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Random music news for Saturday, November 14, 2020

November 14, 2020November 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bernard Sumner, clubs, COVID-19, Drums, Eddie Van Halen, Graham Coxon, Little Richard, Maynard James Keenan, Metal, New Order, Singapore, Sonos, Streaming, Super Bowl Halftime Show, Sync

Fifty years ago, officials in Oregon, had to nuke a whale. And that’s not much of an exaggeration. And thirty

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Random music news for Thursday, October 1, 2020

October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Bob Mould, Bonnaroo, Corey Taylor, Drew Carey, Judas Priest, Metallica, New Order, Pearl Jam, Peter Hook, Reebok, Slash, Slipknot, Spotify, Streaming, System of a Down

There’s another health issue caused by COVID-19: cracked teeth. Let’s see what we have for music news for October 1,

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 15, 2020

September 15, 2020September 14, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments adidas, Football, Guns 'N Roses, iPhone 12, Karaoke, New Order, Osama, Polaris Music Prize, Silver Dollar, Spotify

We needed some good news like this in the age of pandemic. No flu season this year? We’ll see. On

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Random music news for Monday, September 7, 2020

September 7, 2020September 6, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bob Marley, Hatebreed, Ian Brown, Iron Maiden, Live Nation, New Order, Radio, Rolling Stones, Stone Roses, System of a Down, Ticketmaster, Vinyl, William S. Burroughs

The bad news: It’s Labour Day, the unofficial end of summer. The good news: This is the latest day on

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Random music news for Thursday, May 14, 2020

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 Alan Cross 3 Comments Allen Grubman, Bob Dylan, Concerts, Ghost, Madonna, Music Festivals, New Order, Pet Shop Boys, Post Malone, Simpsons, Spin, Venues, Vodka

Before we begin, please enjoy this. Now that’s out of the way, here’s music news for May 14, 2020. Coronavirus

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Random music news for Friday, October 11, 2019

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Keys, Diana Ross, Dollywood, Donald Trump, Exciter, Glastonbury, Jason Alexander, Jimi Hendrix, Joker, Miley Cyrus, New Order, Ozzy Osbourne, Pornhub, Prince, Ric Ocasej, Seinfeld

Attention, America: We celebrate Thanksgiving this weekend. Do not be alarmed. We will, however, live up to our obligations to

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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 832: Groups that changed frontpersons and survived

October 26, 2018October 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Audioslave, Faith No More, Joy Division, New Order, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots

Building and maintaining a band is a lot like building and maintain a sports team. You struggle and wheel-and-deal and

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Random music news for Saturday, September 1, 2018

September 1, 2018October 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Aretha Franklin, Arkells, Bobi Wine, Brooke Candy, Eminem, HBO, iPhone, Kanye, Lamborghini, Led Zeppelin, Marshall, New Order, Rod Stewart, Smart Speakers, Streaming, TAVES, Uganda, YouTube

Now that it’s September, I wonder how long it’ll be before some radio station flips to its annual all-Christmas format?

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Random music news for Tuesday, August 14, 2018

August 14, 2018August 13, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Cannabis, Feargal Sharkey, iHeartRadio, John Mayer, Led Zeppelin, Netflix, New Order, Podcasting, Radio, Ticketmaster, Urban Music

My neighbourhood drugstore is already stocking Halloween supplies. Anyone seen Christmas displays yet? Too soon, people. Too soon. It’s only

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Random music news for June 11, 2018

June 11, 2018June 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Beyonce, Bonnaroo, Danny Kirwan, Doc Martens, Elvis Presley, Eminem, Germaine Greer, Joy Division, Led Zeppelin, Mags, New Order, Spotify, St. Vincent, Tool, YouTube

It was on this day in 1982 that ET: The Extraterrestrial debuted in theatres. Now in music news for June 11,

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Random music news for Saturday, April 28, 2018

April 28, 2018April 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Chris Cornell, Devo, Disco, Emily Bronte, Frances Bean Cobain, Guy Garvey, Imagine Dragons, iTunes, Kate Bush, Microsoft, New Order, Record Store Day, Spotify, The Verve, VIcky Cornell

Has anyone seen the new Stormy Daniels video? I mean, this is political research, right? See the NSFW trailer here.

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