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Random music news for Wednesday, December 23, 2020

December 23, 2020December 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Frank Zappa, Google, Hipgnosis, Jay-Z, Melody Maker, Merck Mercuriadis, Netflix, Rammstein, Rihanna, Robert Johnson, Steel Panther, Taylor Swift

Finished Netflix yet? Good riddance, 2020. Here are some songs to that effect. (Via Sean) DUMB, Steel Panther, DUMB! The

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Random music news for Friday, December 18, 2020

December 18, 2020December 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments As I Lay Dying, Bugatti, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, Live Music, Matador, Mick Jagger, Netflix, Paul McCartney, Piracy, Ramones, RIAA, Ringo Starr, Speakers, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Tim Lambesis

One week until Christmas. Feeling it yet? Maybe some music news for December 18, 2020, will help. Imagine a Spotify

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Random music news for Thursday, November 19, 2020

November 19, 2020November 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Dua Lipa, Elton John, FIFA 2021, Guitars, Jet Suit, Katy Perry, KISS, Metal, Netflix, Pavement, Roger Daltrey, Sam Roberts, Spotify, Van Halen, Vinyl

What a way to go. Wow. I’ll stick with compiling music news for November 19, 2020. Coronavirus update: This band

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Random music news for Thursday, August 27, 2020

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Air Travel, Bigge, BTS, Cassettes, Coronavirus, COVID-19, High-Res Audio, John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, Mike Patton, Netflix, Radio, Rob Halford, Song of the Summer, Television, Tupac

Got a nutty friend who believes in QAnon? Better read this. Once you absorb that, move on to music news

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Random music news for Thursday, August 20, 2020

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classical Music, COVID-19, Gene Simmons, Joe Strummer, Kanye West, KISS, Marc Almond, Metadata, Mood Music, Muzak, Netflix, Nick Cave, NME, Soft Cell

Because we can never get enough of The Simpsons’ steamed hams. There should be an InstaPot update, if you ask

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Netflix’s “Da-DUM was too short for use in theatres so they commissioned an extended remix

August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hans Zimmer, Netflix

Everyone is intimately aware of the “Da-DUM” audio signature that precedes every Netflix show. The problem is that at three

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Random music news for Thursday, April 9, 2020

April 9, 2020April 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bon Jovi, Collectibles, Creativity, Google, Netflix, Quibi

Joe Exotic was one a pro wrestler? That got left out of Tiger King. Moving to random music news for

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Tech 

No, it’s not your imagination. The coronavirus has hit your Netflix connection.

March 27, 2020March 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID-19, Netflix

With so many Canadians in lockdown and self-isolation, many of us are turning to Netflix to help pass the time.

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Random music news for Saturday, March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020March 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Wood, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Dee Snider, Ghost, Netflix, Pornhub, The Weeknd, Tribal Gathering, Twisted Sister, Twitch

Wanna see where COVID-19 panic is at its greatest and least? Check out this panic index dashboard. But there’s hope:

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Random music news for Saturday, February 29, 2020

February 29, 2020February 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, BTS, Coronavirus, Facebook, Green Day, Netflix, Oasis, Podcasts, RZA, SiriusXM, SXSW, Wheat Sheaf, Wu Tang

Look at it this way: Get past today and we won’t have to deal with another extra-long February until 2024.

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Music 

Random music news for Wednesday, October 23, 2019

October 23, 2019October 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Apple, Katy Perry, Liam Gallagher, Netflix, Porn, Spotify, Twerking, Vinyl

The furnace died. You don’t want to know how much it cost. But better now that in January, I guess.

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