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Random music news for Thursday, February 10, 2022

February 10, 2022February 10, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments A&R, Bored Ape, Florida Man, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Mick Jagger, ODB, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Spotify, TikTok

Video games that spy on us? Oh, dear. Worry about that after you take in some music news for February

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Random music news for Wednesday, June 23, 2021

June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ASMR, Avril Lavigne, David Bowie, Deezer, Dr Dre, Factory Records, George Michael, Grateful Dead, Hi-Res Audio, Indie Music, Korn, Lorde, Marvin Gaye, Paul McCartney, Selfridges, Tame Impala, TikTok, Tony Hawk, Twitch

Got terminal hiccups? There’s new hope! And then there’s music news for June 23, 2021. Deezer is joining the race

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 22, 2021

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment BTS, CMRRA, Facebook, Marvin Gaye, Paul Chin, Shaun Ryder, Shazam, Sony Music Australia, TikTok

Hello! It’s been a while. Glad to see you again. And now that we’re done with astronomy news, here’s music

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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

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

November 6, 2019January 6, 2023 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

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

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

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

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

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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