Random music news for Friday, December 7, 2018
Off to the NE Caribbean Outpost for the next week. But that doesn’t mean I won’t be delivering music news on a daily basis. A TEN-HOUR Christmas song? Apparently so. Let this be
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The most moving songs for Remembrance Day, November 11
One hundred years ago today, at 11 am on November 11, 2018, the guns fell silent on the battlefields of Europe, bringing the bloodiest conflict the world had ever known to that point
Read MoreRandom Music News for Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Now that Blue Monday is behind us, we can concentrate on getting through the second half of what’s been (generally) a brutal month. Here’s your music news for January 16, 2018. Please don’t
Read MoreRandom Music News for Monday, December 25, 2017
Yes, I’m working on the website Christmas day. There’s obviously something wrong with me. But who else is going to report on music news for December 25? How much do some Christmas songs
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Mariah Carey Makes HOW MUCH from That Stupid Christmas Song?
Call it “All I Want for Christmas” Creep. Every year, Mariah Carey’s stupid 1994 Christmas song seems to start showing up earlier and earlier. I even made a note of when I first
Read MoreRandom Music News for Monday, June 5, 2017
On this day in 1956, Elvis Presley freaked out America by swiveling his hips to a new song called “Hound Dog” on The Milton Berle Show. And now, the music news for June
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Random Music News for Monday, January 2, 2017
Has anyone famous died yet this year? Read on to find out. You never know what you’ll find amongst the day’s music news… “Social media users have hijacked celebrity deaths for self-glorification.” Discuss.
Read MoreRandom Music News for Saturday, December 24, 2016
Believe it or not, there’s music news even on Christmas Eve. And we have a winner in the annual hysteria to see which song will be #1 at Christmas in the UK. Rather
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The Other Christmas Song Featuring the Pogues’ Shane McGowan
“Fairytale of New York” by the Pogues wasn’t designed as a Christmas song, but it’s become the most beloved alt-rock holiday track in history thanks to the woozy drunken duet between Shane McGowan
Read MoreRandom Music News for Friday, November 11, 2016
Lest we forget. And now, in music news… After Donald Trump’s win, Snoop Dogg says he’s moving to Toronto. U2’s The Edge surprised some high school students with an appearance. Here’s a preview
Read MoreSomeone Made an Entire Documentary on Shane McGowan’s Teeth
No one–and I mean NO ONE–in the history of music has been more, um, dentally-challenged that Pogues singer, Shane McGowan. I mean, Christ… It’s not the man hasn’t earned enough money over the
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