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Random music news for Monday, May 17, 2021

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, COVID-19, Ed Sheeran, Eurovision, Green Day, J Cole, Janet Jackson, Live Nation, Metal, Michael Jackson, Music Festivals, Nirvana, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Paulina Porizkova, Rage Against the Machine, Red Rocks, Ric Ocasek, Vaccines, Weezer

Will you ever hug anyone again? Some people aren’t so sure. Maybe instead embrace the music news for May 17,

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Random music news for Monday, April 26, 2021

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aaron Sorkin, Apple TV, EDM, Electric Guitar, Elon Musk, Eminem, Guy Oseary, Iceland, Johnny Lydon, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, New Zealand, NFTs, Paulina Porizkova, Radio, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ric Ocasek, Sisters with Transistors, SNL, Space, Spotify, U2, UFOs

Before we begin, please give it up for this rooster who gave it his all. Now go out there are

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Random music news for Monday, November 11, 2019

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Cassettes, Ed Sheeran, Headphones, Miley Cyrus, Music Map, Neil Young, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, Qobuz, Radiohead, Ric Ocasek, Sony

Leonardo DiCaprio turns 45 today. He still looks, like, 17. Moving on to music news for November 11, 2019… If

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Random music news for Friday, November 8, 2019

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boris Johnson, Canopy, Cars, Chanel West Coast, Drake, KISS, Michael Jackson, Noel Gallagher, OLO Radio, Paulina Porizkova, Ric Ocasek, Sharon Stone, Tori Amos

Gordon Ramsey turns 53 today. F**kin’ hell. Meanwhile, in music news for November 8, 2019… Looking to write a catchy

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Random music news for Thursday, October 10, 2019

October 10, 2019October 9, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Duffy, Donald Trump, Drake, Facebook, iTunes, Katy Perry, Lithium Battiers, Ric Ocasek, Rihanna, Shazam, Slayer, Smart Speakers, Super Bowl, The Cult, U2, Vulfpeck

I love this guy. Over to music news for October 10, 2019. Think you’ve got father issues? Read this about

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The Ric Ocasek Tributes Continue – Up Next, The Killers

September 22, 2019September 21, 2019 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Brandon Flowers, Ric Ocasek, The Cars, The Killers

No need to say anything more. Enjoy!

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Ric Ocasek’s Death & Cars Music

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Cars, Death, Ric Ocasek, Sales

There is an inevitability in the music business. If the frontman of a huge band dies, sales and streams skyrocket.

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Cars frontman and famed record producer Ric Ocasek has died at age 75. UPDATE: It was heart disease.

September 16, 2019September 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ric Ocasek

Just a couple of days after we lost Eddie Money, Ric Ocasek is gone, too. His estranged wife, former supermodel,

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Random music news for Friday, May 4, 2018

May 4, 2018May 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cold War, Dame Vera Lynn, E, Ecstasy, Facebook, Fleetwood Mac, Gaming, Google, Jazz, Kanye West, Kurt Cobain, Lindsey Buckingham, MDMA, Paulina Porizkova, Ric Ocasek, Taylor Swift, Van Morrison, YouTube

I just can’t stop staring at the car crash that is the Trump administration. It’s better than any TV show,

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Random Music News for Saturday, May 28, 2016

May 28, 2016May 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Bataclan, BB King, Buzzy Cohen, Calvin Harris, Eagles of Death Metal, Elton John, Facebook, Jeopardy, Jesse Hughes, Journey, Justin Bieber, Matador, Pandora, Ric Ocasek, RNC, Simpsons, The Cars, Vladimir Putin

Sixty-five years ago today, one of the most important radio shows of all time debuted on the BBC. You should

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Weezer Announces New Album with Creepy Black-and-White Video

June 13, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments New Album, Ric Ocasek, Weezer

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