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Random music news for Wednesday, August 11, 2021

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Frank Ocean, Gordon Lightfoot, Hip-hop, Limp Bizkit, NFTs, R Kelly, Russell Simmons, Scotland, The Who

My garden shed doesn’t look like this. And who knew there was a “Shed of the Year” competition? Now: about

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Random music news for Saturday, May 22, 2021

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Global Music Vault, Linda Lindas, Metallica, Noel Gallagher, Rob Halford, Russell Simmons, Snapchat, Stereoload, Television, TikTok, We Are Ladies

Damn, these little buggers are tough. It’s a good thing they’re so tiny. Over to music news for May 22,

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Budweiser Stage, Def Jam, Ed Sheeran, Fortnite, Germany, Live Nation, Radio, Record Stores, Russell Simmons, Stepchickens, TikTok, Video Games

This might cheer you up: The Knight Rider theme performed on eight cellos by the same person. Now that you’re

Random music news for Wednesday, August 21, 2019

August 21, 2019August 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Apple, Land Rover, Russell Simmons, Stardust

On this day in 1911, a Louvre employee stole the Mona Lisa. They got it back, obviously. On to music

Random music news for Tuesday, June 4, 2019

June 4, 2019June 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Airpods, CargoJet, Cell Phones, Drake, FM Chips, Music Blogs, Russell Simmons, Stream Ripping, Tom Petty

This is what thinking looks like. Cool! Grow more neurons by reading through music news for Tuesday, June 4, 2019.

Random music news for Wednesday, April 17, 2019

April 17, 2019April 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Aretha Franklin, Def Jam, Microsoft, Neil Young, Nick Cave, R. Kelly, Russell Simmons, Taylor Swift, Woodstock

It was a big day in space history on this date in 1970 when Apollo 13 made it back to

Random music news for Tuesday, July 31, 2018

July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Jones, Beatles, Brexit, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, Mamma Mia, Music sales, Russell Simmons, Soundscan, Spotify, Troy Carter, Universal Music, Vivendi

Last day of July already and the back-to-school ads are in full effect. Fantastic. Here’s music news for July 31,

Random music news for Thursday, July 26, 2018

July 26, 2018July 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Altamont, Apollo 11, Auld Lang Syne, Drake, End of the World, India, iPhone, Jacob Hoggard, Japan, Liberty Media, Live Nation, Podcasting, Rich Aucoin, Rolling Stones, Russell Simmons, Self-Driving Cars, Sharp Objects, Spotify, Stranger Things, Ticketmaster, Velodyne

I had my windows professionally washed the other day. They looked great for four hours. Then a flock of Canada geese

Random music news for Monday, March 26, 2018

March 26, 2018March 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Apple, Bugatti, D'Arcy Wretzky, Donald Trump, Ed Sheeran, Eurovision, Gene Simmons, Jay Z, Jeff Sessions, Keith Richards, KISS, Lys Assia, Martin Shkreli, Miami, Mozart, Neil Young, Russell Simmons, Smashing Pumpkins, Speakers, Spotify, Streaming, Suge Knight, Touch ID, Wu-Tang Clan

Heading back from the Junos in Vancouver today. There had better be Wifi on this flight. How else can I

Random Music News for Wednesday, January 10, 2018

January 10, 2018January 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, David Bowie, EDM, God Save the Queen, Google Assistant, Ice Cream, Jimmy Iovine, NWA, Radio, Russell Simmons, Sex Pistols, Spotify, Van Halen, VR, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top

David Bowie died two years ago today. To commemorate that, this demo of “Let’s Dance” was released. And in more

Random Music News for Friday, December 1, 2017

December 1, 2017November 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Boston, Brad Delp, Charles Manson, Isaac Brock, Jim Nabors, Liverpool, Manic Street Preachers, Modest Mouse, Radiohead, Richey Edwards, Rob Zombie, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rosewood, Russell Simmons, Stormzy, Taylor Swift, VIctoria's Secret

Yep. December. And that bougainvillea in my backyard has finally died. That was one tough tropical plant. And now the music

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