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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Who invented headphones, part 3

April 20, 2023April 19, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Headphones, Sony, Walkman

From the late 50s through to the late 70s, headphones were big, bulky, heavy things.  The prevailing design theory was

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Who invented headphones, part 2

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Headphones, Koss

In 1953, a company who specialized in renting TVs to hospital patients was looking for something new. John C. Koss,

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Ongoing History Daily: Who invented headphones, part 1

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Baldys, Headphones, Nathaniel Baldwin

In the age of portable music devices, how many music fans use headphones?  Close to 100%, I’d think.  But have

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: When Rob Zombie worked with Lionel Ritchie

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Land of a Thousand Corpses, Lionel Ritchie, Rob Zombie, The Commodores

Rob Zombie is one of the most intense individuals in music, but he’s open to making friends with anyone. When

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 982: A guide to buying song catalogues

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Catalogue Sales, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Songs Rights

There’s a new gold rush going. It has nothing to do with minerals or oil or any other traditional commodity.

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Still more contract rider run

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments contract, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rider, Trent Reznor

Yesterday, we discussed various contract riders.  This is the part of the agreement a band signs with a promoter that

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: More contract rider fun

April 13, 2023April 12, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments contract, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Red Hit Chili Peppers, Rider, Touring

One of the most important obligations of a concert promoter is the contract rider. This is the part of the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Maybe your friend really can’t sing

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dyslexia, Dysmusia

Do you have a friend or have you ever known someone who just doesn’t “get” music? And by that I

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Dave Grohl’s first royalty cheque

April 11, 2023April 11, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dave Grohl, Nirvana, Royalty Cheque

Dave Grohl started playing drums professionally when he was just 17. He went through the usual indignities of being in

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Chester Bennington’s broken arm

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chester Bennington, Linkin Park, Ongoing History

Chester Bennington was incredibly devoted to his band. Here’s a prime example. Early on in a show in Melbourne, Australia

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 981: A history of skate punk

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ongoing History, Punk, Skate, Skateboards, Skatepunk

I was out ridin’ my skateboard the other day in a big parking lot with a sign that says “ABSOLUTELY

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