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Random music news for Monday, December 21, 2020

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Music, Fadel Shaker, Megan Thee Stallion, Mobile Phones, Noel Gallagher, Paul McCartney, Spotify, Tencent, Universal Music, Universal Music Group

Would you like some Baby Yoda with that Google search? You’re welcome. Here’s another round of music news, this time

Random music news for Monday, October 12, 2020

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Oyster Cult, Death Metal, Donald Trump, Eddie Van Halen, Florida Man, Gary Numan, Johnny Lydon, Marvin Gaye, Phil Collins, Simon Cowell, Strictly Come Dancing, Universal Music

Happy Thanksgiving! (Yes, American readers, we have our own that doesn’t seem to involve an orgy of shopping.) It’s a

Random music news for Wednesday, April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020March 31, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ableton Live, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Drums, Isolated Tracks, Live Nation, Lizzo, Martin Atkins, StubHub, Sync, Tiger King, Universal Music

This is NOT an April Fool’s joke: Dogs are being trained to sniff out the coronavirus. And should you wear

Random music news for Friday, December 6, 2019

December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments All I Want for Christmas Is You, Billie Eilish, Iceland, Krusty the Clown, Mariah Carey, TikTok, Travis Scott, Universal Music, Van Halen

Who’s getting impeached for Christmas? I think I know whoooooo… On to music news for December 6, 2019. BAD TikTok.

Random music news for Monday, October 21, 2019

October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment AC-DC, Bass, Bon Scott, Lady Gaga, Lenny Kravitz, Madonna, Universal Music, Video Games, Zoe Kravitz

Election day. As soon as you’re done with reading music news for October 21, 2019, go vote. Apologies for the

The Universal-Soundgarden fight over the 2008 master tapes fire rages on

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Fire, Soundgarden, Universal Music

The night over the Great Master Tapes Fire of 2008 continues. To recap, a number of artists have filed suit

Random music news for Tuesday, July 30, 2019

July 30, 2019July 30, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian Jones, Casey Kasem, Heavy Montreal, Metallica, NASA, Pledgemusic, Universal Music, YouTube

On this day in 1962, the Trans-Canada highway opened for business, making it the longest national highway on the planet.

Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 236: The Day the Music Burned

July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Universal Music

The New York Times recently exposed what could be possibly the most devastating cover-up of the music industry in recent history. Crack show

Random music news for Monday, March 18, 2019

March 18, 2019March 17, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Burton Cummings, Fall Out Boy, Flogging Molly, Fyre Festival, George Michael, Google, Green Day, Michael Jackson, Paris Jackson, Radiohead, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Universal Music

And how are we after St. Patrick’s Day? I wonder what absenteeism is like today. Ponder that as we go

Random music news for Tuesday, January 15, 2019

January 15, 2019January 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Apple, CES, Chumbawamba, Classical Music, iPhone, Lady Gaga, R. Kelly, Samsung, Super Bowl, Tidal, Travis Scott, Twisted Sister, Twitter, Universal Music, Vivendi, YouTube

Okay, okay! I’ll take the Christmas tree down this weekend. I’ve been busy doing things like gathering music news. Here’s

Random music news for Tuesday, November 20, 2018

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Star is Born, Aerosmith, Apple, Bon Jovi, Bradley Cooper, BTS, Casy Kasem, iPhones, Joe Perry, Lady Gaga, Millennial Radio, Music sales, No Sleep Til Sudbury, Noel Gallagher, Shrek, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Universal Music, Warner Music, YouTube

Now in transit home from Thailand. By the time I get home, I’ll have been traveling for 32 hours. Ouch.

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