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Random music news for Tuesday, August 17, 2021

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Concerts, Covid, Disney, Foo Fighters, IBM PC, Madonna, New Romantics, Peleton, Scalping, Sonos, Spotify, Tours, Twitter

Anyone seen any signs of pumpkin spice latte creep? It’s been coming sooner and sooner each year… Skip that for

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Random music news for Saturday, March 6, 2021

March 6, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Alexa, BTS, Fortnite, Godsmack, Mariah Carey, Mullets, Sonos, Sully Erna, System of a Down, Xbox

Just when you thought the story of Rudy Giuliani couldn’t get any weirder, his daughter has written a piece called

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Random music news for Saturday, December 12, 2020

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Apple, Box Sets, Conan O'Brien, Def Leppard, Google Play Music, Grimes, Nielsen, Radio, Sonos, Super Bowl, TikTok, Whale, YouTube Music

Question: Humans have created hundreds of breeds of dogs. Why hasn’t anyone bred a dog that lives longer? Just a

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Random music news for Saturday, November 14, 2020

November 14, 2020November 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bernard Sumner, clubs, COVID-19, Drums, Eddie Van Halen, Graham Coxon, Little Richard, Maynard James Keenan, Metal, New Order, Singapore, Sonos, Streaming, Super Bowl Halftime Show, Sync

Fifty years ago, officials in Oregon, had to nuke a whale. And that’s not much of an exaggeration. And thirty

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 30, 2020

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Sonos

On the positive side, the sh*tshow that is 2020 is almost half over. On the downside, there’s this. You’re welcome.

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Random music news for Friday, April 24, 2020

April 24, 2020April 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Billy Joel, Concerts, Eminem, Live Music, Marianne Faithfull, Minecraft, Phones, Pussy Riot, Radio, Rolling Stones, Scooter Braun, Sonos, Taylor Swift, Wu-Tang Clan

This former Disney Channel star is now doing porn. The Mouse is not pleased. Just thought I’d drop that before

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Random music news for Saturday, March 7, 2020

March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Tribe Called Red, Bernie Sanders, Coachella, David Crosby, Public Enemy, Radio, Sonos, Spotify, Universal

Here’s a topic worthy of exploration these days: edible vaccines. And here are 18 more common ways to die than

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Here’s the problem with Internet of Things products like Sonos

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Alan Cross 3 Comments Internet of Things, Smart Appliances, Sonos

I have a Sonos system in my house. I love it. But now that I’ve viewed this video, I might

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Random music news for Thursday, May 16, 2019

May 16, 2019May 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eurovision, Game of Thrones, Kanye West, KISS, Mick Jagger, Morrissey, Rick and Morty, Sonos, Soundtrap, Spotify, Todd Haynes, Tom Petty, Velvet Underround, Woodstock 50

It was 90 years ago today that the first-ever Academy Awards took place. Meanwhile, in the world for music news

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Random music news for Wednesday, February 6, 2019

February 6, 2019February 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Cassettes, Eagles, Embrace Presents, Indie, James Brown, Japan, Live Nation, Prodigy, Sonos

Happy 57th birthday, Axl Rose. And now for music news on February 6, 2019. A Foo Fighter got hurt and

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Random music news for Saturday, January 26, 2019

January 26, 2019January 25, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beatles, Ed Sheeran, Fortnite, Kanye West, Michael Jackson, Playlists, Sonos, Taylor Swift, The Game, Thomas Dolby, Weezer

On this day in 1998, Bill Clinton categorically stated “I did not have sexual relations for that woman.” He ended

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