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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox’s Sunday Lunch takes on Mötley Crüe

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Motley Crue, Robert Fripp, Sunday Lunch, Toyah Willcox

This week’s installment of Sunday Lunch covers by Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox features “Girls Girls Girls” by Mötley Crüe.

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Random music news for Monday, December 7, 2020

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Bad Bunny, KISS, Mariah Carey, Motley Crue, Roadies, Royal Albert Hall, Siri, Wham

First, an experiment: water vs. beer. (Via Christopher) And from there, we move to music news for December 7, 2020.

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Random music news for Monday, October 5, 2020

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, David Bowie, Elton John, Gene Simmons, iPhone, John Lennon, Johnny Cash, Motley Crue, Music Festivals, Nikki Sixx, Ozzy Osbourne, Pogues, Rolling Stones, Shane McGowan, Tomoko Sauvage

I was behind an SUV on the weekend that sent mixed messages. Right next to a Jesus fish was a

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 8, 2020

September 8, 2020September 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Christmas Music, Cure, Gorillaz, Judas Priest, Kanye West, Klingon, Klingpn, Liam Gallagher, Lo-Fi, Motley Crue, Napster, National Album Day, Robert Smith, Smart Speakers, Song of the Summer, VR

Klingon wine? Absolutely! Post Malone rose? Why not? And now, let’s get back to reality with what’s going on in

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 2, 2020

September 2, 2020February 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Bay City Rollers, COVID-19, Ian Mitchell, Kanye West, Lady Gaga, Metadata, Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx, R Kelly, raves, Richard Ashcroft, TikTok, Twitch

If you miss live music, try Antyfest. It features audiences of ants–as in the insects–reacting to performances from eleven different

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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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Motley Crue has officially un-retired. Wheee…

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Motley Crue

Remember all the hype about that “farewell” tour a couple of years ago? Remember the contract they signed promising never

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Random music news for Tuesday, April 2, 2019

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Annihilator, Liam Gallagher, Motley Crue, Music sales, New Zealand, Nipsey Hussle, Podcasts, Pretty Green, R. Kelly, The Dirt

Forty years ago today., the UK went to war with Argentina over the Falklands Islands. Morrissey is still pissed that

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So what are we to make of Motley Crue’s “The Dirt?”

March 23, 2019March 24, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Motley Crue, The Dirt

After two decades of development limbo, the film version of Motley Crue’s The Dirt finally made it to Netflix yesterday.

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Motley Crue + Madonna = This

March 16, 2019March 16, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Cover Verion, Like a Virgin, Madonna, Motley Crue

With the release of The Dirt on Netflix, Motley Crue has released some new music, including this cover of Madonna’s

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Random music news for Thursday, March 7, 2019

March 7, 2019March 6, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bluesfest, Doug Putnam, HMV, John Lennon, Johnny Lydon, Keith Flint, Michael Jackson, Motley Crue, Pete Townshend, Podcasting, Record Stores, Sting, The Dirt, UFO

Go home, winter. You’re drunk. Time for a look at music news for March 7, 2019. The Prodigy’s Keith Flint

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