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This is the oldest song in the world

November 3, 2020November 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Archeology, Oldest Song, Syria

Music has been around for tens of thousands of years, but it took the ancient Syrians to be the first

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Random music news for Monday, June 4, 2018

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dr. Luke, Emojis, Johnny Marr, Live365, Mick Jagger, Music Festivals, NASA, Roger Daltrey, Smiths, Star Trek, Syria, Tom Jones

It was on this day in 1989 that things all went very, very wrong for the protestors in Tiananmen Square

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Random music new for Tuesday, May 8, 2018

May 8, 2018May 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anything, Beatles, Beer, Cancon, DJ Khaled, Flaming Lips, George Harrison, Krist Novoselic, Lady Antebellum, LG, Liam Gallagher, Radio, Reunions, Smartphones, Syria

As of today, smallpox has been eradicated from the planet for 38 years. Take that, anti-vaxxers. And for music news

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Random music news for Thursday, April 19, 2018

April 19, 2018April 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Audiophiles, Bono, CBC, Drake, Facebook, KEXP, Prince, Record Store Day, Rolling Stones, Scalping, Sloan, Syria, Texture, Whistling

If you’re in Toronto, I’m holding another one of my Music Tech meetups TONIGHT at the Toronto Reference Library. There’s

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Even though it’s been torn apart by civil war, there’s still a metal scene in Syria

January 31, 2018January 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Civil War, Metal, Syria

If there’s a form of rock that’s spread to more regions of the earth than metal, I haven’t seen it.

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More Developments in the Manchester Concert Bombing

May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anastacia, Ariana Grande, Bono, Broken Social Scene, Katy Perry, Live Nation, Manchester, RAF, Security, Syria

The news keeps coming about the Manchester concert bombing. The UK paused for a minute of silence today at 11

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Random Music News for Tuesday, January 31, 2017

January 31, 2017January 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Copyright, David Lee Roth, Donald Trump, Grammys, Hugh's Room, Josh Homme, Mali, Ozzy Osbourne, Prince, Streaming, Syria

Goodbye, January. And now, some music news. Uh-oh. Has Tool hit a roadblock in the recording of their new album?

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Random Music News for Monday, December 26, 2016

December 26, 2016December 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, aliens, BandCamp, Beyonce, Blurred Lines, David Bowie, Electronica, Google, Kanye West, Nickelback, Syria, Tom Cruise

Was Santa good to you? Or are you going to fill those empty spaces in your soul by shopping on

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Random Music News for Tuesday, July 5, 2016

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Avett Brothers, Damon Albarn, Darryl McDaniel, Gwen Stefani, iPhone, Liam Gallagher, Lollapalooza, Michael Jackson, Primus, Prophets of Rage, Puscifer, Sarah McLachlan, Snow Patrol, Syria, Tim Alexander, Zika

If Dolly the Sheep was still with us, she’d be 20 years old today. And now, the music news. Prophets

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Random Music News for Friday, May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016May 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan McC, Apple Music, Bitcoin, Blink-182, David Bowie, Donald Trump, Drake, Gwen Stefani, iPhone, Led Zeppelin, Midnight, Palmyra, Prince, Rolling Stones, Saturday Night Live, Sony, Syria, Tom DeLonge

After the gravesite portion of a funeral Wednesday, I turned on my iPhone to see that someone near the cemetery

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Random Music News for Friday, January 8, 2015

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada Boy Vinyl, High-Res Audio, Isis, James Twyman, Syd Barrett, Syria

One week of January down, three to go. Hang in there. And now, the music news. Canada’s only vinyl pressing

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