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Random music news for Wednesday, January 6, 2020

January 6, 2021January 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Corey Taylor, David Bowie, Drake, Fleetwood Mac, Glastonbury, Godzilla, Grammys, Hipgnosis, Lazarus, Lindsey Buckingham, Live Music, Magna, Nicki Minaj, Seals, Slipknot, St. Vincent, Zach Gill

Is anyone else being bombarded with spam saying that they’ve won/inherited/chosen to receive thousands or millions of dollars? I’ve seen

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Random music news for Friday, December 25, 2020

December 25, 2020December 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Depeche Mode, Diddy, Foreigner, Grammys, Guitars, Killers, Metallica, Pandemic, Porno for Pyros, Radiohead, Reginald Fessenden, Rihanna, Speakers, Talking Heads, Tekashi 6ix9ine

Merry Christmas! Bet you thought there’d be no music news for December 25, did you? Wrong. An original Dave Grohl

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Random music news for Tuesday, December 1, 2020

December 1, 2020November 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Drake, Elon Musk, Foo Fighters, Grammys, Halsey, Headbangers, Leonard Co, Pogues, Radio, Shane McGowan, The Weeknd, Turntables, Vinyl

One more month left in this horrible year. Hang in there. Here’s music news for December 1, 2020. Halsey has

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Random music news for Monday, November 30, 2020

November 30, 2020November 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Catalogue Sales, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Grammys, Heart, System of a Down, TikTok, Twenty One Pilots, Van Morrison

It’s Cyber Monday. But given that so many of us are in lockdown anyway, is that even a thing this

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Random music news for Saturday, November 28, 2020

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Cher, Grammys, Jared, Jay-Z, Madonna, Maradona, Radio, Subway, The Weeknd, TikTok

Hey, whatever happened to Subway’s Jared? Oh. On to music news for November 27, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Well, this

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Random music news for Wednesday, November 4, 2020

November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death Metal, Eddie Vedder, Grammys, Livestreams, Record Stores, Stairway to Heaven, Windows 95

Is it over yet? Is it safe to come out? Jeebus, it’s not? Can we afford to divert our attention

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Random music news for Saturday, September 12, 2020

September 12, 2020September 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bose, Grammys, High-Res Audio, Passwords, Sneaky Dee's, TV Theme Songs

This could be the weirdest radio station I’ve ever heard of. Cool. Back to reality with a look at music

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Random music news for Thursday, February 6, 2020

February 6, 2020February 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Astronomy, Beyonce, Deborah Dugan, Drake, Dyson, Grammys, Jay Z, Juice WRLD, Marianne Faithful, McMaster, Radio, Spotify, Super Bowl, Tom Wilson, Toronto Star

Wow. Some people, huh? Where have you been, lady? Let’s divert from that to music news for February 6, 2020.

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Random music news for Tuesday, February 4, 2020

February 4, 2020February 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Dave Mustaine, Deborah Dugan, Grammys, Grateful Dead, Julian Lennon, Junos, Madonna, Megadeth, Smashing Pumpkins, Strumbellas, WiFi

Worried that you’re vulnerable to the Wuhan flu? What year were you born? There’s a connection, apparently. Now that I’ve

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Random music news for Saturday, February 1, 2020

February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billie Eilish, BMW, Deborah Dugan, emoji, Grammys, NFL, Prince, Snoop Dogg, Super Bowl, Taylor Swift, TR-808, VHS

Aliens exist. Tom DeLonge will be proven right. Moving to music news for February 1, 2020… This is important: A

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Random music news for Tuesday, January 28, 2020

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Grammys, Mick Jagger, Music Lessons, Smartphones, Ukulele

If you live in the Toronto area, is your bank suddenly on lockdown with a security guard at the front

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