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SLAYER + Wham’s “Last Christmas” = This

December 19, 2019December 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mashup, Slayer, Wham!

Let’s see ’em make a movie out of this mashup. (Via Tom)

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SLAYER + Wham! = This

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mashup, Slayer, Wham!

Oh, Internet. You make us laugh. (Via Tom)

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Music News 

I like this: PIG covers that Wham Christmas song

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Christmas Music, Cover Version, Pig, Wham!

One of the happiest sounding Christmas songs you’ll hear on those radio stations that go all-holiday music is “Last Christmas,”

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, June 22, 2018

June 22, 2018June 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Akon, Andrew Ridgely, Carpool Karaoke, Dave Grohl, David Lynch, Facebook, Flea, Google, Instagram, iPad, James Corden, Nine Inch Nails, Piers Morgan, Podcasts, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Taylor Swift, Trent Reznor, Wham!, XXXtenacion

Thirty-two years ago today, Diego Maradona scored his famous Hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup. Moving to

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A mashup of Slayer and Wham shouldn’t work–but it does.

June 14, 2018June 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments George Michael, Mashup, Slayer, Wham!

The best mashups feature the weirdest juxtapositions. Mating Slayer with Wham certainly ticks that box. (Via Tom)

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Unusual Christmas Song, Take 3: The Nursery Goes Dreampop with Wham Cover

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Last Christmas, Nursery, Wham!

Because nothing captures the holiday season like a dreampop version of Wham’s “Last Christmas.” God bless Toronto’s The Nursery for

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Music History 

Ever Hear the Original Version of Wham’s “Careless Whisper?”

December 30, 2016December 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Careless Whisper, George Michael, Jerry Wexler, Wham!

Around the time he was busking on the London Tube and playing in a ska band called The Executive, 17-year-old

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The Absolute Latest on the Death of George Michael, Dead at 53

December 27, 2016December 30, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2016, George Michael, RIP, Ska, The Executive, Wham!

The latest celebrity death in 2o16 is singer George Michael. He was found dead today (December 25) in bed after apparently

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Just In Case You Needed an Indie-Pop Cover of Wham’s Christmas Song

December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Milk & Bone, Wham!

Is it just me or are there more new Christmas recordings this year? Here’s a new one from Montreal’s Milk

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Random Music News for Saturday, December 26, 2015

December 26, 2015December 25, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Against Me!, Apple Music, Breaking Benjamin, Christmas Gifts, David Bowie, Ed Sheeran, King Louie, Lady Gaga, Laura Jane Grace, Spotify, Wham!

Boxing Day, Canada’s post-Christmas consumerist orgy. I just have enough time to offer up some music news before I head

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10 Band Names That Turned Out to Have Already Been Taken

October 12, 2015October 12, 2015 Alan Cross 14 Comments Beat, Bush, Bush-X, Chameleons, Charlatans, English Beat, London Suede, Mission, Nirvana, Oasis, One Direction, Smiths, Squeeze, Suede, Wham!

If it seems that all the good names are band names taken, you’re not far off. Despite the best intentions

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