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Random music news for Saturday, December 31, 2022

December 31, 2022December 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Aerosmith, Brad Pitt, Cardi B, Courtney Love, Eurovision, F1, Kendrick Lamar, Morrissey, Neil Peart, Spongebob, Steven Tyler

Remember where we were two years ago? I still get triggered by those pandemic memories. Here’s hoping that in 2023,

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 15, 2022

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Axl Roses, BBC, Brown Noise, Flavor Flav, Hong Kong, Kanye, Metaverse, Morrissey, Slipknot, Spirit Airlines, UK Singles Chart

Cool skill, dude. Is there are market for this sort of thing? Sequing to music news for November 15, 2022…

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Random music news for Friday, June 10, 2022

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Audiobooks, Blondie, Halsey, iTunes, Jack White, Mercedes-Benz, Morrissey, NFTs, R Kelly, Russian Invasaion, Sennheiser, Spotify

Wait: Auto insurance covers getting an STD in a car? Apparently so. Mull that over as you skim through music

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Random music news for Thursday, May 19, 2022

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Bataclan, Beatles, Cheese, Eagles of Death Metal, God Save the Queen, Hip Hop, Morrissey, Peter Jackson, Rap, Swan Lake, The Who, Von Trapp

Aliens may be living next to a star called 2MASS 19281982-2640123. It may be a while before we hear from

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Random music news for Friday, April 1, 2022

April 1, 2022March 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, David Bowie, Electric Guitar, Foo Fighters, Morrissey, Nick Cave, Pantera, Podcasts, Queen, Roger Taylor, Rolling Stones, Royal Blood, Taylor Hawkins, Ukraine, YouTube

Aliens are among us. Really. Be paranoid about that as you look through music news for April 1, 2022. No

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Random music news for Wednesday, July 7, 2021

July 7, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Tribe Called Quest, Beatles, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Covid, Drums, Gilligan's Island, K-Pop, Katy Perry, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Morrissey, NFTs, Queen, Rebecca Ferguson, Songwriting, Space, Streaming, Toronto Rock and Roll Revival

I’ve long maintained that I have a black ball of infinite density somewhere in my abdomen where I keep all

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Recommended Music Television 

Remember that Simpsons show with a Morrissey-like character that pissed off the real Morrissey? That character has released a single.

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Morrissey, Quilloughby, Simpsons

Earlier this spring, The Simpsons episode called “Panic on the Streets of Springfield” featured a Morrissey-like character called Quilloughby who

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Television 

Morrissey is NOT happy about how he was portrayed on The Simpsons last night

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Morrissey, Simpsons, Smiths

The April 18 episode of The Simpsons featured Lisa making an imaginary friend with a miserable vegetarian British indie singer

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Television 

Look out, Morrissey: The Smiths are coming for you this Sunday.

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Benedict Cumberbatch, Morrissey, Simpsons, Smiths

The Simpsons has a long tradition of incorporating musicians and musical storylines into episodes, from Paul McCartney to the Rolling

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, November 18, 2020

November 18, 2020November 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AKG, BTS, Concerts, Diplo, Emerging Artists, Morrissey, Podcasting, Thanksgiving, Van Halen

At what point does Alexa get too smart? Just wonderin’. Now I’m going to distract myself with music news for

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 890: Musicians who lost it, part 1

September 11, 2020September 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Ant, Courtney Love, David Bowie, Hole, Iggy Pop, Morrissey, PIxies, Sinead O'Connor, Stooges

The summer encore season has come to an end. It’s time for some brand new shows. There’s something about creative

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