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The US Government just re-sold Wu-Tang Clan’s ultra-rare Once Upon a Time in Shaolin CD.

July 28, 2021July 29, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Martin Shkreli, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, Wu-Tang Clan

The world’s rarest CD has been re-sold. Let’s recap: In 2015, Wu-Tang Clan recorded 31 tracks for an album entitled

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Wu-Tang Clan announces the “BIGGEST and HEAVIEST book in hip-hop history.” That’s an understatement.

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Book, Legacy, Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan, always keen to make an artistic statement (cf. the one-copy-only Once a Time in Shaolin CD that sold

Funny/Weird

The Chinese internet is very angry at a Canadian diplomat over his stylized Wu-Tang Clan t-shirt.

February 2, 2021February 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments China, Wu-Tang Clan

Take a look at the Wu-Tang logo. What do you see? I see some the band’s name written in a

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Random music news for Monday, November 16, 2020

November 16, 2020November 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Darkness, Donald Trump, Eminem, Justin Bieber, Korn, Lil Pump, Paul McCartney, Perry Farrell, Scott Weiland, Slash, Taylor Swift, Theremin, Tower Records, Vinyl, Wu-Tang Clan

Stupid sexy Flanders ass. One you investigate that, move on to music news for November 16, 2020. Coronavirus update: This

Movies

Brad Pitt is making a movie about a CD that cost $US2 million

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brad Pitt, Martin Shkreli, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, Wu-Tang Clan

Remember Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album? To make a statement about the value of music in

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Random music news for Friday, May 22, 2020

May 22, 2020May 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andy Gill, COVID-19, Death Angel, Facebook Live, Fyre Festival, Gang of Four, Guns N'Roses, Ice Cube, Instagram, Kendall Jenner, Live Nation, Marianne Faithfull, Mister Rogers, New Zealand, Nickelback, U2, Vinyl, Virtual Concerts, Wu-Tang Clan, YouTube

Remember when the US Memorial Day Weekend used to be a big time for blockbuster movies? This has already been

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Random music news for Friday, April 24, 2020

April 24, 2020April 23, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Billy Joel, Concerts, Eminem, Live Music, Marianne Faithfull, Minecraft, Phones, Pussy Riot, Radio, Rolling Stones, Scooter Braun, Sonos, Taylor Swift, Wu-Tang Clan

This former Disney Channel star is now doing porn. The Mouse is not pleased. Just thought I’d drop that before

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Random music news for Friday, February 14, 2020

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5G, Backstreet Boys, Cassettes, CBD, Corona Virus, Covd-10, Cure, Justin Bieber, Martin Scorsese, Ozzy, Robert Smith, Scooter Braun, Sean Spicer, Slowthai, Stephen Street, Wu-Tang Clan

In case you missed it, the corona virus now has an official name: Covid-19. While you ponder that, here’s music

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Random music news for Monday, November 25, 2019

November 25, 2019November 24, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beck, Campus Radio, Catherine Wheel, Christopher Walken, Circle Jerks, Cowbell, Faith No More, Guns 'N Roses, Michael Jackson, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, R. Kelly, Tool, Wu-Tang Clan

American Thanksgiving week. At least we’ll get some extra football on Thursday. Here’s music news for November 25, 2019. Christopher

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Random music news for Thursday, November 14, 2019

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, AI, Elton John, Eminem, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Old Town Road, Rod Stewart, Soundgarden, Trent Reznor, Wu-Tang Clan

Made it to Singapore. Here for a couple of days then through Hong Kong back to the home office–if protestors

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Meanwhile, at Glastonbury, Wu-Tang Clan covered Nirvana

June 30, 2019June 29, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Glastonbury, Nirvana, Wu-Tang Clan

Solid. Righteous. The @WuTangClan ain’t nuttin’ to fuck with, especially when they pay tribute to @Nirvana at Glastonbury. 👐🏻 pic.twitter.com/pslEteg59c

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