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Random music news for Friday, January 22, 2021

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Commodore, Joe Biden, Joey Keithley, Meme TikTok, Microsoft, New Radicals, Notorious Markets List, Rio, Vancouver, Zune

More shroom research. Just sayin’. Let’s try some music news for January 22, 2021. No Glastonbury this year. Again. The

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Random music news for Thursday, December 3, 2020

December 3, 2020December 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Aerosmith, Barack Obama, BTS, Cheap Trick, Dolly Parton, Drake, Elektra, KISS, Microsoft, Record Store Day, Spotify, Starz, Tencent, Travis Scott, Video Games, YouTube

When we finally get back to traveling, I think I’m gonna get me one of these. Meanwhile, more pandemic distraction

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Random music news for Monday, September 14, 2020

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Bruce Dickinson, Chrissie Hynde, Connected Car, Dave Mustaine, Hawaii, Hipignosis, Iron Maiden, K-Pop, Kardashians, Megadeth, Metallica, Microsoft, Oracle, Pretenders, Spotify, TikTik, Tunein

Stop it. JUST STOP IT. Now let’s see we what we have for music news on September 14, 2020. First,

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Random music news for Saturday, August 29, 2020

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Apple, Brandon Flowers, Donald Trump, Earbuds, Elton John, Katy Perry, Leonard Cohen, Microsoft, Miley Cyrus, Napters, Neuralmix, R Kelly, Tattoos, TikTok, Walmart

Some people are really into tattoos and other body modifications. But would you have your ears removed so that your

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 2, 2020.

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments BTS, Coronavirus, Coronavision, COVID-19, Def Leppard, Devin Townsend, Drive-In Concerts, Live Music, Merch, Microsoft, Motley Crue, Nine Inch Nails, Oshawa

Is 2020 over yet? There’s still seven months to go? Jeebus. Let’s do our best. Here’s music news for June

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 11, 2019

September 11, 2019September 10, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Microsoft, Ozzy Osbourne, Post Malone, Robbie Williams, Robert Plant, Taylor Swift, Tencent, Weezer

I’ll be weirded out by this date for the rest of my life. Let’s deflect from that by looking at

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Microsoft: The Musical. Wait–what?

September 8, 2019September 7, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Microsoft, Musical

I’m not entirely sure what’s happening here, but this clips features 150 Microsoft employees and interns in a big musical

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 17, 2019

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Aretha Franklin, Def Jam, Microsoft, Neil Young, Nick Cave, R. Kelly, Russell Simmons, Taylor Swift, Woodstock

It was a big day in space history on this date in 1970 when Apollo 13 made it back to

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Random music news for Monday, March 25, 2019

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Barbra Streisand, Clippy, Elton John, Liam Gallager, Michael Jackson, Microsoft, Paul McCartney, Pretty Green, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Warner, Yeezy

Happy birthday, Elton John. He turns 72 today. As for music news on March 25, 2019. RIP the mysterious Scott

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Random music news for Wednesday, March 20, 2019

March 20, 2019March 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Microsoft, Pantera, Shure, SXSW, Tupac

Spring starts at 5:58 pm EDT. Let’s get on with it. Meanwhile, let’s indulge in some music new for March

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

This headphone-tuning room is so quiet no one can stand to be inside for more than 45 minutes.

March 2, 2019March 1, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anechoic Chamber, Microsoft

Ever tried a sensory deprivation tank? You float there in the dark with just your thoughts, something that can be

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