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Random music news for Tuesday, October 2, 2018

October 2, 2018October 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Deep Purple, Ian Gillian, Orri Páll Dyrason, Sheepdogs, Sigur Rós, Social Distortion, Spotify, Ultra Music Festival

I have a rat living in my backyard. You’d think that with two English bull terriers living here that they’d

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Random music news for Saturday, September 28, 2018

September 29, 2018September 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, A&R, Ace Frehley, DJ Khaled, Facebook, Jefferson Airplane, KISS, Leonard Cohen, Live Music, Marty Balin, Metallica, Michael Buble, Sigur Rós, Spotify, Zappos

The music news for September 29, 2018, comes directly from my old bedroom at my parents’ house. Marty Balin of the

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Now That We’re Back to Game of Thrones, Let’s Do a Roll Call of Musicians Who Have Appeared on the Show

July 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Carice Van Houten, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Game of Thrones, Gary Lightbody, Iwan Rheon, Jacob Anderson, Jerome Flynn, Joey Fry, Mastodon, Michael Huisman, Musicians, Nathalia Tena, Of Monsters and Men, Sigur Rós, Wilko Johnson, Will Champion

If you saw the premiere of season 7 of Game of Thrones last night, you probably noticed that Arya Stark

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Random Music News for Wednesday, April 19, 2017

April 19, 2017April 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charles Manson, Clive Davis, Drake, Dream Troll, EDM, Iceland, Protest Music, Richard Burgon, Sigur Rós, Soundgarden, Spotify, U2

If you’re going to be at Canadian Music Week and you see me, make sure you come up and say

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Random Music News for Tuesday, March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Winehouse, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Chilly Gonzales, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, George Michael, Jack White, Jarvis Cocker, Madonna, Metallica, Mixmaster Mike, Music sales, Nickelback, Sigur Rós, Sonos

Ugh. Snow. Lots of it. I say again: Ugh. Oh, and happy (merry?) Pi Day. And now, the music news…

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Season 7 of Game of Thrones Will Be Back July 16. Guess Which Musician Will Make a Guest Appearance?

March 13, 2017March 13, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Guest Appearances, Mastodon, Of Monsters and Men, Sigur Rós, Snow Patrol

The producers of Game of Thrones have a thing for casting musicians as extras. Seasons 1-2: Wilko Johnson of Dr.

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Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 770: A Brief History of Post-Rock

December 2, 2016December 4, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment David Bowie, Explosions in the Sky, Neu!, Post-Rock, Public Image Ltd., Radiohead, Sigur Rós, Slint, Stereolab, Talk Talk, Velvet Underground

I hate jargon, especially when it comes to music. I’ve always believed that music should be for everyone and that

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Alternative Recording: Alt Musicians Who Recorded Outside of a Studio (And Some Very Weird Places)

August 3, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Alternative, alternative musicians, Animal Collective, Black Sabbath, Bon Iver, Burzum, Can, Chris Connelly, Cowboy Junkies, Deep Purple, Efterklang, Einsturzende Neubauten, Eric Bachmann, Gorillaz, Great Lake Swimmers, Marilyn Manson, Mike Patton, My Morning Jacket, Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, Recording, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Regurgitator, Sigur Rós, Sunn O))), THE BLACK KEYS, The Drones, U2

Usually when we imagine bands and musicians recording their latest albums, we envision them in a recording studio with a

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Sigur Ros Video Jams a 24 Hour Drive Around Iceland into Five Minutes

July 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Sigur Rós, Slow TV

Once upon a time, Global-TV Toronto wasn’t a true 24-hour channel. After all the late-night shows were over, the channel

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 01 July 2016

July 1, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bat for Lashes, Hell Yeah, Iggy Pop, Interrupters, letlive, MAYVE, Mock Orange, Riverboat Gamblers, Sigur Rós, Swans, The Avalanches

What would a long weekend be without music? Here’s my latest hand-picked playlist of new tunes that for whatever reason

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Sigur Ros and Their Game of Thrones Song

April 14, 2014April 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Game of Thrones, King Joffrey, Sigur Rós

Remember when members Coldplay quietly showed up to provide some music at the infamous Red Wedding? We all know how

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