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Random music news for Friday, November 20, 2020

November 20, 2020November 19, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bobby Brown, Courtney Love, Elvis Presley, Hole, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Name That Tune, Paul McCartney, Sharon Osbourne, Shazam, Spike Lee, Streaming, Van Halen

Before we begin, South Korea has unveiled their AI-powered TV news anchor. Scary, really. Now that you’re freaked out, try

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Movies Music History 

New movie explores the truth behind the Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash.

May 14, 2020May 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lynyrd Skynyrd

On October 20, 1977, members of Lynyrd Skynyrd boarded a rickety Convair CV-240 passenger prop plan for a hop from

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Movies Music History 

Here’s the trailer for the upcoming movie about the deadly Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash

March 1, 2020February 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lynyrd Skynyrd, Street Suvivors

Something went terribly wrong with a rickety prop plane ferrying Lynyrd Skynyrd from Greenville, SC, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Somehow,

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Watch the Peanuts gang sing “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd

February 22, 2020February 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lynyrd Skynyrd, Peanuts

More proof that the internet is truly a strange and wonderful place. If you enjoy this, there’s more to be

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Music History 

New documentary on the last 72 hours of Lynyrd Skynyrd

October 9, 2019October 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lynyrd Skynyrd, Plane Crash

Lynyrk Skynyrd was at the height of their fame when they boarded a rickety Convair prop plane in Greenville, South

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Random music news for Wednesday, October 9, 2019

October 9, 2019October 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments John Lennon, Larry Junstrom, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Michael Jackson, Olivia Newton-John, Plagiarism, Relax Melodies, Taylor Swift

Today would have been John Lennon’s 79th birthday. On to music news for October 9, 2019. A Hole reunion? It

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A new three-day summer music festival comes to Ontario: Introducing Roxodus

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Edenvale, Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Music Festival, Nickelback, Peter Frampton, Roxodus, Staynor

For the most populous province in Confederation, Ontario, should have more choice when it comes to multi-day outdoor music festivals.

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Random music news for Monday, May 14, 2018

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Clinton, David Geffen, Jay Z, Julie Andrews, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meghan Markle, Pearl Jam, Prince, Protest Music, R. Kelly, Shaggy, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Sun Diego, Toronto, XXXTentcion

In London, England, all this week. I’ll need a hat for the wedding on Saturday. What kind of fascinator should

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Random music news for Monday, April 23, 2018

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Belly, Coachella, David Bowie, Dr. Dre, Eminem, English Beat, iPhone, Jack White, Japan, Live Nation, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Scalpers, Star Trek, Sylvia Massy, Taylor Swift, Tears for Fears

The first-ever YouTube video, “Me at the Zoo,” was posted on this day in 2005. As for music news on

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This is turning out to be a big year for retiring rock stars of the 60s and early 70s.

April 4, 2018April 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Elton John, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Diamond, Paul Simon, Retirement

Music has never seen anything like this: mass retirements and farewells from major stars. Elton John. Lynyrd Skynyrd. Paul Simon.

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Random music news for Tuesday, March 20, 2018

March 20, 2018March 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Blink-182, Concert Tickets, Google, Jay Z, Liam Gallagher, Lorde, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Metric, Morrissey, Terrorism

First day of spring! Now if those dirty piles of snow in parking lots would just go away. Here’s what

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