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Random music news for Tuesday, July 14, 2020

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dixie Chicks, Kanye, Lady A, Lady Antebellum, Marshmello, Will.i.am

Here’s an interesting side effect to the whole wearing-a-mask thing: learning to communicate more with your eyes. Good advice. Now

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Random music news for Wednesday, November 20, 2019

November 20, 2019November 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Madonna, Mel B, My Chemical Romance, Norah Jones, Qantas, Spice Girls, Will.i.am

On this day in 1985, v1.0 of Microsoft Windows was released. Tabbing over to music news for November 20, 2019…

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Random music news for Monday, April 1, 2019

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Arkells, CFL, Chris Rock, El Mocambo, Instagram, Jussie Smolett, Kanye West, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Nipsey Hussle, Record Store Day, Rolling Stones, Skrillex, Smart Speakers, Will.i.am

I HATE April Fool’s Day, so you can be assured that all the music news you’re about to read has

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How much music is there on Mars? More than you might think.

December 3, 2018December 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Green Day, Mars, Will.i.am

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] When InSight, NASA’s latest mission to Mars, touched down at 2:54

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Random music news for October 1, 2018

October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiophile, Black Eyed Peas, Blondie, Bono, Coffee, Donald Trum, Doug Seegers, iPhone, Kanye, Kanye West, Korn, Life is Beautiful, Sex Pistols, Will.i.am, Willie Nelson, Ye

Now that we’re into October, I feel I can enjoy pumpkin spice-laced foods without rushing the season. Let’s take a

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Tech 

Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas seems to have a good handle on the future of music

January 27, 2018January 26, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Eyed Peas, Will.i.am

Beyond merely being a member of one of the most successful bands of the last 20 years, Will.i.am is also

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Random Music News for Monday, January 22, 2018

January 22, 2018January 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Dolores O'Riordan, Exile on Main Street, Gwyneth Patrow, Jim Rodford, John Fogerty, Motley Crue, North Korea, Olympics, Proud Mary, RIP, Rod Stewart, Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkel, South Korea, Sting, Tom Petty, Will.i.am

It was on January 22, 1984, that this commercial ran once. It was during Super Bowl XVIII. It’s still one

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Music History 

A Brief History of Sending Music into Space

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blur, Chris Hadfield, Curiosity, European Space Agency, Music, NASA, Space, Will.i.am

Humans love music so much that we’re determined to export it to the rest of the universe. It started with

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Random Music News for Friday, September 8, 2017

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple Music, blockchain, Concrete and Gold, Facebook, Foo Fighters, Hulu, Kid Rock, Liam Gallagher, Smart Speakers, Smiths, Spotify, U2, Will.i.am

As I write this, I’m somewhere between Toronto and Tapei, heading for a music conference in Singapore. I’ll report back.

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Random Music News for Thursday, September 7, 2017

September 7, 2017September 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Can, Cher, Chris Cornell, Corey Taylor, Dashboards, Donald Trump, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Holgar Czukay, Hurricane Harvey, IMDB, Infotainment, Justin Timberlake, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Michael Jackson, Queens of the Stone Agte, Slipknot, Will.i.am

Forty years ago today, a 300-metre TV transmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, was hit by a light plane in dense

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Will.i.am Takes on Donald Trump with “Grab’m by the Pussy”

October 17, 2016October 16, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Parody, Will.i.am

Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas transformed himself into “Donald T. Rump” for this latest comment on the slimy US presidential

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