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Random music news for Friday, February 28, 2020

February 28, 2020February 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bernie Sanders, Britney Spears, Facebook, Jay Z, Killer Whales, Metalliac, Music Fingers, Parrots, Public Enemy, StubHub, Sumeria, Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster

That’s one tiny moon. Here’s what I have for music news for February 28, 2020. Coronavirus update: Facebook has canceled

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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 Monday, November 18, 2019

November 18, 2019November 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brody Dalle, Colin Kaepernick, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Freddie Mercury, Gordon Ramsey, Janet Jackson, Jay Z, Josh Homme, Kanye West, Max Martin, Rolls-Royce, Slipknot, Spotify, Tom DeLone

Back in the home office after two weeks. But I don’t know why I bothered to unpack because I’m gone

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Random music news for Saturday, November 16, 2019

November 16, 2019November 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Britney Spears, Concert Tickets, Disney, Gowan, Jay Z, KISS, Michael Jackson, Neil Young, Osbournes, Simpsons, Styx, Twenty One Pilots, Vladimir Putin

Home from Asia after a 27 hour trip. Let the jetlag begin–but not before we tackle music news for November

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 4, 2019

September 4, 2019September 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Andy Summers, Clowns, Japan, Jay Z, Leica, Liam Gallagher, Music sales, NFL, Photography, Podcasts, R. Kelly, Satellite Radio, Toilets

Twenty-one years ago today, Google was founded. How long did it take before “google” became a verb? Moving on to

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Random music news for Thursday, August 15, 2019

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Guns N'Roses, Jay Z

Eighty years ago today, a film called The Wizard of Oz premiered in Hollywood. Fifty years ago, the original Woodstock

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Random music news for Thursday, July 25, 2019

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Back in Black, Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, Jay Z, Liam Gallagher, Madonna, MTV, RCA, Taylor Swift, TIFF, Woodstock

The speaking tour is over–for now, anyway–so I’m flying back home today. Let’s do this again. Meanwhile, here’s some music

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Random music news for Thursday, July 11, 2019

July 11, 2019July 10, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Art Rock, Green Day, Jay Z, Kanye West, Moshpit, Nicki Minaj, Smartphones, Vinyl

How long do you think it’ll be before we see the first back to school flyers and commercials? I give

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Random music news for Thursday, May 23, 2019

May 23, 2019May 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alabama 3, Brian Eno, Cardi B, Celine Dion, Fake Artists, Game of Thrones, Jake Blake, James Corden, Jay Z, Justin Bieber, Rolling Stone, Spotify, Stephen Hawking

It was on this day in 1873 that the Canadian government established the RCMP. As for music news on May

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 22, 2019

May 22, 2019May 21, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Jay Z, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Timbaland, ZZ Top

Game of Thrones is gone. So is The Big Bang Theory. And Veep. And Modern Family. I have to completely

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Random music news for Friday, December 28, 2018

December 28, 2018December 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Chris Brown, Elvis, Iggy Azalea, IRS, Jay Z, Justin Bieber, Rolling Stones, Scorpions, Taylor Swift

The alleged “greatest game ever played” took place this date 60 years ago. Was it really that great? Debate that

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