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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post-Punk Explosion part 6: Ska

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments First Wave, Fourth Wave, Jazz, Post-punk, Second Wave, Ska, Third Wave

Every once in a while, music enters a period of flux where the direction of everything is, to put it

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: A very weird U2 lawsuit

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Deaf, France, Insurance, Lawsuit, Security, U2

When a band goes on tour, they can never, ever be too careful. Same thing goes for promoters. If there’s

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Ongoing History Daily: The mysterious instrument known as the “lituus.”

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bach, Edinburgh, Lituus, Rome

Bored with traditional guitar/bass/drums arrangements for rock?  Then maybe you need the Lituus. This was an eight-foot trumpet-like instrument that

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Give Eddie a call

August 10, 2022August 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder has always tended to do things a little differently–and back in the early days of the band, he

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Ongoing History Daily: Beastie Boys Square

August 9, 2022August 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Beastie Boys Square, Licensed to Ill, Ludlow, New York, Paul's Boutique, Rivington

On July 25, 1989, the Beastie Boys released their second album, Paul’s Boutique. This was the follow-up to the massively

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Franz Ferdinand facts

August 8, 2022August 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Kapranos, Franz Ferdinand, Nick McCarthy, Ongoing History

Here are some things you might not know about Franz Ferdinand: (1) Singer Alex Kapranos met guitarist Nick McCarthy at

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post-Punk Explosion part 5: Goth

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Goth, Gothic, Mary Shelley, Post-punk, Vampires

On April 10, 1815, a volcano erupted in the central part of the Indonesian archipelago. Mount Tambora blew up, ejecting

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The litigious states of America

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cure, Fans, Lawsuit

Being in a band can be a lot more complicated than you might realize. One thing all successful groups have

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The U2 brawl

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Larry Mullen, The Edge, U2

From the outside, U2 has always seemed to have it together.  They’ve got this all-for-one, one-for-all thing going.  No line-up

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The lowest note in the universe

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Astronomers, Bass, Lowest Note, Perseus

If you know where to look, music can be found just about everywhere, even in space.  That’s right, space.  Astronomers

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Jack White’s band resume

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Go, Goodber and the Peas, Hentchmen, Jack White, White Stripes

Let’s try and count all the bands that Jack White has been in, shall we?  There are the easy ones:

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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