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Random music news for Monday, May 3, 2021

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Grammys, Liverpool, Mel Blanc, raves, Speakers, Tom Jones

Let’s start the week with 99 pieces of advice that everyone should heed. (Via Walter) Once you digest that, here’s

Who wants to join me for a rock tour of Manchester and Liverpool this spring? Here are all the details.

January 12, 2020January 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Flight Centre, Liverpool, Manchester

Back in 2018, I led a week-long tour of rock’n’roll landmarks through London. We visited everything from Abbey Road to

Random Music News for Friday, December 1, 2017

December 1, 2017November 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boston, Brad Delp, Charles Manson, Isaac Brock, Jim Nabors, Liverpool, Manic Street Preachers, Modest Mouse, Radiohead, Richey Edwards, Rob Zombie, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rosewood, Russell Simmons, Stormzy, Taylor Swift, VIctoria's Secret

Yep. December. And that bougainvillea in my backyard has finally died. That was one tough tropical plant. And now the music

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New Doc: There Was More to the Music of Liverpool Than Just the Beatles

August 25, 2016August 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Get Back, Liverpool, Paul McCartney

There’s a new documentary called Get Back coming soon which demolishes any misunderstanding that the only music that came out

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This Woman Keeps Buying Old Beatle Houses

March 27, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Jackie Holmes, Liverpool, Real Estate

Like a lot of music obsessives, I collect memorabilia–finances (and The Wife’s tolerance for such behavior) permitting, of course. Compared

Random Music News for Friday, February 26, 2016

February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Cult, Dave Grohl, Elton John, Emojis, Google, Janet Jackson, Jude Law, Liam Gallagher, Live Nation, Liverpool, Michael Jackson, Nielsen, Norway, Quincy Jones, Spotify, Sweden

No 503 errors on the website so far today. That’s good. And so is this roundup of music news. Even

Random Music News for Monday, December 14, 2015

December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Camille Paglia, Frank Sinatra, Jade Jagger, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Led Zeppelin, Lester Holt, Liverpool, NBC, Osmonds, Prince, Streaming Music, Taylor Swift, The Pirate Bay, Vinyl

Back to reality. Drat. It was much more fun monitoring the music news from a Caribbean villa. Guys: This will

Wait: You Mean an Unknown Beatles Recording Was Sitting in a Drawer for Half a Century?

October 2, 2015October 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Cavern Club, Granada TV, Liverpool

The Beatles are the most studied, most documented band in history. Every one of their 240-ish songs have been catalogued,

The Story of the American Sailors Who Brought Rock’n’Roll to the UK

July 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Cunard, Liverpool, Merchant Seamen, Rock'n'Roll, Rolling Stones

In the glory days of transatlantic cruise ships, few European ports were more important than Liverpool. Thousands of ships big

Britpop Nostalgia: Rare Footage of Oasis Doing “Cigarettes and Alcohol”

May 26, 2014May 25, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 20th Anniversary, Liverpool, Oasis

This dates from April 13, 1994, when the band performed at Lomax in Liverpool. Stuff like this all part of

Looking for an Awesome Rock’n’Roll Vacation in 2014? This Could Be It

December 29, 2013 Alan Cross 3 Comments Amsterdam, Graham Webb, Liverpool, London, Pirate Radio, Radio Caroline

Aussie Greg Clayton has put together an amazing rock’n’roll tour for fans of both British rock and the pirate radio