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Random Music News for Saturday, April 2, 2022

April 2, 2022April 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Eddie Murphy, FC Barcelona, Hoodoo Gurus, James Brown, Logos, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mars, National Album Day, Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rolling Stones, Snapchat, Spotify

I have a very long plane trip coming up on Thursday–in economy, of course. This shows how I’ll try to

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Random music news for Saturday, June 20, 2020

June 20, 2020June 19, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2 Chainz, Cardi B, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Drive-In Concerts, James Brown, livestreaming, Pablo Escobar, Third Eye Blind

What’s the over/under on the number of people who attend the Trump rally tonight in Tulsa and get COVID-19? Just

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If you need a new music conspiracy theory, try this: James Brown was murdered

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments James Brown, Murder

This isn’t exactly a new story–it’s been circulating since shortly after James Brown died in hospital on Christmas Day 2006

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Random music news for Wednesday, February 6, 2019

February 6, 2019February 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Cassettes, Eagles, Embrace Presents, Indie, James Brown, Japan, Live Nation, Prodigy, Sonos

Happy 57th birthday, Axl Rose. And now for music news on February 6, 2019. A Foo Fighter got hurt and

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Hugh Hefner’s Musical Influence

September 29, 2017September 28, 2017 Larry Lootsteen 1 Comment Hugh Hefner, James Brown, Music, Playboy

With Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner’s passing at the ripe old age of 91, Paste takes a look at his influences

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Random Music News for Monday, May 29, 2017

May 29, 2017May 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Elvis, Gillian Anderson, Gregg Allman, Husky, James Brown, Kenya, KISS, Ontario 150, Ontario Place, Pemberton, Sgt. Pepper, Tupac

It’s Memorial Day in the US and a bank holiday in the UK, but there’s still music news for May

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Random Music News for Thursday, February 23, 2017

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Avenged Sevenfold, Beethoven, Best Song, Bob Marley, Bono, Completely Ignored, Depeche Mode, Eddie Van Halen, Golden Record, Headphones, James Brown, Jay Z, Kanye West, KISS, Metallica, Mike Pence, Oscars, Thom Yorke, Voyager

I’m somewhere between Perth, Australia, and home in Toronto. Through the miracle of traveling east across the date line and

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RIP Clyde Stubblefield, James Brown’s Funky Drummer

February 19, 2017February 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clyde Stubblefield, Funky Drummer, James Brown, RIP

Even if you’ve never heard the name Clyde Stubblefield, you’ve heard his work–or at least about 20 seconds’ worth of

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Ten Years Ago Today, James Brown Died

December 25, 2016December 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death, James Brown

It was December 25, 2006, that word came down that James Brown had died at the age of 73. His

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What Is the Most-Sampled Song of All Time?

November 11, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beside, Fab 5, James Brown, Sampling

Every morning at 8:45, I do a break with Fred and Mel on the morning show on 102.1 the Edge.

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Music Industry Job Opening: Blunt Roller

August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blunts, Crocodile, Cypress Hill, Danny Ray, James Brown, Joints, Mike Tyson

I’ve heard–and not being a boxing fan, I’m not sure if this is entirely true–that Mike Tyson once employed a

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