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Random music news for Friday, April 23, 2021

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Band Reunions, Bonnaroo, Brits, Covid, Guide Dogs, Guitar Music, Instagram, John Lennon, Machine Gun Kelly, Music Supervisors, New Order, Radio, Rammstein, TikTok

This is one weird Kickstarter program. Once you decide if you want to support it, move to music news for

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Random music news for Tuesday, March 23, 2021

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concerts, John Lennon, Launch, Meghan Trainor, NFTs, Pokemon

Now COVID can trigger diabetes? Great. Can I get a vaccine yet? Distract yourself with music news for March 23,

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Random music news for Monday, March 22, 2021

March 22, 2021March 21, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cardi B, Deftones, Fleetwood Mac, Glastonbury, Guns N'Roses, Iced Earth, John Lennon, Jon Schaffer, Kanye, Liam Gallagher, Live Music, Nicki Minaj, sea shanty, Sinead O'Connor

Interesting: Donald Trump’s personal 757 is parked and abandoned at a New York airport. Now some music news for March

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Random music news for Tuesday, March 16, 2021

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments John Lennon, Minnesota, Paul McCartney, Prince, Richard Nixon, Twins

This is odd. The number of twins being born has hit a record high. Why? Ponder that while you check

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Random music news for Monday, January 18, 2021

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Wood, Ariel Pink, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Fatboy Slim, Foo Fighters, Grunge, Joe Biden, John Lennon, Lady Gaga, Marianne Faithfull, Mother Love Bone, Peleton, Spotify, Yoko Ono

Attention, Batman fans. You could have purchased Batman #1 if you had this much money. You probably don’t, so let’s

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Random music news for Wednesday, December 9, 2020

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Breakdancing, Cher, Daniel Ek, Drake, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Michael Lang, Neil Young, Olympics, Police, Sinead O'Connor, Spotify, Wayne's World, Woodstock

Before we begin, who doesn’t love news bloopers? Moving to music news for December 9, 2020… If this album sells

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40 years ago today, John Lennon was assassinated by Mark David Chapman. Here’s how the world heard.

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, Death, John Lennon

I remember it very clearly. I’d come home from drum lessons to find Monday Night Football on the TV. The

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Random music news for Thursday, November 12, 2020

November 12, 2020November 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, AI, Beatles, Boston, Britney Spears, John Lennon, Questlove, Radio, Sean Lennon, Spotify, System of a Down, Techno, TikTok, Tom Scholz, Wendy Carlos, Yoko Ono

Now we have to worry about universal warming? Great. I’d rather just deal with music news for November 12, 2020.

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Random music news for Saturday, November 7, 2020

November 7, 2020November 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Christmas Music, Jimmy Page, John Lennon, Keith Richards, Live Nation, Mark Geiger, Radio, Robert Smith

Santa’s Yumnut. Next, music news for Saturday, November 7, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Virus? What virus, eh Diddy? Coronavirus update

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Random music news for Friday, October 9, 2020

October 9, 2020October 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Eddie Van Halen, Foo Fighters, John Lennon, Music Lessons, Music Piracy, Music Snobs

If he were still with us, John Lennon would have turned 80 today. If you’re a fan, you might want

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Random music news for Monday, October 5, 2020

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, David Bowie, Elton John, Gene Simmons, iPhone, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Motley Crue, Music Festivals, Nikki Sixx, Ozzy Osbourne, Pogues, Rolling Stones, Shane McGowan, Tomoko Sauvage

I was behind an SUV on the weekend that sent mixed messages. Right next to a Jesus fish was a

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