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Random music news for Monday, October 12, 2020

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Oyster Cult, Death Metal, Donald Trump, Eddie Van Halen, Florida Man, Gary Numan, Johnny Lydon, Marvin Gaye, Phil Collins, Simon Cowell, Strictly Come Dancing, Universal Music

Happy Thanksgiving! (Yes, American readers, we have our own that doesn’t seem to involve an orgy of shopping.) It’s a

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Behold the supergroup featuring members of Muse, Blur, Jet, Last Shadow Puppets and the Zutons

April 16, 2020April 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jaded Hearts Club, Marvin Gaye

They call themselves The Jaded Hearts Club. Nic Chester from Jet is on vocals and is supported by Matt Belamy

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Music Industry 

Pharrell Williams says that the “Blurred Lines” verdict was awful for music. Yeah, no sh*t.

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Blurred Lines, Got To Give It Up, Marvin Gaye, Rick Rubin

When a jury ruled that the vibe of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” (a song co-written by Pharrell Williams) was too

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Music News 

Which candidate has the best walk-up music?

June 12, 2019June 11, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Batchelor, Bill Withers, Billy Ray Cyrus, Bruce Springsteen, campaign songs, Dessa, Dolly Parton, ELO, John Lennon, John Mellencamp, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Mark Morrison, Marvin Gaye, Mary J. Blige, OneRepublic, Rodney Atkins, The Clash, US Politics

Can you believe it’s already time to start judging presidential hopefuls based on their entry or exit music? It’s nearly

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Random music news for Saturday, January 5, 2018

January 5, 2019January 4, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, BTS, Ed Sheeran, Elvis, Eminem, Festivals, Greta Van Fleet, Kanye, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, Predictions, Soundcloud

Off to Las Vegas for CES. Never been before. This should be weird, Meanwhile, here’s some music news for January

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, August 21, 2018

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Asia Argento, Beats 1, Blurred Lines, Google, Kurt Cobain, Lowest of the Low, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, Monkees, Nikki Minaj, Smart Speakers, Sonos, Soundscan, Spotify, Tesla

By the end of the year, inflation in Venezuela could hit 1,000,000%. No, that’s not a typo, either. In music

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Music History 

No Auto Tune here, kids: Marvin Gaye’s isolated vocals from “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”

March 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Isolated Vocals, Marvin Gaye, Wouldn't It Be Nice

In the days before Auto Tune and other studio bumfluffery, a singer really had to know how to sing. Case in

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Awesome Mashup: Marvin Gaye vs. Ratt

March 1, 2018February 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Marvin Gaye, Mashup, Ratt

You might not think that Marvin Gaye’s 1968 classic, “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” would pair well with Ratt’s

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Music History 

The Roland Effect: 8 Songs That Use the Legendary TR-808

April 5, 2017April 4, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 6 Comments 808, Afrika Bambaata, Kakehashi, Kanye West, Marvin Gaye, Nine Inch Nails, Roland TR-808, Talking Heads, Whitney Houston

You might not have heard his name, but you’ve definitely heard the device he invented. Japanese engineer Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder

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Musicians Sign On in Support of Thicke, Pharrell

August 31, 2016August 30, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Blurred Lines, Copyright Infringement, Lawsuits, Linkin Park, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams, Robin Thicke, the Go-Gos, Tool

This probably won’t come as a big surprise, but a number of musicians have signed onto an amicus brief in

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, August 10, 2016

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Beyonce, Billy Talent, Dr. Phibes, Ed Sheeran, Eminem, Guitars, L.A. Reid, Marvin Gaye, Real Estate, Spotify, Super Bowl, Value Gap

Another day of low productivity thanks to the Olympics. I just can’t help myself–but I can multitask enough to aggregate

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