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Music News 

Is this guy the new drummer for the Foo Fighters? Let’s connect some dots.

January 13, 2023January 16, 2023 Alan Cross 5 Comments Foo Fighters, Josh Freese, Queen, Roger Taylor, Rufus Taylor, The Darkness

Earlier this month, the Foo Fighters announced that they’re coming back with confirmation of three festival dates starting in May.

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Justin Hawkins of The Darkness comments on the quality of today’s music (You’ll see why I posted this if you look at the video description.)

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Justin Hawkins, New Music, Old Music, The Darkness

When you put something out there, you have no idea how (or if) it will come back. In this video

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, October 30, 2019

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments BABYMETAL, Dave Mustaine, Dr, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Liam Gallagher, Megadeth, Robbie Williams, Taylor Swift, The Darkness, Tom Morello, Who

Flying home today after the LA movie junket, so the entire day is lost to travel. Damn time zones. Time

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Recommended Music 

This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 25 December 2015

December 25, 2015December 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Best Coast, Courtney Barnett, Crocodiles, Grimes, health, Joanna Newsome, K.I.D., Nikki's Wives, Playlist, The Darkness, Vintage Trouble, Wolf Alice

I’ve been posting these Top 11 playlists since 2012 without missing a single week. This time, it’s my favourite picks

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Music Industry 

Random Music News for Tuesday, October 6, 2015

October 6, 2015October 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aaron Sorkin, Baboons, Beatles, Copyight, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Glass Lions, Jack White, Mick Jagger, Mike Peters, Spotify, Steve Jobs, The Alarm, The Darkness, Toronto, Tupac, Will Smith, Zimbabwe

Bad news: winter is coming. Good news: I can stop mowing the lawn soon. And now, the music news. Here’s

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music Episode 695

September 27, 2014September 27, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Captain Beefheart, David Byrne, David Thomas, Justin Hawkins, Lou Reed, Male Singers Who Cannot Sing, Robert Smith, Russell Mael, Sparks, Taking Heads, The Darkness, Tom Waits, Weird Male Singers

Last time, we looked at female alt-rock singers with unique and highly unusual voices who have nevertheless had a major

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