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Random music news for Saturday, November 21, 2020

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Beatles, Beats, Celine Dion, Christmas 2020, Dischord, Karaoke, Liam Gallagher, Lil Pump, NFL, Ringo Starr, Simpsons, Taylor Swift, The Voice, Wilco

If you’re a fan of The Simpsons, you’ll appreciate this. And meanwhile, back in Russia… Once you’re done watching that

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Random music news for Saturday, July 4, 2020

July 4, 2020July 3, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AM, Ferrari, fm, Indonesia, Kehlani, NFL, Podcasting, Spotify, The Weeknd

If there’s a better metaphor for what’s happening in the US right now, I haven’t seen it. Fisticuffs ๐Ÿ˜‚ pic.twitter.com/KCJnnad7la

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Random music news for Saturday, February 1, 2020

February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billie Eilish, BMW, Deborah Dugan, emoji, Grammys, NFL, Prince, Snoop Dogg, Super Bowl, Taylor Swift, TR-808, VHS

Aliens exist. Tom DeLonge will be proven right. Moving to music news for February 1, 2020… This is important: A

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 4, 2019

September 4, 2019September 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Andy Summers, Clowns, Japan, Jay Z, Leica, Liam Gallagher, Music sales, NFL, Photography, Podcasts, R. Kelly, Satellite Radio, Toilets

Twenty-one years ago today, Google was founded. How long did it take before “google” became a verb? Moving on to

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Random music news for Friday, August 16, 2019

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charles Manson, Clash, Danforth Music Hall, NFL, Sleater-Kinney, Taylor Swift

That’s it. I’m officially sick of the Trivago guy. How many commercials can one person do? Moving on to music

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Random music news for Tuesday, December 25, 2018

December 25, 2018December 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 12 Days of Christmas, Ace Frehley, Axl Rose, Cardi B, Donald Trump, Halftime Show, KISS, NFL, Rush, Smart Speaker

Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean the music news stops. Here’s what we know is happening for December 25, 2018.

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Random music news for Monday, December 17, 2018

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beyonce, Broadway, Colin Kroll, Frank Sinatra, Google, iPhone, Mariah Carey, Netflix, NFL, Phone Phreaking, Pizza, Podcasting, Punk Rock Girl, Sepultura, Streaming, Strokes, Super Bowl, WiFi

It’s the final sprint towards Christmas. How crazy is the next seven days for you? Can you take time to

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There are 65,000 signatures on a petition urging Maroon 5 to drop out of the Super Bowl halftime show. Almost ten times as many have nominated…who? What?

December 2, 2018December 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Halftime Show, Maroon 5, NFL, Spongebob Squarepants, Super Bowl

Maroon 5 is under pressure to give up their slot at the Super Bowl halftime show. A petition has over

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Random music news for Saturday, May 26, 2018

May 26, 2018May 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A&R, Broadway, China, Common, GDPR, Hard Rock Daddy, Kanye West, Morgan Freeman, Muzenly, National Anthem, NFL, NOW, Payola, Peex, Playlists, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Seth Rogen, Spotify, Starbucks, Starving Artist, Teenage Head, Whitney Houston, YouTube Music

NO MORE GDPR EMAILS! PLEASE! I don’t even subscribe to 75% of these newsletters! And now, for music news on

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What’s the deal with playing the national anthem before sporting events?

May 25, 2018May 24, 2018 Alan Cross 4 Comments National Anthem, NFL

The biggest music story in America this week has to be the continuing kerfuffle around NFL players taking a knee

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Random Music News for Friday, October 13, 2017

October 13, 2017March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Daniel Johns, Diddy, Donald Trump, Eminem, Google Home Mini, NFL, Nickelback, Seinfeld Theme, Silverchair

The first-ever cellular phone network was launched on this day in 1983. With that out of the way, here’s some

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