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Random music news for Monday, July 9, 2018

July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conrad Murray, Del the Funky Homosapien, Drake, Gorillaz, Joe Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Marilyn Manson, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Panic! At the Disco, Riot Grrrl, Sado Opera, Streaming, Tidal, Tom DeLonge

On this day in 1962, the Starfish Prime nuclear tests were conducted. The US military actually shot nukes INTO ORBIT

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Random music news for Friday, June 29, 2018

June 29, 2018June 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Adolescents, Drake, Duran Duran, Ed Sheeran, Google, Joe Jackson, Netflix, Saxophone, Steve Soto, Ticketmaster, XXXtenacion

School’s out! Only 65-ish days until the first day of school! And now music news for Friday, June 29, 2018.

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Joe Jackson, head of the Jackson clan, dead at 89

June 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jackson 5, Janet Jackson, Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson

Joe Jackson, father of Michael, Janet, LaToya, Jermaine, Randy, Jackie, Tito, and Marlon (he had 11 children in total), has

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Joe Jackson, patriarch of the Jackson Family, is in the final stages of terminal cancer

June 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jackson 5, Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson

Joe Jackson, father of Michael, Janet, LaToya, Jermaine, Randy, Jackie, Tito, and Marlon (11 children in total), has been hospitalized

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Random Music News for Monday, July 3, 2017

July 3, 2017July 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Acrush, Adele, Bravalla Festival, Daft Punk, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Joe Jackson, Manchester, Martin Shkreli, Mel B, Mick Jagger, New Order, Paul McCartney, Public Enemy, Roland TR-909, Songwriting, Sony, Wu Tang

This is a weird day for business. In Canada, it’s a long weekend. In the US, it’s a gap day

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Random Music News for Thursday, May 19, 2017

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Beyonce, Darkness, Drake, Fatboy Slim, Jimmy Eat World, Joe Jackson, Led Zeppelin, Lenny Kravitz, Peter Gabriel, Prince, Spirit, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Vinyl

When I was in Hong Kong the other day, a guy in a shop asked where I was from. “Toronto,”

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Random Music News for Monday, July 27, 2015

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Cover Artwork, Apple Radio, Bobbi Kristina, Duran Duran, IRA, Joe Jackson, Kaskade, Musical, Peking Duk, Princess Diana, Snoop Dogg, UKIP, VOA, Voice of America

Is this the last week of July? Already? Here’s some music news to start the week. Bobbi Kristina Brown died

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