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Ongoing History Daily: Bottling Iggy Pop

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Belgium, Iggy Pop, Music Festivals, Rock Werchter, Sting, Water Bottles

Once upon a time when things may have been more civilized, you could bring almost anything you wanted into a

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Funny/Weird Music News 

Random music news for Friday, October 14, 2022

October 14, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blink-182, Bruce Cockburn, Ghosts, Joey Armstrong, John Candy, Mark Hoppus, Music Festivals, Music Lessons, Ozzy Osbourne, Ryan Reynolds, SWMRS, Tragically Hip, Vinyl

No, no, no. Just…no. Just skip right to music news for October 14, 2022. Ye, Ye, Ye. What’s wrong with

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Random music news for Tuesday, August 23, 2022

August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Daniel Johns, Dr. Dre, Finland, Grado, Hamilton, Headphones, Joe Strummer, K-Pop, Music Festivals, Play-by-Play, Sanna Martin, Silverchair, Stephen King

The Finnish Prime Minister might be the coolest leader on the planet right now. Seriously. Let’s sharply segue to what’s

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Medical Mysteries of Music Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 23, 2022

July 23, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dementia, Drake, Facebook, Instagram, Kennedy Center, Lady Gaga, Metadata, Music Festivals, Music Therapy, Musical Taste, Pat Benetar, Pete Seeger, Ricky Martin, TikTok, U2

Why would a robot dog with a machine gun bother anyone? Oh, right. More indications of the dystopian future ahead.

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Random music news for Thursday, July 21, 2022

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Pie, British Music, Chainsmokers, Christian Rock, Commonwealth Games, Don McLean, Duran Duran, Harry Styles, Music Festivals, Ozzy Osbourne, Shopify, Spotify, The Weeknd, Tony Iomi, videos

“Mutant troops?” Like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or something? Best stick with music news for July 21, 2022. Someone died

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Random music news for Wednesday, October 13, 2021

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments aliens, Blackstone, Covid, Demi Levato, ETs, Hipgnosis, Motley Crue, Music Festivals, Ozzy Osbourne, Smash Mouth, Streaming, Vinyl

Aliens? Here’s hoping. Then with music news for October 13, 2021… Back to aliens for a second: Demi Levato says

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Random music news for Monday, July 19, 2021

July 19, 2021July 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2112, Anthony Bourdain, Brexit, Britney Spears, Elton John, Elvis Costello, Grimes, KISS, Liam Gallagher, Music Festivals, Piano, Ringo Starr, Rush, Vinyl

Three people died and two more were taken to hospital because of carbon monoxide poisoning at a Michican music festival.

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Random music news for Saturday, July 10, 2021

July 10, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Big Wreck, Chad Kroeger, Deep Fake Music, DMX, Four Seasons Landscaping, Music Festivals, Prince, Seinfeld, TikTok, UFEA, Viberate, World in Motion, YouTube

Beetle juice! And yes, I spelled that right. Enjoy that and then move on to music news for July 10,

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 29, 2021

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Mars, Music Festivals, Notorious B.I.G., Pete Townshend, Rihanna, Tupac

Having trouble shedding those COVID lockdown pounds? Try this. Then again, maybe not. It seems a bit…extreme. Now some music

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Random music news for Monday, June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian Eno, Cocteau Twins, Dave Grohl, Jimmy Iovine, KISS, Lady Gaga, Lollapalooza, Music Festivals, Primary Wave, Ramones, Record Mastering, Rod Stewart, TikTok

That’s a lot to pay for a short flight. Still, what a flight, right? Moving on to music news for

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Random music news for Monday, May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, COVID-19, Ed Sheeran, Eurovision, Green Day, J Cole, Janet Jackson, Live Nation, Metal, Michael Jackson, Music Festivals, Nirvana, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Paulina Porizkova, Rage Against the Machine, Red Rocks, Ric Ocasek, Vaccines, Weezer

Will you ever hug anyone again? Some people aren’t so sure. Maybe instead embrace the music news for May 17,

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