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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, January 20, 2023

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ukraine

When is a tank not a tank? When Ukraine classifies them as “recreational vehicles.” On to music news for January

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Music Industry 

The government of Belarus makes music piracy legal. Sort of.

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus, Piracy, Putin, Sanctions, Ukraine

Belarus, the Russia-adjacent country run by Putin’s buddy Alexander Lukashenko, has made it legal to steal music. Actually, the new

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Music News 

Pussy Riot has a new song that will piss off Vladimir Putin

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Pussy Riot, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, War

It’s Vlad losing it? Has he realized that he’s backed himself (and all of Russia) into a corner? Why did

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WTF? 

Watch Volodymyr Zelenskyy bust some moves in a weird dance clip from his past

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Comedian, Putin, Russia, Ukraine, Vlodomyr Zelenskyy

I love Volodymyr Zelenskyy. As someone of Ukrainian stock myself, this guy is not only inspiring his country to stand

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Monday, October 31, 2022

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Bono, Cannibal Corpse, DH Peligro, Gordon Lightfoott, Halloween, Kanye, Nightmares, Patti Smith, Pulp, Reunion, Snoop Dogg, Spotify, Streaming Music, Ukraine

Ugh. Halloween. The night when mini-extortionists in disguise are encouraged by their parents to demand unhealthy treats from strangers underscored

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Concerts 

War? What war? Ukrainian festival goes ahead as scheduled

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Festival, Hippies, Russia, Shypit Festival, Ukraine

Nothing it seems will stop Ukrainian hippies from attending the annual Shypit Festival. Then the Ukrainian military started rounding them

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Music News 

Roger Waters might sink a $500 million Pink Floyd catalogue sale with his stupid political comments

October 5, 2022October 6, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Catalogue, Israel, Palestine, Pink Floyd, Roger Waters, Russia, Syria, Ukraine

Roger Waters seems to be doing his absolute best to not only piss off his fans with his asinine political

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Music History 

Russia is torturing Ukrainian POWs with ABBA and Cher

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music As a Weapon, Russia, Torture, Ukraine

Using music as a weapon has been going on for centuries. In recent decades, everything from Metallica to the theme

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, August 11, 2022

August 11, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments ByteDance, CDs, Daryl Hunt, Donald Trump, K-Pop, Lady Gaga, Lamont Dozier, Motown, Noel Gallagher, Pogues, TikTok, U2, Ukraine, YouTube

If you feel that the world is spinning faster than ever before, you’re not wrong. Literally not wrong. Now try

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Music News 

Russian sanctions Canadian singer Chantal Kreviazuk for her support of Ukraine

August 6, 2022August 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kreviazuk, Raine Maida, Russia, Sanctions, Ukraine

If you can’t tell by her last name, Winnipeg-born Chantal Kreviazuk is of Ukrainian stock. Since Russia invaded Ukraine back

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Monday, July 4, 2022

July 4, 2022July 3, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bourbon Tabernacle Choir, Britney Spears, Geddy Lee, Holocaust, Metaverse, Michael Jackson, Mike Mills, Music Licensing, Napster, REM, Rush, Sony, Tom DeLonge, Ukraine

THIS JUST IN: Video from the presidential SUV when the Secret Service refused to take Trump the Capitol on January

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