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Random music news for Friday, December 23, 2022

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Bob Dylan, Cancer, Ed Sheeran, Iron Maiden, Mark E. Smith, Muppets, Punk Rock Museum, The Fall, The Weeknd

The Muppets covering The Beastie Boys? Yep. Hey, I laughed. Now some deadly serious (mostly) music news for December 23,

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Random music news for Saturday, May 15, 2021

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Bjork, Bono, Guitars, Japan, K-Pop, Kawaii, Live Music, Mark E. Smith, Martin Garrix, NFTs, Reaction Videos, Spotify, Ted Nugent, The Edge, The Fall, UEFA

I wonder if this cat landed on his feet? I’ll try to find out while you look at music news

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Random music news for Saturday, February 2, 2019

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7-11, Harry Styles, KISS, Mark E. Smith, Maroon 5, Music Recommendations, Pink Floy, Roger Waters, Seymour Stein, Slayer, Sony, Soul Train, Spotify, Streaming, Super Bowl Halftime Show, Van Halen

Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me the Groundhog Day references. I get it. Spare me

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 26, 2018

September 26, 2018September 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dr. Dre, Foo Fighters, Gary Numan, George Michael, Google, INXS, Lennon Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Lil Xan, Mark E. Smith, Maroon 5, Michael Hutchence., Netflix, Remastered, Spotify, Super Bowl, The Fall, Yandex

On this day in 1973, Concorde made its first trip across the Atlantic. Forty-five years later, we’re actually traveling slower.

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Random Music News for Tuesday, February 13, 2018

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ed Sheeran, Facebook, James Hetfield, Leeds, Mark E. Smith, Metallica, Pharell Williams, Prince, Reading, Snapchat, Ted Bundy, Unison

I’d never heard of mixed doubles curling before last weekend. Amazing how it suddenly mattered when Canada was in contention

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Random Music News for Monday, February 12, 2018

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, Darwin, Fender, Glenn Tipton, Ian Hunter, Lemmy, Like, Mark E. Smith, Motorhead, Mott the Hoope, Parkinson's, Spice Girls

Today is International Darwin Day. Take a Creationist to lunch and try to talk some sense into them, okay? Here’s

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Random Music News for Saturday, January 27, 2018

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Avenged Sevenfold, Donald Trumo, Elton John, Eminem, Fall Out Boy, Fifty Shades, Grammys, Inhaler, Jessica Simpson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mark E. Smith, Mastodon, Paul Gray, Pete Wentz, Pinball Wizard, Poppy, Rock is Dead, Slayer, Slipknot, Sonos, Tool

This was the first day of the Great Blizzard of 1977. People in the Great Lakes still talk about how

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RIP Mark E. Smith. Goddammit!

January 24, 2018January 25, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Mark E. Smith, RIP, The Fall

Mark E. Smith, the man with one of the most distinctive voices to come out of post-punk Britain, died today

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Random Music News for Tuesday, March 7, 2017

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments BBC, Carrie Fisher, Diana Ross, Earbuds, Ed Sheeran, Fall, Glastonbury, Gorillaz, Honest Ed's, Mark E. Smith, Opera, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Sean Lennon

English bull terrier number one is snoring louder than ever. I may have to get her a CPAP machine. And

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Random Music News for Saturday, June 6, 2015

June 6, 2015June 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Disney, Empire, Fox, Grateful Dead, Lyrics, Mark E. Smith, Metallica, One Direction, Tame Impala, The Fall, U2

Remind me to phone my mom about her birthday. Here’s a story on how U2 is coping with all the

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