Random music news for Thursday, October 5, 2023
Arriving back home from Scotland with the wee pup. (See below.) She slept just long enough for me to compile music news for October 5, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: The
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Random music news for Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Brotox. It’s a thing. So is National Polka Day, which is today. So is music news for August 9, 2023. More music news? Look here. BONUS: This is the summer’s most ridiculous horror
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Random music news for Monday, February 27, 2023
If you haven’t seen Shoresy yet–it’s a Letterkenny spinoff available on Crave–you must. It’s the funniest and most foul take on hockey since Slapshot. Highly recommended. And now some recommendations for music news
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Random music news for Thursday, February 13, 2020
Still looking for that perfect anti-Valentine’s Day gift? Buy your ex a cockroach. Moving to music news for February 13, 2020… The Foo Fighters’ new album is done. Details soon, apparently. More than
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Random music news for Wednesday, January 29, 2020
I had planned a trip to SE Asia to visit my goddaughter for her second birthday, but now maybe not, you know? Here’s music news for January 29, 2020. Ratings for the Grammy
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This band has pledged to use old t-shirts to make new merch
What does an artist do with merch left over from a tour? In the case of The 1975, they’re planning to recycle unsold t-shirts. Fans planning to attend dates on the band’s Notes
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Twickets wants to make ticket reselling ethical
What do Eric Church, The 1975, Muse, Queen, Ed Sheeran and Bryan Ferry have in common? Or Mumford & Sons, Spice Girls, George Ezra, Adele, Arctic Monkeys, the Pixies and Noel Gallagher? They’re
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Matty Healy’s domino effect after trumpeting the singular greatness of The 1975.
Matty Healy of The 1975 gave an interview to Billboard magazine recently that’s elicited a bit of a response. Amidst the drug addiction revelations, Mr. Healy seems to throw a shovelful of dirt
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And the Winner of the 2016 Mercury Prize Is…
…Skepta and his album, Konnichiwa. The grime rapper went into the final judging for the 2016 Mercury Prize with odds of 7-1 behind the favourite, David Bowie’s Blackstar. The Mercury Prize is an
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One of Taylor Swift’s Exes Finally Writes a Song About HER
Taylor Swift has become fantastically wealthy by writing hit songs about her failed relationships: “I Knew You Were Trouble” and “Dear John” (her issues with John Mayer), “Last Kiss” and “Better Than Revenge”
Read MoreAre Windowed Releases Coming to Music? I’d Bet on It
We’re already well trained when it comes to movies. First, a film is shown in the theatres across the five regions of the world (North America is Region One). That’s followed by a
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