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Random music news for Wednesday, January 14, 2026

January 14, 2026 Alan Cross Los Lobos, Sony, Top of the Pops

Here’s a baggage handler nightmare. I’m surprised we don’t hear about more incidents like this. Music news for January 14, 2026, looks this way. BONUS: The 80s were…different.

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How about The Ten Commandments with a twist of Flaming Lips?

April 9, 2023 Alan Cross Cecil B. DeMille, Flaming Lips, Los Lobos, Ten Commandments

Passover/Easter usually involves watching Charlton Heston play Moses in the 1956 version of The Ten Commandments if not for the story then for the overwrought acting. If, however, you’d like

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Discuss: 1987 Was the Best Year of the Decade for Album Releases

March 16, 2017 Alan Cross Aerosmith, Belinda Carlisle Eric B and Rakim, Bruce Springsteen, Cult, Def Leppard, Depeche Mode, Fleetwood Mac, George Michael, Guns 'N Roses, INXS, Jesus and Mary Chain, John Mellen, LL Cool J, Los Lobos, Lost Boys, Michael Jackson, Midnight Oil, Motley Crue, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Prince, REM, Replacements, Smoths, Sonic Youth, Terrance Trent D'Arby, The Cure, U2, Whitney Houston

[Fans of alternative retro, pop gold and classic rock should find plenty to argue about in this post from Chris Mihas. Feel free to leave your two cents in the