2022 – Liz Truss acts as UK Prime Minister for just forty-five days. 158 die in a crowd crush in South Korea. Russia wages war in Ukraine. Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history, passes away at the age of ninety-six. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shot and killed. Roe vContinue reading “2022: The Year In Music”
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2021: The Year In Music
2021 – COVID-19 vaccines are given out, and lockdown restrictions are eased. Hundreds of rioters storm the US Capitol building. A cargo ship blocks the Suez Canal for six days. The “Friends” cast reunite for a special episode. Italy beat England on penalties in the Euros final. Messi leaves Barcelona for PSG and Ronaldo re-joinsContinue reading “2021: The Year In Music”
2020: The Year In Music
2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic forced the world into lockdown. Joe Biden is elected US President. Boris Johnson secures a Brexit deal for the UK. George Floyd’s death at the hands of a US police officer sparks the “Black Lives Matter” protests. The Beirut port explosion kills 200 and injures thousands. And, in (hopefully) someContinue reading “2020: The Year In Music”
2019: The Year In Music
2019 – Hong Kong protests China’s undemocratic rulings, Algerians protest their president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Sudanese protest their president Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Chileans protest inequality, Iraq protests its government, Iran protests fuel subsidies, and elsewhere Bolivia, India, Nicaragua and Russia all partake in “The Year of Protests”. The first picture of a black hole is taken.Continue reading “2019: The Year In Music”
2017: The Year In Music
2017 – Britain triggers Article 50, finalizing Brexit. Donald Trump is inaugurated as President of the United States. Macron is elected President of France. The Manchester Arena bombing kills twenty-two. The Grenfell Tower fire kills seventy-two. The Las Vegas shooting kills fifty-eight. An overwhelmingly despairing year for news … so can the music make usContinue reading “2017: The Year In Music”
2015: The Year In Music
2015 – The Charlie Hebdo Offices are attacked in Paris, killing twelve people. Jeremy Clarkson punches a Top Gear producer and is fired. David Cameron’s Conservatives win the UK General Election, no longer needing a coalition with the Lib Dems. Sepp Blatter resigns from FIFA. Facebook passes a billion users. VW recalls 482,000 diesel carsContinue reading “2015: The Year In Music”
2014: The Year In Music
2014 – Scotland votes to remain part of the UK. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears. Ebola outbreaks are declared in West Africa. Russia annexes Crimea and threatens the rest of Ukraine. Israel and Gaza have a 50 day conflict that sees many innocents killed. History seems doomed to repeat itself … so let’s see ifContinue reading “2014: The Year In Music”
2013: The Year In Music
2013 – Horse meat is found in supermarket products. Alex Ferguson steps down as Manchester United manager after twenty-six years. Andy Murray wins Wimbledon. Couples of the same sex are given the right to marry in the UK. Nelson Mandela passes away at age 95. Some big things happened in the world … so let’sContinue reading “2013: The Year In Music”
2011: The Year In Music
2011 – a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hits off the coast of Japan, near the city of Sendai, triggering a huge tsunami. Millions tune in for the royal wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William. The US announces that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed. Amy Winehouse is found dead at the age ofContinue reading “2011: The Year In Music”
2010: The Year In Music
2010 – Earthquakes devastate both Chile and Haiti. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill damages the ocean in irreparable ways. Instagram launches. Antimatter is successfully trapped for the first time. The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupts. I never want to type that word again … so let’s hope the music makes me want to listen to itContinue reading “2010: The Year In Music”
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