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Random music news for Friday, September 23, 2022

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments BTS, Christina Aguilera, Grimes, Lana Del Rey, Neil Young, Reebok, REM, Space Force

As you read this, I’m somewhere halfway to Singapore. Fortunately, there’s in-flight WiFi so I can do music news for

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Random music news for Monday, July 4, 2022

July 4, 2022July 3, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Britney Spears, Geddy Lee, Holocaust, Metaverse, Michael Jackson, Mike Mills, Music Licensing, Napster, REM, Rush, Sony, Tom DeLonge, Ukraine

THIS JUST IN: Video from the presidential SUV when the Secret Service refused to take Trump the Capitol on January

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Music History 

This is the earliest known footage of REM (UPDATED)

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Alan Cross 4 Comments Raleigh, REM, The Pier

REM’s first gig was in a deconsecrated church in Athens, Georgia, on April 5, 1980. That gig was cobbled together

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Random music news for Thursday, September 23, 2021

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Algorithms, Anti-Vaxxer, BLM, Eric Clapton, Playlists, REM, Songwriting, Ted Nugent, Thorens

Fun with chalk and a blackboard. (Via Tom) And here’s fun with music new for September 23, 2021. If you’re

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: The amazing year that was 1991.

September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1991, Alt-Rock Revolution, Jane's Addiction, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, REM, Soundgarden, U2

[This is the last of the summer encore shows. The new season starts next week! – AC] A couple of

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REM will issue a 25th-anniversary edition of New Adventures in Hi-Fiin October

August 25, 2021August 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 25th-Anniversary, Out of Time, Reissue, REM

Many REM fans consider New Adventures in Hi-Fi the band’s last great record. It’s now coming in an expanded 25th-anniversary

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Michael Stipe is not a Republican

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Dole, Michael Stipe, REM, Republicans

Michael Stipe of REM has never been a fan of the Republican Party—and this animosity goes all the way back

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Music News 

Random news for Thursday, July 8, 2021

July 8, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, Apple, Audio Gear, Chris Brown, Dr. Luke, Michael Stipe, Nico, Real Estate, REM, Sex Pistols, Sonic Youth, Stream-Ripping, TikTok, Toronto, Velvet Underground, Vinyl, Wokeness

If you’re still being very careful about wearing a mask, here’s one that takes things to a whole new level.

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Aw, such quaint collectibles

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Collectibles, Floppy Discs, REM, Smashing Pumpkins, Vintage Computers

It used to be that bootlegs and promo items were the most collectible things a music fan could look for.

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Random music news for Thursday, May 20, 2021

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Stores, Chester Bennington, Coldplay, Emojis, Georgia, Johnny Lydon, livestreaming, REM, Spotify, Talinda Bennington

If you’re an REM fan, you’ll want this new demo reissue. Spotify will start auto-transcribing podcasts over the next few

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 23, 2020

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Cardi B, Deftones, Gord Downie, Guns N'Roses, Marilyn Manson, Neil Young, Noel Gallagher, Quibi, REM, Slipknot, Spinal Tap, Star Trek, Star Wars, Uber

The battle between Star Wars and Star Trek has been taken to a whole new level. Now let’s concentrate on

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