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Ongoing History Daily: Electrocuting Dave Grohl

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barbara Weldens, Dave Grohl, Electrocution, George Harrison, Keith Richards, Les Harvey, Moby, Stone the Crow

Musical instruments and PA gear is much, much safer than they used to be. George Harrison, Moby, and Keith Richards

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Random music news for Monday, March 21, 2022

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, CDs, Eric Clapton, Gordon Lightfoot, Grammys, Kanye, Keith Richards, KISS, NASA, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Tom DeLonge, Ukraine

Science has discovered The Most Boring Person in the World. Meanwhile, music news for March 21, 2022, is anything but.

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Random music news for Thursday, August 19, 2021

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AIR Studios, Blink-182, Britney Spears, Iron Maiden, Keith Richards, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Monseratt, National Album Day, Sex Predators, Spotify, Sting, Stradivarius

This is why some people shouldn’t have nice things. That’s not gonna buff out. Moving to music news for August

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Random music news for Friday, June 18, 2021

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Frank Bonner, Juno Awards, Keith Richards, Motley Crue, Music Discovery, MusiCounts, Nirvana, Noel Gallagher, Skid Row, Techno, Video Games, WKRP

Damn. I was really hoping for a supernova in our lifetime, but it’s not going to happen. Assuage yourself with

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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 Thursday, August 13, 2020

August 13, 2020August 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Blue Jays, Cardi B, Concerts, COVID-19, Drake, Geddy Lee, Kanye, Keith Richards, Megan, Mick Jagger, Muse, Podcasts, R. Kelly, Sam Fender, Smash Mouth, Sturgis, TikTok, Tool, Trini Lopez, WAP

I apologize for the dearth of postings yesterday but the website was feeling a little ill. All better in time

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Random music news for Monday, February 17, 2020

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Keith Richards, Smart Speakers, YouTube

What did they do? Jiggle they handle? Turn it off and on? That’s some reboot. Wait: Keith Richards once pulled

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Random music news for Saturday, February 8, 2020

February 8, 2020February 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brexit, Hipignosis, Keith Richards, Mark Almond, Muppets, Nevermind, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Podcasting, Radio, Soft Cell, Talking Heads, TSA

Turns out that penguins talk a lot like us. I wonder how you translate music news for February 8, 2020,

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Random music news for Saturday, October 26, 2019

October 26, 2019October 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Bruce Springsteen, Cruise, Doctor Who, Drake, hard rock, Ice, Kanye West, Keith Flint, Keith Richards, Paul McCartney, Pex, Podcasts, Prodigy, Radiohead, Scott Johnson, Theremin

Gotta go to LA for a movie junket tomorrow just as southern California is burning up in wildfires. Swell. Meanwhile,

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 10, 2019

September 10, 2019September 9, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Buggles, Keith Richards, MIcrophones, Paul McCartney, Payola, Peppa Pig, Placido Domingo, Podcasting, Whales, YouTube

On this day in 1977, the last guillotine execution was carried out in France. With that imagery in mind, here’s

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Random music news for Monday, September 2, 2019

September 2, 2019August 30, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covers, Definitely Maybe, Ed Sheeran, ICP, IKEA, Juggalos, Keith Richards, Kurt Cobain, Marlon Brando, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Oasis, Rolling Stones, The Knack

Labour Day. *Sigh* Still, music news continues to roll in. Here’s what’s happening for September 2, 2019. Fascinating: No one

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