Ongoing History Daily: Perry Frees the Slaves
Perry Farrell is best known as a member of the bands Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros, and Satellite Party. He’s also known as one of the founders of Lollapalooza. But what’s this about
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Real Estate
Ongoing History Daily: The U2 Tower
Back in 2007, a major real estate development was planned for Dublin. It was going to be called the “U2 Tower.” The vision called for a 35-storey building rising about the River Liffey
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A Miami mansion once owned by Madonna is being flipped by its owner. It’s a dog.
I don’t mean the mansion is a dog. The actual owner is a dog. A canine. A German shepherd. This requires some explanation. In 1992, an unmarried, heirless German countess named Karlotta Lieberstein
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Gord Downie’s former house is up for sale
Former Tragically Hip frontman Tragically Hip Gord Downie lived in a couple of Toronto homes before he died. This house in Rosedale was Gord’s spot for a while in the early 2000s. The
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Kurt Cobain’s last house has been sold for the first time in 23 years
In January 1994, flush with money from the sales of Nevermind, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love plunked down US$1.48 million for a new home in Seattle. Built in 1902, the house at 171
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Random news for Thursday, July 8, 2021
If you’re still being very careful about wearing a mask, here’s one that takes things to a whole new level. Wait: Stream-ripping can be legal? That’s what a judge in France says. Here’s
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A Hollywood Hills house once owned by Kurt and Courtney is for sale. But…
Back in 1992, flush with cash from the sales of both Nirvana’s Nevermind and Hole’s Live Through This, Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love moved into a three-bedroom Asian-influenced Craftsman house in the Hollywood
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This guy has a California mansion to sell so he got some rappers to make a promo video
If you’re into hip-hop, you probably know Swag District, the rap group that had a hit with “Teach Me How to Dougie” back in 2010. They’re back in a promo video commissioned by
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Random music news for Saturday, September 15, 2018
Gotta take the dogs for detailing today. Let someone else struggle with 25 kg bull terriers who don’t like having their nails clipped. And now some music news for Saturday, September 15, 2018.
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Random Music News for Friday, June 9, 2017
Off to Asia again for a couple of weeks. Further reports will come from SW Thailand. And now, the music news for June 9. Interested in the logistics behind staging U2’s 30th Anniversary
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Prince’s Toronto Home is Up for Sale Again
In a city already enduring sky-high housing prices, Prince is making things a little more frothy. The Purple One’s former home at 61 The Bridal Path is up for sale for around $17.5
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