Random music news for Monday, February 1, 2021
I’m fascinated by the ‘Oumuamua mystery. Aliens? That would be cool. On to music news for February 1, 2021. Coachella 2021? Nope. At least not for April. There’s a hologram
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Random music news for Saturday, November 2, 2019
I heard Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” in a store already. And so it begins. Here’s music news for November 2, 2019. Speaking of Christmas creep,
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, August 22, 2019
Why can’t I get grass to grow in that one-square-foot spot on my front lawn? I’ve tried everything, including digging down eight inches and adding new soil. I’ll be thinking
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, August 14, 2019
Family Guy people: It’s Meg Griffin’s birthday (okay, so it’s really Mila Kunis’ birthday). That’s right. It’s a Meg episode. Now let’s take a look at music news for August
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On this day in 1977, the Tandy Corporation (parent of Radio Shack–remember them?) released the TRS-80, one of the first mass-produced personal computers. On to music news for August 3,
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Woodstock 50 has officially been canceled. Finally.
About time. And that’s all I have to say about that. Further details here, here, and here.
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Now a free festival, Woodstock 50 may have found a home at last, but at the most un-Woodstock of venues
[Reader John Duffy has this guest post on the viability of Woodstock 50. -AC] The never-ending saga of Woodstock 50 took what can only be described as a desperate turn
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, July 29, 2019
On this day in 1981, Prince Charles and Princess Diana were married. About 770 million people watched on TV. Now off to music news for July 29, 2019. Thom Yorke
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UPDATE: Woodstock 50 is still going ahead. One problem, though: No one is signed to play the festival. No wonder tickets will be free.
After being booted from/denied access to three different venues in New York State, Michael Lang and his merry band of Woodstock 50 organizers announced that the event has been moved
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, July 24, 2019
Last gig on the summer speaking tour tonight. We’ll pick things up with more events in the fall. Meanwhile. here’s music news for July 24, 2019. Boris Johnson is the
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, July 18, 2019
The speaking tour continues. Tonight I’m in Kamloops. If you’re in the area, come on out. Details here. Give it up, Woodstock 50. Just give up. The festival is not
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