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Moby

Documentary 

Moby has released his punk rock vegan movie. Watch it for free

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Activism, Animal Rights, Moby, Punk Rock, Vegan, Veganism

Moby has always been a hardcore vegan/animal rights dude. He’s also got many friends in the music community who feel

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: How fast is too fast?

January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Einrich, Extratone, Moby, Oszillograph Ekel, Speedcore

For decades, the tempo of music fell between 60 and 150 beats per minute—or, to put it another way, resting

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Electrocuting Dave Grohl

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barbara Weldens, Dave Grohl, Electrocution, George Harrison, Keith Richards, Les Harvey, Moby, Stone the Crow

Musical instruments and PA gear is much, much safer than they used to be. George Harrison, Moby, and Keith Richards

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 25, 2021

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, BBC, Country Music, Dave Ellefson, Emmanuel Macron, Goth, Hi-Res Audio, Japan, Liam Gallagher, Machine Gun Kelly, Megadeth, Moby, Oasis, Spotify, The Who, Tixxy

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier is now 13. She’s a little hung over from the party but otherwise fine.

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Movies Music History 

Moby has a documentary coming

April 8, 2021April 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, Moby

Moby had had quite the life story: Punk, drugs, a DJ, more drugs, EDM star, and more drugs. This should

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Monday, May 18, 2020

May 18, 2020May 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Allen Grubman, Astrid Kircherr, Beatles, Cor, Deep Fakes, Def Leppard, Eurovision, Grateful Dead, John Peel, Karaoke, Moby, Motley Cruee, Peel Sessions

The COVID-19 dreams are getting crazy. I dreamt that I was in charge of a McDonald’s focus group to determine

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, April 22, 2020

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Apple Music, Beastie Boys, College Radio, Drums, JLo, Mariposa, Moby, New York Mets, Podcasts, Spotify

Coronavirus update 1: In an effort to calm frayed nerves, some radio stations are hauling out the Christmas music. Coronavirus

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, April 18, 2020

April 18, 2020April 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Christopher Cross, Coachella, Donald Trump, Drake, Jay-Z, Kanye, Moby, Noel Gallagher, R Kelly, Snoop Dogg, Spotify

A good question: Why does Wite-Out and Liquid Paper still exist? If you’re of a certain age, you probably have

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Music News 

Now Moby is caught up in the Trump impeachment inquiry

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Schiff, Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, Moby

It was a busy week connecting music to the Trump administration. First, the president tweeted out a Nickelback meme. (Nickelback

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, November 10, 2018

November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Avril Lavigne, Beatles, Canada Jam, Chad Kroeger, Connected Car, Dr. Luke, Florence Welch, Hedley, Jacob Hoggard, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Mass Shooting, Midnight Oil, Moby, Ticketfly, White Album

My first-ever purchase of CBD pills arrived in the mail. Let’s see if these things help me sleep. Meanwhile, here’s

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, October 18, 2018

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adobe, Ariana Grande, Copright, David Bowie, Kanye, Led Zeppelin, Moby, Plagiarism, Snoop Dogg, Spirit, Spotify

Weed’s been legal in Canada for 24 hours. Society didn’t collapse. I think we’ll be okay. Here’s music news for

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