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Random music news for Thursday, April 21, 2022

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Covid, Listerine, Mask Mandates, Record Store Day, Rush, Touring

As you read this, I’m somewhere between Singapore and Toronto connecting through Doha. I have no idea what time it

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Random music news for Wednesday, March 16, 2022

March 16, 2022March 16, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment ABBA, BandCamp, Covid, Daryl Hall, Dolly Parton, Donald Trump, Ed Sheeran, Jimmy Page, Song Catalogues, Steve Albini, Touring, Van Halen

A rideable robot goat? From a motorcycle manufacturer? Yep. Let’s try some music news for March 16, 2022. Just as

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Coldplay: “We’ll stop making music in 2025.”

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Chris Martin, Coldplay, Touring

Over the last decade, Chris Martin has speculated on the future of Coldplay. This week he spelled out exactly when

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Coldplay’s next tour will be powered by recycled batteries from BMW

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments BMW, Coldplay, Music of the Spheres, Touring

A couple of years back, Coldplay vowed not to tour until they found a way to do it in an

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Music Industry 

Metallica COVID insurance lawsuit could end up being a big deal for everyone

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Insurance, Lawsuit, Lloyd's of London, Metallica, Touring

When any artist goes on tour, they need to purchase insurance just in case something goes wrong. You’d be crazy

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Ever wanted to eat like a roadie? Now you can with The Roadie Cookbook.

August 13, 2021August 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cookbook, Mental Health, Music Support, Roadies, Stagehand, Touring

Back when tours rolled across the world, thousands of roadies made it possible. But with COVID having screwed things up,

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, August 6, 2021

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 440 hz, Beatles, Dr Dre, Emo, EU, Rihanna, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Styx, The Weeknd, Touring, U2, Wu-Tang Clan

What happens on the internet in a minute? This. I wonder how many people are looking at music news for

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SOCAN offering travel assistance to help musicians get back on the road

July 18, 2021July 17, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Grants, Performance, SOCAN, SOCAN Foundation, Tour, Touring, Travel, Travel Assistance Grant

This could be music to many people’s ears: The SOCAN Foundation is once again accepting applications for its Travel Assistance

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Movies 

What’s it like to be on tour? Here’s a documentary on that.

June 6, 2021June 6, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, Touring

And, for a change, this documentary on touring “100% Dave Grohl-free.” (Via Tom)

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Dave Grohl’s new documentary, What Drives Us, is out now. Watch the trailer and a couple of clips here.

May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Touring, What Drives Us

In the absence of any kind of Foo Fighters tour in the foreseeable future, Dave Grohl has been keeping busy

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Music Industry 

How bad is it for British musicians? Worse than you may think.

March 2, 2021March 3, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Boris Johnson, Brexit, Touring, UK

Like other domestic music industries around the world, things in Britain have been decimated by the coronavirus. In many cases,

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