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Random music news for Saturday, November 12, 2022

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Apple Music, Apple Watch, Billy Corgan, Bono, Headphones, John Hughes, Lorde, MSG Sphere, Soundhound, Spotify, Tesla

Well, that’s one way to take a stand on climate change. And here’s one way to look at music news

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Random music news for Friday, September 16, 2022

September 16, 2022September 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments BTS, Emmys, Johnny Lydon, Lorde, Modest Mouse, Mosh Pit, Nikki Minaj, Panic! At the Disco, Pink Floyd, Powder Ridge, Sex Pistols, Snapchat, TikTok

Watch that last step. It’s a doozy. And watch what we’ve done with music news for September 16, 2022. There

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Synesthesia

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Joel, Coldplay, John Mayer, Lorde, Patrick Stump, Pharrell Williams, Synesthesia, Tori Amos

Synesthesia is that interesting neurological condition where the senses overlap. Some musicians say that they can “see” musical notes in

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, April 26, 2022

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Drumnbass, Eve 6, Funeral Songs, Gene Simmons, Ice-T, Jeffrey Epstein, John Cooper Clarke, Lorde, Max Collins, Meat Loaf, Mike Tyson, Netflix, Radio, Rolling Stones

I do not need my phone this bad. Once you get those images out of your mind, move on to

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Random music news for Saturday, July 17, 2021

July 17, 2021July 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Winehouse, Apps, Biz Markie, Britney Spears, Emo, Hit songs, Journey, Lorde, Mick Jagger, Rick Rubin, Sex Pistols, Shrek, Star Trek, Stephen Colbert

So we’re getting a new Star Trek film after all! Good. Now some music news for July 17, 2021. RIP

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Music Industry 

Lorde is doing her best to kill the compact disc

June 28, 2021June 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments CD, Compact Disc, Lorde, Solar Power

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. -AC] When the skews appeared for Lorde’s Solar Power album, her first record in

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Music News 

Is this a landmark decision? Lorde won’t release her new album on CD.

June 23, 2021December 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments CDs, Compact Discs, Lorde, Solar Power

Thanks the rise of streaming, CD sales have been dropping like an extinction-level asteroid for years. Most new cars don’t

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, June 23, 2021

June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ASMR, Avril Lavigne, David Bowie, Deezer, Dr Dre, Factory Records, George Michael, Grateful Dead, Hi-Res Audio, Indie Music, Korn, Lorde, Marvin Gaye, Paul McCartney, Selfridges, Tame Impala, TikTok, Tony Hawk, Twitch

Got terminal hiccups? There’s new hope! And then there’s music news for June 23, 2021. Deezer is joining the race

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Yes, Lorde knows her new song sounds like Primal Scream, BUT…

June 12, 2021December 12, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Freedom, George Michael, Loaded, Lorde, Mixolydian, Mode, Primal Scream, Solar Power, Unfortunate Sonic Coincidence

Lorde’s new single, “Solar Power,” is basically a long build a chorus. And along the way, you might have thought

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Music News 

Clever: Lorde’s new single “Solar Power” was timed to be released on the day of a solar eclipse

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eclipse, Lorde, Solar Power

Yesterday (June 10), swaths of Canada were treated to an annular eclipse of the sun, which sees the moon almost

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Music 

Random music news for Thursday, December 17, 2020

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Cardi B, Forbes, Hives, Jay-Z, Lorde, Offset, Radio

Yep. That’s about right. No worries. On to the next court. pic.twitter.com/xR2vA0FRzS — Brown Eyed Susan (@smc429) December 15, 2020

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