Random Music News for Monday, July 3, 2017
This is a weird day for business. In Canada, it’s a long weekend. In the US, it’s a gap day between the weekend and Independence Day. How much work do you think is
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Random Music News for Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Which is the most depressing show on TV: The Leftovers or The Handmaid’s Tale? And now, the music news for June 7… Need to listen to something at work? Try this 11-hour playlist
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Random Music News for Saturday, June 3, 2017
Do you get those annoying calls from people who want to clean your furnace ducts? I got nine yesterday. NINE. And now, the music news for June 3. Some group called “The Beatles”
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Random Music News for Friday, June 2, 2017
It was on this day in 1999 that Bhutan became the last country in the world to get television. And now, the music news for June 2. A hard truth: The music industry
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Oasis Reunion Rumours Go Wild
Here we go again. Rumours are spreading that Noel and Liam Gallagher will reunite somehow as part of Manchester’s healing following that horrible concert bombing ten days ago. Much of those stories stem
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Liam Gallagher Plays First Solo Show in Manchester, Pays Tribute to Bombing Victims
Liam Gallagher played his first-ever solo show at the O2 in Manchester last night. There were twenty-two candles onstage in memory of the victims of last week’s terrorist bombing. All proceeds from the
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Random Music News for Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Ninety years ago today, the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line. It was vehicle number 15,007,003. And now in music news for May 31… Here’s another reflection on the Manchester concert
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More Developments in the Manchester Concert Bombing
The news keeps coming about the Manchester concert bombing. The UK paused for a minute of silence today at 11 am local time to remember the victims. Once it was over, a woman started
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A Round-up of the Latest News on the Manchester Concert Bombing
This one is hitting a lot of people–especially parents–really, really hard. What kind of coward would target an arena full of children and teenagers? It’s beyond sick. Police have arrested three people, including
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Random Music News for Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Happy birthday to English bull terrier #1. Schmooze (who is probably lazing on the couch as I write this), turns nine today. In other news for May 24… Chris Cornell was cremated in
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Fun Stats: Which Big Manchester Bands Found Love in Canada?
Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored was curious as to which Manchester bands were embraced by Canadians (and vice-versa), so he created this chart. Click the image to view the whole visual.
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