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Random music news for Monday, January 18, 2021

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Wood, Ariel Pink, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Fatboy Slim, Foo Fighters, Grunge, Joe Biden, John Lennon, Lady Gaga, Marianne Faithfull, Mother Love Bone, Peleton, Spotify, Yoko Ono

Attention, Batman fans. You could have purchased Batman #1 if you had this much money. You probably don’t, so let’s

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Random music news for Thursday, November 12, 2020

November 12, 2020November 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, AI, Beatles, Boston, Britney Spears, John Lennon, Questlove, Radio, Sean Lennon, Spotify, System of a Down, Techno, TikTok, Tom Scholz, Wendy Carlos, Yoko Ono

Now we have to worry about universal warming? Great. I’d rather just deal with music news for November 12, 2020.

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Random music news for Saturday, October 3, 2020

October 3, 2020October 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cats, Fleetwood Mac, Giddy, Google, Joe Biden, John Lennon, Oasis, Radio, Sex in the City, Spinal Tap, Teenage Engineering, TikTok, Yoko Ono

A interesting point, don’t you think? Here’s what’s going on in music news for October 3, 2020. Coronavirus update 1:

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 22, 2020

September 22, 2020September 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Amazon, Britpop, COVID-19, Dakota Tavern, Dr. Dre, John Lennon, Kanye, Live Music, Live Nation, Mark David Chapman, Smart Speakers, Yoko Ono

No. Just…no. Let’s begin the first day of autumn with music news for September 22, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: There

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Random music news for Thursday, September 6, 2018

September 6, 2018September 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Watch, Atomic Radio, Beatles, Demi Lovato, Ethan Hawke, GWAR, Gwen Stefani, Orwells, Rick and Morty, Yoko Ono

Off to Vancouver today to cover the Skookum Festival. I just have time to report on some music news for

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Movies 

John and Yoko’s 1972 Imagine film is coming back to theatres

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Imagine., John Lennon, Yoko Ono

Still fresh from the breakup of The Beatles, John Lennon got to work on music that would become the Imagine

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Random music news for Thursday, May 31, 2018

May 31, 2018May 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Apple, Boyzone, Facebook, Google, Janis Ian, Jeff Goldblum, Lisa Gerrard, Lollapalooza, Motley Crue, Papua New Guinea, Punk Rock, Sonic Attacks, Thailand, Tommy Lee, Twitter, Yoko Ono

Thirty-two years ago today there was a massive tornado outbreak that hit areas around Barrie, Ontario. It was bad. As

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Did you steal Yoko Ono’s rock?

April 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Gardiner Museum, Riverbed, Yoko Ono

Toronto police are investigating the theft of a rock–like, a pebble–from the Yoko Ono exhibit at the Gardiner Museum. The

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Random Music News for Tuesday, February 20, 2018

February 20, 2018February 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Arcade Fire, Cowbell, Drake, Elon Musk, Great White, HomePod, iPod, Lonely Vagabond, Northern Touch, Social Media, Spotify, Tesla, The Station, Win Butler, Yoko Ono

Fifteen years ago today, one of the worst concert tragedies in history happened with a pyro display during a Great

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Yoko Ono Has Something to Say to Donald Trump

November 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Primal Scream, Yoko Ono

The Widow Lennon is not a fan of the 45th president of the United States. She had this to say:

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, September 21, 2017

September 21, 2017September 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Android, Apple Music, Apple Watch, David Bowie, David Lynch, Global Citizen Festival, iPhone, John Lennon, New Order, Peter Hook, Twin Peaks, Yoko Ono

It’s still summer. Tomorrow, though…  Here’s some music news for September 21. This weekend’s Global Citizen Festival in New York

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