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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, September 19, 2022

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Bunny, Billy Corgan, Chris Cornell, Lil Nas X, Mariah Carey, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Phantom of the Opera, Slipknot, Status Quo, Trailer Park Boys, Turntables, VIcky Cornell

Funeral day with more than 4.1 billion people watching the coverage. Did you get the day off? Me, neither. I

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, May 28, 2022

May 28, 2022May 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, BTS, Creed, Harry Styles, Liam Gallagher, Metaverse, NFTs, Noel Gallagher, NRA, Playlists, Ringo Starr, Spotify, Turntables, Voyage

This is why we can’t have nice things. We can have music news for May 28, 2022, though. The killer

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Gadgets 

Looking for a new turntable? How about this Metallica-inspired model?

May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Metallica, Pro-Ject, Turntables

One of the better turntable manufacturers out there is Pro-Ject (I have one for my main stereo). They’re also pretty

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, March 26, 2022

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Apple, CFNY, Genesis, Grimes, Hyperpop, iPhones, Killers, Korn, MiniDisc, Music News, Smiths, Spirit of Radio, Spotify, Turntables

Uh, nope. And no thanks to this, too. I’d rather just read music news for March 26, 2022. If you

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, March 2, 2022

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Biopic, Lollapalooza, Madonna, Marc Gieger, South Korea, Spotify, Turntables

How would AI apply for a job as a musician? Like this. Let’s now try some music news for March

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, December 14, 2021

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Beatles, Brian Eno, Covid, Evanescence, Jimmy Buffet, Max's Kansas City, Spotify, Stella McCartney, Turntables

Peleton had a Sex in the City PR problem. Then they fixed it with Ryan Reynolds. Nice save. As for

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WTF? 

Ongoing History Daily: Satanic message interpreter

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Backwards Masking, Record Reverser, Satanic Messages, Turntables

Got an old turntable that’s gathering dust?  Interested in whether there really are satanic messages on some of those old

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, September 24, 1991.

September 24, 2021September 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian May, Concerts, Gen Z, John Lennon, Kelly Clarkson, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soundgarden, TikTok, Turntables, Vinyl, YouTube

On this day in 1991, Nirvana’s Nevermind, BloodSugarSexMagick, and Badmotorfinger from Soundgarden were all released. Yes, on the same day.

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, July 20, 2021

July 20, 2021July 21, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment AC/DC, Adele, Aerosmith, BIGSOUND, Circle Jerks, Covid, Donald Trump, Faces, Iron Maiden, Johnny Lydon, Killers, Live Nation, Pro-Ject, Reunion, Rod Stewart, Sex Pistols, Turntables, Weezer

Is there a more Sisiphyian job on the planet than fetching shopping carts back to the store at Costco? Moving

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The first attempt to kill vinyl happened in the 1950s

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mono, Stereo, Turntables, Vinyl

Music on rotating discs has been with us since the late 1800s. The vinyl record has been with us since

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Music History 

Remembering the introduction of the 45 RPM record in 1949

May 9, 2021May 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 45 RPM single, 7-inch single, RCA, Turntables

In June 1948, Columbia Records shocked the recorded music industry by introducing a replacement for the venerable 10-inch 78 RPM

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