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Random music news for Monday, January 25, 2021

January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Daniel Lanois, EVs, Guitar Solos, Judas Priest, Marc Maron, Metal, Rob Halford, Sony, TikTok, Trapt, Ultra Music Festival

If you don’t have enough to fret about, take a look at Satanist robots and vampire dolls. Got that? Then

Random music news for Thursday, January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021January 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, Billie Eilish, Bryan Adams, Eddie Van Halen, Geddy Lee, Jim Vallance, Jimi Hendrix, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Led Zeppelin, Rob Zombie, Sony, Vancouver Symphony

Just what I need: a robot that will fetch me wine. I also could use some music news for January

Random music news for Wednesday, January 13, 2021

January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Trebek, Biopic, Danny Boyle, Guitars, Jeopardy, KISS, KKR, Magicians, Mountain Dew, Radio, Ryan Tedder, Sex Pistols, Smart Speakers, Song Catalogues, Sony, Virtual Concerts

Fun fact (via Sean): Magicians have been sawing women in half for a hundred years now. Who knew? Now educate

Random music news for Friday, October 16, 2020

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beats, Christopher Cross, Concerts, Danny Carey, David Crosby, Eddie Van Halen, Festivals, Gene Simmons, Nextmag, Phil Collins, Prison Music, Sony, Streaming, TikTok, Tom Wilson, Tool, Van Halen

I could use a face mask like this. We all could. And we can also use some music news for

Random music news for Wednesday, August 5, 2020

August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dr. Dre, Glastonbury, Google Play Music, Influencers, Kanye, Killers, Ozzy, Podcasts, Sony, UB40, Warner Music

Still on vacation staycation. Still haven’t accomplished much around the house–except for putting together music news for August 5, 2020.

Random music news for Friday, July 17, 2020

July 17, 2020July 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Britney Spears, COVID-19, Dan Reynold, Drive-In Concerts, Facebook, Imagine Dragons, Kanye West, Live Nation, Podcasts, Sony, Spotify, Twitter, Zoom

Wednesday’s Twitter hack could be worse that we thought. Add that to the pile of crap that is 2020. Let’s

Random music news for Friday, April 3, 2020

April 3, 2020April 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments BTS, Dave Grohl, Dolly Parton, Elon Musk, Justin Bieber, Public Enemy, Radio, Samuel L. Jackson, Sony, Taylor Swift

Stay inside. Take it from Samuel L. Jackson. And now, music news for Friday, April 3, 2020. Coronavirus update 1:

CES 2020: A new car is unveiled by…Sony?

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Sony, Vision-S

I’m in Las Vegas all this week attending 2020, the massive showcase of all matter of consumer electronics. These are

There’s a new High-Res Audio remix of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” for upcoming box set

November 17, 2019November 16, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment 360 Reality Audio, David Bowie, Sony, Tony Visconti

Tony Visconti, David Bowie’s favourite producer back in the day, has remixed Bowie’s ’69 hit, “Space Oddity” for Sony’s new

Random music news for Monday, November 11, 2019

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Cassettes, Ed Sheeran, Headphones, Miley Cyrus, Music Map, Neil Young, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, Qobuz, Radiohead, Ric Ocasek, Sony

Leonardo DiCaprio turns 45 today. He still looks, like, 17. Moving on to music news for November 11, 2019… If

Random music news for Wednesday, October 16, 2019

October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christian Music, Def Leppard, Donald Trump, Fall Out Boy, Fyre Festival, Gary Glitter, Green Day, Hi-Res Audio, Ja Jule, Joker, K-Pop, Mixtapes, Playlists, Sony

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t need another one of those, ever. Otherwise, how

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From a young hotshot TV producer to one of the world’s top sports executives, Keith Pelley continues to chase his dreams. As Keith puts it, “life is about adventures”, and what an epic one he’s been on, culminating with the European Golf Tour where he’s now CEO and Commissioner. In this episode Keith shares stories […]
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