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Random music news for Thursday, January 28, 2021

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, Beats, Brexit, Dad Rock, Dave Grohl, Ecstasy, Eddie Van Halen, Phil Collins, Podcasting, Psylicibin, Sloan, Spotify

Need a nap after lunch? You will be doing your boss a favour (and yourself, too). I have a quick

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What the hell is going on with this explosion in sea shanties?

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Sea Shanties, Spotify, TikTok

Who would have expected that sea shanties–often centuries old sailor worksongs–would become a massive social media trend? Just go to

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Random music news for Monday, January 18, 2021

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Wood, Ariel Pink, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Fatboy Slim, Foo Fighters, Grunge, Joe Biden, John Lennon, Lady Gaga, Marianne Faithfull, Mother Love Bone, Peleton, Spotify, Yoko Ono

Attention, Batman fans. You could have purchased Batman #1 if you had this much money. You probably don’t, so let’s

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Random music news for Monday, January 11, 2021

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Albums, Apple, Ariel Pink, Astronomy, Bad Wolves, Elvis Presley, Ganymede, Gene Simmons, Gibson, iPhone, Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda, Simpsons, Spotify, System of a Down, Twitch

This is Blue Monday, right? It’s supposedly the most depressing day of the year. Hopefully, it’s at least sunny where

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Random music news for Friday, January 8, 2020

January 8, 2021January 7, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Choice Prize, Clerks, Foo Fighters, Happy Mondays, Jamiroquai, Kanye West, Kevin Smith, Kim Kardashian, Livestreams, Metal, Metallica, Miley Cyrus, Spotify, The Weeknd, TikTok

If you’re the kind of person who enjoys doomscrolling, take a look at this. If you can, move from that

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Random music news for Friday, January 1, 2021

January 1, 2021January 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ambient Music, Audiophiles, Christmas songs, Eve 6, George Harrison, Oasis, Optical Illusions, Paul McCartney, Plagiarism, Spinal Tap, Spotify, Ticketmaster, TikTok

It’s over. The next couple of months will be rough, but things WILL get better this year. Meanwhile, distract yourself

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Would you like an AI to abuse your taste in music? Glad to help.

December 27, 2020December 24, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments AI, Spotify

Back in the day, we’d make a weekly trip to The Record Peddler on Carlton, right across from Maple Leaf

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Random music news for Monday, December 21, 2020

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Music, Fadel Shaker, Megan Thee Stallion, Mobile Phones, Noel Gallagher, Paul McCartney, Spotify, Tencent, Universal Music, Universal Music Group

Would you like some Baby Yoda with that Google search? You’re welcome. Here’s another round of music news, this time

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Random music news for Friday, December 18, 2020

December 18, 2020December 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments As I Lay Dying, Bugatti, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, Live Music, Matador, Mick Jagger, Netflix, Paul McCartney, Piracy, Ramones, RIAA, Ringo Starr, Speakers, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Tim Lambesis

One week until Christmas. Feeling it yet? Maybe some music news for December 18, 2020, will help. Imagine a Spotify

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Spotify has issued another year-end report: The state of artists on the platform

December 12, 2020December 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Spotify, Year-end

As part of a continuing series of year-end posts, Spotify has some stats for artists who used the service in

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Random music news for Wednesday, December 9, 2020

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Breakdancing, Cher, Daniel Ek, Drake, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Michael Lang, Neil Young, Olympics, Police, Sinead O'Connor, Spotify, Wayne's World, Woodstock

Before we begin, who doesn’t love news bloopers? Moving to music news for December 9, 2020… If this album sells

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