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Random music news for Monday, February 25, 2019

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Donna Summer, Hip-hop, Laura Branigan, Opportunity, Peter Frampton, R. Kelly, Taylor Swift

Happy birthday George Harrison! He would have turned 76 today. As for music news on February 25… R Kelly’s bail

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Music News 

Now Vladimir Putin wants to control rap (in Russia, anyway).

December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hip-hop, Rap, Vladimir Putin

Popular music has long been feared by those in power. They’re afraid of the messages and passions that can inculcate

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, December 14, 2018

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby It's Cold Outside, Blu-Ray, Cannibal Corpse, China, Christmas Music, David Lee Roth, Deadpool, GG Allin, Hip-hop, Lean, Mormons, Music Piracy, MusicCounts, Noel Gallagher, Peter Murphy, Smart Speakers, TV, Van Halen, William Shatner, YouTube

Plutonium was isolated on this day in 1940. As for music news on December 14, 2018… Nominations for the 2019

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WTF? 

This may be a new sub-genre of hip-hop. God help us all.

November 30, 2018November 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hip-hop

There are many flavours of hip-hop: gangsta, low bap, grime, drill, ghettotech, nerdcore, crunk, and so on. Then we have

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Music News 

Guest post: Who will be the Bob Marley of hip-hop?

November 17, 2018November 17, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Bob Marley, Hip-hop

[Another guest post as I lollygag somewhere in southern Thailand where the music of Bob Marley can be heard more

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Random music news for Friday, October 19, 2018

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Britney Spears, Colin Kaepernick, Despacito, Hip-hop, K-Pop, Las Vegas, Luis Fonsi, Lumineers, Rihanna, Souris, Spotify, Stephen Colbert, Super Bowl

Still no societal collapse in Canada following the legalization of weed. You know, if we do this right, we can

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Lists Music News 

The latest hip-hop rich list is out. Guess who’s on top?

September 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Highest-Paid, Hip-hop

The people at Forbes have a thing about estimating the earnings of celebrities. With their latest list of hip-hop stars,

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Music History 

Here’s who you can trace an 80s hip-hop beat back to–wait for it–1910

September 11, 2018September 10, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Hip-hop, Orchestral Hit, Stravinsky

Back in 1910, the popular music of the day was classic, marching music (think John Philip Sousa), religious music (including

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Music History 

Is rock becoming the new jazz? Stay with me on this…

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 Alan Cross 4 Comments Hip-hop, Jazz, Rock

The first half of the 20th century was driven by jazz. This was the dominant music of the era and

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Music Industry 

Rock is dead? Not according to this global survey of market share

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Hip-hop, Market Share, Rock

There’s been plenty of “rock is dead” nonsense floating about, most of it generated from within the United States. This

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Random music news for Thursday, April 26, 2018

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blondie, Charity Singles, Clem Burke, Facebook, Hip-hop, K-Pop, Lou Pearlman, Meghan Markle, Moby, Panic! At the Disco, Prince, Prince Harry, Satan, Spotify, Vinyl

Today is Melania Trump’s birthday. I wonder what she really wants? Meanwhile, in music news for April 26, 2018… For

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