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Music News 

Disturbed Ad Pulled After Yesterday’s TV Shootings

August 27, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Disturbed, Murder, Roanoke

A carefully-rehearsed, perfectly timed,  live-on-the-air double murder, calculated for maximum social media effect is beyond sick. That’s what we saw

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Music History 

Can We Please Let Kurt Cobain Rest in Peace?

August 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conspiracy, Kurt Cobain, Murder

Sometime on April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain killed himself in a room above a garden shed in the back of

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, June 26, 2015

June 26, 2015June 25, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Coach, David Beckham, David Bowie, EDM, Jam, Kaiser Chiefs, Keith Urban, Kurt Cobain, Lady Gaga, Marilyn Manson, Michael C. Hall, Miley Cyrus, MTV, Murder, Naomi Campbell, Sony, Spotify

It was on this day in 1977 that Elvis Presley gave the final concert of his life. It was in

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music Episode 711: Hard Time: Musicians Who Have Gone to Jail

February 6, 2015February 8, 2015 Alan Cross 4 Comments Air Rage, Crime, Episode 710, Hard Time, Ian Brown, Ian Watkins, Murder, Pete McNeal, Rape, Rob Collins, Robbery, Sid Vicious

The community of musicians is like any other. While most people are good, you will have your bad actors:  musicians

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Music News 

Charges Dropped in AC/DC Drummer’s Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Arrest, But…

November 6, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Murder, Phil Rudd

About 24 hours ago, reports out of New Zealand offered details on how AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd had been arrested

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Music News 

What the F**K Is THIS Story AC/DC’s Drummer? (Dirty Deeds Indeed!)

November 5, 2014November 6, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment AC/DC, Murder, Phil Rudd

You might remember a few weeks back that AC/DC released a new group picture ahead of all the publicity for

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Music History 

9 Musicians Who Have Committed Murder

July 20, 2014July 19, 2014 Alan Cross 4 Comments Burzum, Mayhem, Murder, Musicians, Varg Vikernes

Like any other subgroup in society, the community of musicians is going contain some really bad apples. Some of them have

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for June 28, 2014

June 28, 2014June 27, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bobby Womack, Edith y El Tsunami, Marilyn Manson, Mexico, Murder, RIP, Russia

If you’re not fishing/camping/cottaging/Priding this weekend, here’s what everyone else is missing this weekend. Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack passed

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Music News 

Australian Band BANNED from YouTube for MURDER! (How’s That for Linkbait?)

June 20, 2014June 20, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Goldfish, Little Earthquake, Murder, YouTube

New South Wales band Little Earthquake has been BANNED from YouTube daring to post a music video that’s really nothing

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Music News 

Great: Alleged New Brunswick Mountie Killer Had Megadeth Lyrics Posted on His Facebook Page

June 5, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Hook in Mouth, Justin Bourque, Killing, Megadeth, Moncton, Murder, New Brunswick, Police

Just what Dave Mustaine needs to hear today.  Alleged Mountie murderer Justin Bourque not only posted all kinds of pro-gun

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music New for May 17, 2014

May 17, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments As I Lay Dying, Breast Cancer, Green Day, Motley Crue, Murder, Tim Lambesis

Today is usually the day I shut off the gas fireplace for the summer.  With the weather we’re having around

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