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Random music news for Monday, December 24, 2018

December 24, 2018December 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DCV, Annoying, Christmas songs, Daniel Johns, Four Year Strong, Julie Payette, Lenny Kravitz, Phil Rudd, Robins, Silverchair, Smart Spealers, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Wind Turbines

This is probably the day of the year when productivity falls to the lowest of the year. Who’s gonna want

Random Music News for Friday, August 25, 2017

August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Chester Bennington, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Gavin Rossdale, Guitars, iPhone 8, Max Martin, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Rudd, Podcasting, Rush

The last normal weekend of the summer–which explains the Christmas displays I’ve already seen. Shouldn’t be long before some radio

Random Music News for Wednesday, August 31, 2016

August 31, 2016August 31, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, aliens, Ann Wilson, Apple, Axl Rose, Chris Brown, Deezer, Heart, iPhone 7, Jingles, Music sales, Phil Rudd, Queen, Radio, Spotify, Star Spangled Banner, Stevie Wonder, U2

It’s Prince Diana in the Paris Tunnel Day. Has it been 19 years already? And now, in music news… Apple

Random Music News for Wednesday, August 17, 2016

August 17, 2016August 16, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Australia, Bob Marley, Drake, Instagram, Justin Bieber, Music sales, Phil Rudd, Streaming, Usain Bolt

On this day in 1989, there was a solar flare so strong that the Toronto Stock Exchange had to be

Medical Mysteries of Music Music News

Random Music News for Monday, August 10, 2015

August 10, 2015August 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Amy Winehouse, Beatles, David Bowie, Eurythmics, Exerc, Hozier, Katrina and the Waves, Lady Gaga, Miles Davis, Music, Music and excercise, Operating room, Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Rudd, Ryan Adams, Surgeon, Taylor Swift, The Smiths, This is My Jam

Crabgrass. I hate it. Now that there’s a herbicide ban everywhere, the only way to get rid of it is

Random Music News for Tuesday, July 21, 2015

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, China, Chrysler, Daniel Radcliffe, Digital Radio, Eminem, Goldie, Grooveshark, Harry Potter, Josh Greenberg, Phil Rudd, Prince Bachata, Rod Stewart, Streaming Music, Titan Car

Nothin’ matters but the weekend From a Tuesday point of view -The Kings, “Switchin’ to Glide” (1980) Truer words were

Uh-Oh. AC/DC Drummer Phil Rudd Arrested AGAIN

July 19, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Phil Rudd

As if (former?) AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd doesn’t already have enough to deal with–he was found guilty of threatening to

AC/DC Drummer Sentenced to 8 Months of Home Detention for Death Threats

July 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Phil Rudd

After some legal drama that’s stretched out over months, a New Zealand judge has finally figured out what to do

Random Music News for Thursday, June 11, 2015

June 11, 2015June 11, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alanis Morissette, Billy Corgan, Ed Sheeran, Gen X, Hipsters, Innocence + Experience Tour, Iraq, Jimmy Page, John Lennon, Karim Wasfi, Katy Perry, Millennials, Paul McGuinness, Phil Rudd, Rage Against the Machine, Robbie Williams, Thích Quảng Đức, U2

You know that photo on the cover of the first Rage Against the Machine album? That’s a real picture of

Random Music News for Wednesday, May 6, 2015

May 6, 2015May 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Arcade Fire, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Extreme, Glastonbury, Grooveshark, Haiti, Jack Black, Mick Jagger, Montage of Heck, Nepal, Nickelback, Parody, Phil Rudd, Sam Smith, The Who

On this day in 1949, EDSAC, the first digital(ish) computer ran its first program. Duran Duran anti-wrinkle cream: just £4,000. Seriously.

Random Music News for Saturday, February 7, 2015

February 7, 2015February 7, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Copyright, Fun., Phil Rudd, Streaming Music Services

Twenty-five years ago today, the Soviet Union officially dissolved. Putin has been pissed ever since. In what’s sure to be

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