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Random music news for Monday, February 1, 2021

February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 54-40, Anthrax, Coachella, Google, Hilton Valentine, Hologram, Kanye West, Liam Gallagher, Passwords, Peter Frampton, Rob Zombie, Rod Stewart, The Animals, Woodstock 50

I’m fascinated by the ‘Oumuamua mystery. Aliens? That would be cool. On to music news for February 1, 2021. Coachella

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Random music news for Monday, May 11, 2020

May 11, 2020May 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Dean Martin, Garbage, Hologram, Liz Phair, Moog, Noel Gallagher, Synthesizers, Ukraine

My hair has turned into a reverse mullet with all the party at the front. Soon I may have no

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Random music news for Friday, February 21, 2020

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bluetooth, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Death Metal, Donald Trump, Green Day, Hologram, Larry Tesler, Matt Healy, Neil Young, Podcasts, Reunions, Spotify, Whitney Houston

Larry Tesler has died. Who’s he? You’ll probably have cause to remember him today. He’s the guy who invented cut,

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Random music news for Tuesday, May 21, 2019

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AirSynth, Ariana Grande, Drake, Hologram, Massive Attack, Over the Rainbow, Sony, Tom DeLonge, Whitney Houston, Wizard of Oz, Woodstock

One summer long weekend down. But there’s still three more to go. Meanwhile, let’s get back to work with some

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Random music news for Friday, April 12, 2019

April 12, 2019April 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Hologram, Mel B, Requestify, Ronnie James Dio

The first-ever space shuttle launch happened on this day in 1981 as STS-1. It was Columbia–but we all know what

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The next time you fly through EWR, make sure you check out the Stevie Van Zandt hologram

March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hologram, Steve Van Zandt

Newark Liberty International Airport is not one of the nicest airports in the world, but it is one of the

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Random music news for Thursday, February 14, 2019

February 14, 2019February 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Avril Lavigne, Black Metal, Fortnite, Frank Zappa, Grammys, Hologram, Lars Ulrich, Lords of Chaos, Metallica, Music Piracy, Ozzy, Smart Watch, Spotify, TikTok

Valentine’s Day. Yuck. Sorry. I’ll focus on music news for February 14, 2019 instead. Ozzy is officially out of the

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Random music news for Tuesday, October 23, 2018

October 23, 2018October 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, FACTOR, Headphones, Hologram, Kimye, Music sales, Ozzy Osbourne, Roy Orbison, Streams

Is it October 23, 2018, already? Time to start thinking about when to switch to snow tires, I guess. And

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Random music news for Saturday, October 13, 2018

October 13, 2018October 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, American Music Awards, Amy Winehouse, Beatles, Dolly Parton, Ed Sheeran, Fleetwood Mac, Hologram, Lindsey Buckingham, Nextradio, Ozzy Osbourne, Podcasting, RAIN

Has Kanye done anything crazy yet today? He’s had enough attention this week, so we’ll leave him out of music

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Random music news for Friday, October 12, 2018

October 12, 2018October 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Winehouse, Apple Music, Billy McFarland, Brazil, David Bowie, Fyre Festival, Genius, Hologram, Jonathan Davis, Korn, Lord of the Rings, Lorde, Music Modernization Act, Piracy, Pirate Bay, Quality Magnet Coin, Roger Waters, U2

The first book in Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series was published on this day in 1979. And for

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Random music news for Monday, October 8, 2018

October 8, 2018October 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brad Paisley, Brexit, Charles Aznavour, Green Day, Hologram, Kanye, LMFAO, MMA, Music Modernization Act, Noel Gallagher, R. Kelly, Roy Orbison, Saturday Night Fever, Tina Turner

It’s Thanksgiving Day here in Canada, which should explain to non-Canadian readers why (a) posts are later than usual this

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