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Random music news for Monday, December 19, 2022

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment AI, Alzheimer's, Riffusion, Rolling Stones, Songwriting, Tencent, The Cure, TikTok, Touring

If you’re into the coming metaverse, doesn’t this make you think of the technology in Ready Player One? And what

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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 Thursday, December 3, 2020

December 3, 2020December 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2021, Aerosmith, Barack Obama, BTS, Cheap Trick, Dolly Parton, Drake, Elektra, KISS, Microsoft, Record Store Day, Spotify, Starz, Tencent, Travis Scott, Video Games, YouTube

When we finally get back to traveling, I think I’m gonna get me one of these. Meanwhile, more pandemic distraction

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Random music news for Tuesday, August 11, 2020

August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bryan Adams, Jimi Hendrix, Mi-Sex, Radio, Tencent

Dr. Seuss’ classic Green Eggs and Ham turns 60 tomorrow. There’s an interesting backstory, too. In music news for August

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Random music news for Monday, June 15, 2020.

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Beatles, Darkness, Henry Rollins, Justin Hawkins, Liam Gallagher, Matt Bellamy, Muse, Noel Gallagher, Protest Songs, Song of the Summer, Tencent

Ew. Gross. Now cleanse your mind from those images by browsing through music news for June 15, 2020. Radio folk

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Random music news for Wednesday, January 1, 2020

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Goth, Mariah Carey, Massive Attack, Mike Portnoy, Rush, Tencent, Travis Barker, Universal

It’s the future. Time for the first roundup of music news of the new decade. Here’s a list of all

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Random music news for Wednesday, September 11, 2019

September 11, 2019September 10, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Microsoft, Ozzy Osbourne, Post Malone, Robbie Williams, Robert Plant, Taylor Swift, Tencent, Weezer

I’ll be weirded out by this date for the rest of my life. Let’s deflect from that by looking at

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Random music news for Tuesday, December 4, 2018

December 4, 2018December 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4:20, AIDS, Bono, Bootlegs, Brian Wilson, Classical Music, Cowbells, David Bowie, EMI, Grammy Awards, Guitarists, iPhone, Mashup, Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, Muse, Music sales, Ozzy Osbourne, Saudi Arabia, Tencent, Thriller, Vinyl, Ziggy Stardust

I understand why people back into parking spaces at the mall, but when it’s crowded and busy during the holiday

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 10, 2018

July 10, 2018July 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, BlackPink, Blur, Fifty Shades of Grey, Graham Coxon, Pirate Radio, Rolling Stones, Tencent, Univesal

I think I speak for all of us with gross feet: men in opened-toed sandals anywhere but at the beach

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Random music news for Friday, July 6, 2018

July 6, 2018July 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Apple, Beatles, Childish Gambino, Devo, Donald Trump, Drake, Isis, John Waters, Kinks, Last Showman, Neil Young, Netflix, Patrick Stewart, Rolling Stones, Ronnie Wood, Snoop Dogg, Tencent, Tupac, Victor Jara, Walk of Fame, World Cup

Between the national holidays in Canada and the US combined with the World Cup and the oppressive heat over much

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Random music news for Wednesday, May 2, 2018

May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ellen, Gibson, Instagram, iTunes, Jets, Kanye West, KISS, Nashville Predators, Post Malone, Sweden, Taylor Swift, Tencent, U2, Winnipeg

After a day without Internet, TV or wifi due to technical issues, I’m back in business. Damn, that was some

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