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Random music news for Wednesday, April 14, 2021

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beyonce, Black Keys, Concerts, DMX, Exodus, Facebook, Global Citizen, Iron Maiden, Kirk Hammett, livestreaming, M.I.A., Metallica, Protest Music, Puscifer, Soft Cell, St. Vincent

Wanna see exactly how creepy and invasive Facebook is? Take a look at this. Once you’ve regained your composure, take

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Robert Fripp and wife Toyah Willcox dedicate their Sunday Lunch performance to Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Robert Fripp, Soft Cell, Sunday Lunch, Toyah Willcox

Not exactly a romantic song–more like a tale of a toxic relationship–but whatever.

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Random music news for Thursday, August 20, 2020

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classical Music, COVID-19, Gene Simmons, Joe Strummer, Kanye West, KISS, Marc Almond, Metadata, Mood Music, Muzak, Netflix, Nick Cave, NME, Soft Cell

Because we can never get enough of The Simpsons’ steamed hams. There should be an InstaPot update, if you ask

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Random music news for Saturday, February 8, 2020

February 8, 2020February 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brexit, Hipignosis, Keith Richards, Mark Almond, Muppets, Nevermind, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Podcasting, Radio, Soft Cell, Talking Heads, TSA

Turns out that penguins talk a lot like us. I wonder how you translate music news for February 8, 2020,

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Random Music News for Thursday, February 22, 2018

February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Apps, Arkells, Bernie Sanders, CDs, Compact Discs, Concerts, Discman, Olympics, Pink Floyd, Radio, SHINee, Smashing Pumpkins, Soft Cell, SXSW

If Dolly the Cloned Sheep were still alive, she’d be 21 today. In music news for February 22, 2018… The

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Be It Resolved: These Covers Are Better Than the Originals

December 13, 2016 Alan Cross 48 Comments Al Green, Beatles, Bob Dylan, Clash, Cover Versions, Cowboy Junkies, CSNY&Y, Gloria Jones, Hot Chocolate, Isley Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Nazareth, Sisters of Mercy, Soft Cell, Talking Heads, Velvet Underground, Vince Taylor

I’m a big fan of cover versions, especially the cases where the remake is better than the original. Here is

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What If the Clash Had Been a Techno-Pop Band?

September 7, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Clash, Cover Version, Soft Cell, Techno-Pop

It’s nearly impossible to imagine the Clash as anything other than a four piece punk rock band, but an outfit

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The Top 10 Best Versions of “Tainted Love”

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 Former Contributor 5 Comments Atrocity, Coil, Ed Cobb, Gloria Jones, H-Fives, Inspiral Carpets, Living End, Marilyn Man, Shades Apart, Soft Cell, Tainted Love, Vivisector

1. American singer Gloria Jones was the first one to record “Tainted Love,” which was written and produced by Ed

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