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RIP: Guitar legend Jeff Beck, taken by meningitis at age 78. Was he the greatest guitar hero of all time?

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Eric Clapton, Guitarists, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, RIP, Rod Stewart, Yardbirds

One of the longest-running debates in rock’n’roll is who is the best guitarist? For decades, arguments centered around three people:

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Controversy Music News 

World Cup Organizers are having trouble booking big-name performers for Qatar

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dua Lipa, Rod Stewart, The Cure, World Cup

The World Cup is supposed to show Qatar to the planet in a new, favourable light. It isn’t working out

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, October 20, 2022

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Refugees, Rod Stewart

Han Solo encased in bread instead of carbonite. Seems like a lot of work. Meanwhile, there’s music news for October

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, May 4, 2022

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, Busking, Covid, Drake, Eurovision, Rod Stewart, Travis Scott

“I’m not dead yet!” No kidding. “I’m not dead yet, either!” Oops. Once you shiver at the implications of those

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, March 14, 2022

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boston, Canadian Music Week, David Byrne, Genius, Google, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Lead Singers, Pete Davidson, Rod Stewart

I finally figured out how to reset the clock on the microwave for DST. I’ll forget in plenty of time

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The largest rock concert EVER!

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Isle of Wight Festival, Largest Concert, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, US Festival, Woodstock

What was the biggest ever crowd at a rock concert?  Let’s get the 1969 Woodstock festival out of the way. 

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, September 15, 2021

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barbie, Brian May, Charlie Watts, Festivals, George Wein, Liam Gallagher, Music Industry, Nicki Minaj, Noel Gallagher, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones

The Simpsons are good for your vocabulary. See? And now, let’s embiggen the music news for September 15, 2021. Kwyjibo

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Music History 

40 years ago today, MTV debuted

August 1, 2021August 1, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment 40th Anniversary, Buggles, MTV, Rod Stewart

At 12:01 am on August 1, 1981, on a handful of cable systems across the US, this happened. At the

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, July 20, 2021

July 20, 2021July 21, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment AC/DC, Adele, Aerosmith, BIGSOUND, Circle Jerks, Covid, Donald Trump, Faces, Iron Maiden, Johnny Lydon, Killers, Live Nation, Pro-Ject, Reunion, Rod Stewart, Sex Pistols, Turntables, Weezer

Is there a more Sisiphyian job on the planet than fetching shopping carts back to the store at Costco? Moving

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, June 14, 2021

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian Eno, Cocteau Twins, Dave Grohl, Jimmy Iovine, KISS, Lady Gaga, Lollapalooza, Music Festivals, Primary Wave, Ramones, Record Mastering, Rod Stewart, TikTok

That’s a lot to pay for a short flight. Still, what a flight, right? Moving on to music news for

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, March 5, 2021

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Bob Marley, Covid, Dolly Parton, Gen Z, Grunge, Ian Brown, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Machine Gun Kelly, Mars Volta, Pussy Riot, Rod Stewart, Stone Roses, Tidal, Tina Bell, Tragically Hip

SpaceX Starship go BOOM! Now some not-quite-as-explosive music news for March 5, 2021. Ian Brown of the Stone Roses is

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