Random music news for Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Burning Man’s “Orgy Dome” is back in action this week. I’ll try to match that excitement with music news for August 30, 2023. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Seen at a Ministry
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The unfolding Twitter disaster, Monday edition. Wow, dude.
As Elon Musk enters his second week as the owner of Twitter, things continue to be weird, awkward and frustrating. Maybe Elon shouldn’t have fired all those people. Twitter is already trying to
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Random music news for Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Happy solstice. That reminds me: I need to put up my Festivus pole. Moving on to music news for December 21, 2021. Where there’s a will there’s a rave. Kurt Cobain = The
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Random music news for Thursday, December 2, 2021
Well, I picked a grand time to leave the country, what with all the sudden new travel restrictions. I can get OUT of Canada fine. Let’s see what it’ll be like getting back
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Random music news for Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Last day of the month, last day of the year, last day of the decade. Next up: the Roarin’ 20s. But first, music news for December 31, 2019. Variety has this list of
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Random music news for Tuesday, December 24, 2019
Tired of the holiday season? Good news! The world is going to end in four days. Best get caught up on your music news for in time for this Apocalypse. (Thanks to Larry
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Random music new for Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Let’s face it: if eggnog were really any good, we’d drink it year-round. Just sayin’. Now some music news for the first day of 2019. Weekly Canadian music sales and streaming: The final
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Random music news for Tuesday, December 4, 2018
I understand why people back into parking spaces at the mall, but when it’s crowded and busy during the holiday shopping season–well, I think you know where I’m going with this. Meanwhile, in
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What kind of music does one listen to when cutting up a Saudi journalist with a bone saw? (WARNING: This is very grisly.)
The story of Jamal Khashoggi’s death keeps getting more and more horrible. On October 1, he walked into the Saudi embassy in Istanbul to pick up some papers involving his upcoming wedding. It
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This female rapper from Saudi Arabia is celebrating her new right to drive with a new video
While the medieval male chaperone laws are still in place, women at least now have the right to drive in Saudi Arabia. After decades of being relegated to the passenger seat–or most often, the
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Random music news for Saturday, June 23, 2019
Big BBQ at my place tonight. Stand back. I’ll cook. No, really. Stand back! And now, music news for June 23, 2018. Here are my weekly music picks for GlobalNews.ca. Vinnie Paul, the drummer
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