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Paul McCartney and Rick Rubin tease a new documentary

December 17, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment 0 min read

We don’t know when it’ll debut nor do we have a title, but this six-part documentary on the music of Paul McCartney looks fascinating. He and producer Rick Rubin dissect material from both

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Random music news for Friday, September 25, 2020

September 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1. Consider this a safety tip. Now some music news for September 25, 2020.

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Random music news for Wednesday, June 24, 2020

June 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

New survey from ‘Murica: Americans would rather give up sex and Netflix instead of their pickups. Moving on to music news for June 24, 2020… Coronavirus update 1: More Canadian indie music venues

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Pharrell Williams says that the “Blurred Lines” verdict was awful for music. Yeah, no sh*t.

November 6, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments 1 min read

When a jury ruled that the vibe of Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” (a song co-written by Pharrell Williams) was too similar to Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up,” most of the music

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Random music news for Tuesday, November 27, 2018

November 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Any news from Mars yet? Just checking. Maybe someone up there needs music news for November 27, 2018. Here are the biggest holiday songs in Canada for Christmas 2018 so far. Axl Rose

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Rick Rubin post photo of California wildfires hitting Malibu

November 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 9 min read

What makes the California wildfires so deadly is that they’ve created a firestorm that travels along the tops of trees, According to reader Walter (who apparently knows about such things), this creates massively

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Billy Corgan Laments the Death of the Old-School Record Producer

November 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

A couple of weeks back, I went to see Billy Corgan perform a two-part solo acoustic concert. The first half was a full run-through of his new (and very pretty) album, Ogilala, while

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52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 4: American Recordings

January 22, 2017 Brent Chittenden 1 Comment 5 min read

As a rule, I don’t tend to like modern country music. I imagine that there is some good stuff out there but unfortunately, what I am mainly exposed to doesn’t really catch me

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 26 February 2016

February 26, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Every Friday for the last four years or so, I’ve published a playlist of 11 brand new songs that caught my ear over the previous week. Maybe your new favourite band is in

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Random Music News for Wednesday, February 10, 2016

February 10, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Into double-digits with February. We’re making progress. Time for some music news. Globally, Canadian acts are doing very well. See? Apple Music goes live on all Sonos systems today. Producer Rick Rubin has

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The Story Behind the Saddest Music Video Ever: Johnny Cash and “Hurt”

October 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Seriously, is there a sadder music video than Johnny Cash’s cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “Hurt.” If there is I haven’t seen it. How did this video come about in the first place?

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