2016
On this day in 1889, Columbia Phonograph was formed in Washington, DC. It survives today as Columbia Records, part of Sony. Apple is testing a new Li-Fi (yes, “Li-Fi”) standard
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What Killed Lemmy and Glenn Frey? Here Are Some Answers
This has been a rough couple of months when it comes to dying musicians: Scott Weiland, John Bradbury of the Specials, Nathalie Cole, Dale Griffin of Mott the Hoople, Lemmy,
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Another Rock Star Death: The Eagles’ Glenn Frey, Dead at 67
Glenn Frey, a co-founder of the Eagles and the lead voice on so many of their hits, was not well. He’d been suffering from ulcerative colitis for years and had
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