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Random music news for December 2, 2020

December 2, 2020December 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beatles, Cameroon, Conspiracy Theories, Dua Lipa, Flaming Lips, Fleetwood Mac, Nick Cave, Pogues, Zoom

Two kangaroos walked into a pub. One spilled the other’s pint. That’s when this happened. And with that, here’s music

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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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Random music news for Wednesday, August 12, 2020

August 12, 2020August 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kanye, Lativia, Linkin Park, Madonna, Metal, Metallica, Nick Cave, Spotify, Tool, Vinyl

Stressed? Watching these little guys is actually kinda soothing. Or maybe not. Give it a look after you tend to

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Random music news for Saturday, August 8, 2020

August 8, 2020August 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Eddie Money, Eurovision, Frank Zappa, John Legend, Kanye West, Little Steven, Live Music, Live Nation, Miles Davis, Musical Festivals, Nick Cave, Quebec, Streaming, The Office, TikTik

Your job today is to praise your dog. Science proves that they love it. On to music news for August

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Random music news for Saturday, November 23, 2019

November 23, 2019November 22, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Tickets, Facebook, Foo Fighters, Grammys, Neil Young, Nick Cave, Radio, Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift

Bell had problem with a cable near my house. I haven’t had a land line since Thursday. Funny how it

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What are the scariest rock songs of all time? Here are my 10 picks just in time for Halloween.

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Alan Cross 6 Comments Bauhaus, Birthday Party, Dead Can Dance, Doors, Joy Division, Korn, Nick Cave, Nine Inch Nails, Pink Floyd, Suicide

I’m not a fan of Halloween, but I do like a good scare from things like movies, novels, and even

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 17, 2019

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Aretha Franklin, Def Jam, Microsoft, Neil Young, Nick Cave, R. Kelly, Russell Simmons, Taylor Swift, Woodstock

It was a big day in space history on this date in 1970 when Apollo 13 made it back to

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Gaze upon these photos from Nick Cave’s show in Toronto.

October 31, 2018October 30, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, Scotiabank Arena

A Nick Cave show in the lead-up to Halloween? That’s what staff photographer Andrei Chlychkov captured at the Scotiabank Arena

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Random music news for Wednesday, August 15, 2018

August 15, 2018August 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alex Turner, Alexa, Angus Young, Arctic Monkeys, Aretha Franklin, Conan O'Brian, Donald Trump, Guitar, Jeff Tweedy, Nick Cave, Nokia, Pearl Jam, Songwriting, Wilco

On this day in 1965, the Beatles played to 60,000 people at Shea Stadium in New York. This is considered

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The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: Hidden tracks and Easter eggs

July 13, 2018July 15, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Arcade Fire, Catherine Wheel, CDs, Chris Carter, Clash, Cracker, Easter Eggs, Green Day, Hidden Tracks, Nick Cave, Nirvana, Offspring, Stone Temple Pilots, Tool, X-Files

You have music you don’t know about and never asked for. And no, I’m not talking about a U2 album.

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Random music news for Saturday, June 30, 2018

June 30, 2018June 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brendon Urie, Deep Purple, Discogs, Donald Trump, Drake, Duran Duran, Google, Google Home, Guns 'N Roses, Iron Maiden, John, Justin Bieber, Madonna, Malaysia, Morrissey, Nick Cave, Panic! At the Disco, Smoke on the Water, Spotify, St, Taylor Swift

Sixty-five years today, the first Chevrolet Corvette rolled off the assembly line. Now we can talk about music news for

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