Random music news for Friday, August 8, 2025
So is 3I/ATLAS natural or not? It’s definitely not a comet. An asteroid? A Rendezvous with Rama interstellar ship? I suppose we’ll find out soon enough. No waiting or music
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Remembering Sinead O’Connor
[Still off on a spring speaking tour. New shows start up again next week. – AC] When the news broke of Sinead O’Connor’s death on July 26, 2023, there were a couple
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, January 28, 2025
If this lawmaker gets its way, there will be no more dancing with yourself in Mississippi. What universe are we in? Let’s distract ourselves from the madness with a look
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The One Minute Music Book Club, ep. 18: The Sinead O’Connor memoir
Sinead O’Connor was one of the most interesting and talent artists of her generation. Those first two albums will forever be stone-cold classics. If you’re any kind of a fan
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A year after she died, we finally know what killed Sinead O’Connor–and it’s not much of a surprise.
Sinead O’Connor was found dead in her London flat on July 24, 2023. Police immediately ruled out foul play and any kind of misadventure, so the cause of death had
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, March 23, 2024
I don’t know how this guy does this, but wow. Tina Turner would be amazed. Maybe you’ll be amazed at music news for March 23, 2024. More music news? Go
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Curb Your Enthusiasm once saved a man from the death penalty. That’s pretty, pretty, pretty cool. So is music news for March 20, 2024. More music news? Look here. BONUS:
Read MoreThe Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1003: 2023 in Memoriam
A year ago, I began what will unfortunately be a regular series of these programs from now on. It’s an annual look back on the musicians we lost in the
Read MoreSinead O’Connor died of natural causes: Coroner’s report
Sinead O’Connor was found unresponsive in her London flat on July 26, 2023. She was soon declared dead at the scene. Sinead was just 56. No cause of death was
Read MoreThe Ongoing History of New Music, episode 998: Remembering Sinead O’Connor
When the news broke of Sinead O’Connor’s death on July 26, 2023, there were a couple of different reactions. One was “Who’s Sinead O’Connor?” That wasn’t terribly surprising. Her last
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, August 12, 2023
This Crocs thing is officially out of hand, don’t you think? And what do you think about music news for August 11, 2023? More music news? Look here. BONUS: Johnny
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