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Random music news for Monday, January 30, 2023

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, Birdsong, Dave Navarro, Drake, George Santos, Kanye, Live Nation, Mirror, Paul McCartney, Radio Free Russia, Rolling Stones, Spotify, VELD, Yoko Ono

I’ll take two of these credit cards. Okay, maybe not. But I will offer up some music news for January

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Random music news for Saturday, January 21, 2022

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment ChatGPT, Dark Side of the Moon, Doug and the Slugs, EDM, Liam Gallagher, Madonna, Nepo Babies, Noel Gallagher, Pink Floyd, Radio, Rick Rubin, Rolling Stones, Sting, Twitter

Maybe ChatGPT isn’t so smart after all. That somehow makes me feel better. Would some music news for January 21

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Ongoing History Daily: Concert sponsorships

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Jovan, Rolling Stones, Selling Out, Sponsorships, Touring

Whenever a band gets a sponsorship for a tour, there are always those who scream “Sellout!  How dare a band

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How big is Tay-Tay? So big that she didn’t have to tour to finish at the top of Billboard’s Music Money Makers list

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Drake, Money Makers List, Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift is monstrously huge. She managed to pull in US$65.5 million in 2022 without ever having to play a

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Random music news for Monday, December 19, 2022

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment AI, Alzheimer's, Riffusion, Rolling Stones, Songwriting, Tencent, The Cure, TikTok, Touring

If you’re into the coming metaverse, doesn’t this make you think of the technology in Ready Player One? And what

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Ongoing History Daily: Hulk Hogan, Metallica bass player. Wait–what?

October 20, 2022October 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bill Wyman, Cliff Burton, Hulk Hogan, Metallica, Rolling Stones

Before he became a world famous professional wrestler, Hulk Hogan was a wannabe rock star. While he was in college,

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, October 12, 2022

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments adidas, Art Laboe, Darryl Brown, Grammy Awards, Kanye, Mahsa Amini, Metaverse, Reptilian Christian Christ Violence, Rex Orange County, Rolling Stones

Brains. Yum. And that’s followed my music news for October 12, 2022 The world’s oldest DJ, Art Laboe, has died

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Random music news for Tuesday, August 9, 2022

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Courtney Love, Elevator Music, Fred Durst, Gen Z, ICP, Juggalos, Metal, People with Disabilities, Rolling Stones, Tattoos

This woman really loves tattoos. I mean, really loves them. Once you’re done with her, here’s some music news for

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Music History 

The Rolling Stones have released a restored 4K version of a 1968 video for “Jumping Jack Flash”

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4K, Jumping Jack Flash, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Music Video, Restored, Rolling Stones

Back in 1968, no one was using videotape to shoot music clips. It was all on film–and usually 16 mm,

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Music Industry 

Which acts made the most money from touring over the last 40 years? Here’s a chart.

August 3, 2022August 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Grosses, Concert Ticket Sales, Dave Matthews, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, U2

Pollstar has been the bible of the touring music industry for four decades now, keeping track of such things as

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, July 5, 2022

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charlie Watts, Metallica, Rolling Stones, Walkman

What could possibly be in a cocktail that sells for US$5,000? This. Now check out some music news for July

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