Random music news for Thursday, January 3, 2019
It won’t be long until the Christmas shopping credit card bills start coming in. It’s the most un-wonderful time of the year. Like New Year’s predictions? Here are ten regarding
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There’s a Toronto Music Benefit to Help Islands Devastated by Hurricane Irma (and Maybe Maria)
Anyone who has spent time anywhere in the Leeward Islands has to be heartbroken about the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma. Much of Sint Maarten/St. Martin is just…gone. Barbuda is
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Back to That Private New Year’s Eve Party in St. Barts: Entertainment Came from Paul McCartney and The Killers
I’ve got something of an obsession about the New Year’s Eve party held each year on the private estate of Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich on his 80-acre compound on the
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The Private New Year’s Eve Party That Will Featuring the Rolling Stones (and Maybe Paul McCartney) UPDATE: Not Just The Stones…
UPDATE: Yeah, The Stones were there, but–well, just read on. St. Barths is an eight-square-mile piece of paradise a ten-minute hop from Sint Maarten. Most guests fly in on WinAir’s
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Random Music News for Wednesday, December 21, 2016
It’s now winter. Only three months to go. And now, music news… Apparently, Andrea Bocelli will NOT perform at the Trump inauguration. Too much backlash from fans. Remember Richard Marx?
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Prince Is Playing a House Party on New Year’s Eve. I’d Kill to be There.
Roman Abramovitch, the Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea in the English Premiere League, loves the French Caribbean island of St. Barths. He loves it so much that he managed
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Black Keys Drummer Dislocates Shoulder in Swimming Accident. Of Course, It’s Instagrammed.
Years ago, I went swimming in the surf of a beach called Saline in St. Barts. It’s a broad, sandy beach with swells that make it just about perfect for
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Geeks&Beats Episode 84: Live from the NE Caribbean Command Outpost
If you’ve sent an email to alan@alancross.ca over the last few days, you’ll have seen my out-of-office message. That’s because I’m here. Yes, that’s the view. Yet because I care
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This One Direction-Related Publishing Deal Makes Me Weep for the Industry
The Fifty Shades series is one of the most abdominal pieces of shit of this century. Not only it is highly offensive to the sexual sensibilities of both men and
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Erotic Fan Fiction Based on One Direction? Eww….
Before there was Fifty Shades of Grey, EL James wrote fan fiction based on the characters in Twilight. Eww. That somehow got morphed into a trilogy of horribly-written, extreme misogynistic
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Is the World’s Biggest Private New Year’s Party On This Year or Not?
Every year the Russian billionaire (and owner of Chelsea FC) Roman Abramovich holds a massive New Year’s Eve party at his compound on the Caribbean island of St. Barts. A-listers
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