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Random music news for Tuesday, February 2, 2021

February 2, 2021February 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alzheimer's, Bridgerton, Clash, Deezer, Drake, Grimes, Groundhog Day, Guitars, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Olivia Newton-John, Ronnie James Dio, Social Audio, Super Bowl, Tony Bennett

Today’s Groundhog Day? So what? The last year has been nothing but Groundhog Days. And there are still a lot

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Random music news for Saturday, December 12, 2020

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Apple, Box Sets, Conan O'Brien, Def Leppard, Google Play Music, Grimes, Nielsen, Radio, Sonos, Super Bowl, TikTok, Whale, YouTube Music

Question: Humans have created hundreds of breeds of dogs. Why hasn’t anyone bred a dog that lives longer? Just a

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FACTOR sets the record straight on the whole Grimes-got-a-grant controversy

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Crystal Math Music, FACTOR, Grimes

You may remember a brouhaha from earlier in the month when a Montreal blog opined on a $90,000 FACTOR grant

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 17, 2020

November 17, 2020November 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arts & Crafts, Baby Shark, BBC, Car Audio, Deftones, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Erykah Badu, FACTOR, Grimes, Radiophonic Workshop, Spotify

Those who had “asteroid collision” as part of their how-could-2020-get-any-worse almost had it pay out this past weekend. Coronavirus update

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Music Industry 

Grimes (whose baby daddy is one of the richest men in the world) finds herself in artist funding controversy. Let’s sort this out.

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020 Alan Cross 8 Comments Elon Musk, FACTOR, Grimes, Twitter

Twitter has a problem with Grimes today. The Polaris-prize nominated electro-indie artist originally from Montreal is signed to an indie

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Random music news for Friday, October 30, 2020

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment A!, Facebook, Grimes, Halloween, Indie Week, Kelly Curtis, Ludwig, Marc Gieger, Pearl Jam, Posthumous Albums, Smart Watch, Teenage Engineer

Here’s one of the best reasons you should use the pandemic to start exercising more. Think about that and then

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Random music news for Thursday, June 18, 2020

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 78 RPM Records, Alexisonfire, CeeLo Green, Dan Auerbach, Dolly Parton, Elon Musk, Elton John, Gone with the Wind, Grimes, iOS, Kim Jong-Un, Kim Kardashian, My Chemical Romance, Radiohead, Rap Metal, Spotify, Winamp

How did Aunt Jemima last this long? Buh-bye. And on the topic of extremists, we have John Cleese to explain

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Random music news for Saturday, May 30, 2020

May 30, 2020May 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cornavirus, COVID-19, Grimes, Insane Clown Posse, Johnny Cash, Sharon Osbourne

God bless the Germans. Coronaspeck is word that describes the amount of weight gained during the coronavirus lockdown. Its literal

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020May 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian May, CKLW, Concerts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Elon Musk, Grimes, Italy, Music Magazines, Nightclubs, Sting

Coronavirus update 1: Concerts will resume in Italy on June 15. Coronavirus update 2: British music magazines–the best on the

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Grimes and Elon Musk welcome a baby boy. His name is, er, something else. [MORE UPDATES: Grimes made an error–and the state is stepping in.]

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Elon Musk, Grimes

Grimes, the Montreal indie star, has had a thing going with Elon Musk for some time now, long enough to

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 6, 2020

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amanda Palmer, Arkansas, Baby Yoda, Eagles, Elon Musk, Google, Grimes, iPhone, Iron Maiden, Ozzy, Splice, Streaming

The best headline of the week: “Monkey on miniature bike in attempted child kidnap.” Moving to music news for May

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