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Music News 

Remembering the musical fallout from the September 11 attacks

September 11, 2021September 11, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments 9/11, Banned Songs, Clear Channel

It was a gorgeous late summer morning on September 11, 2001. It was just after 8:30 and I’d arrived at

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Music Industry 

Radio broadcasting returns to One World Trade Center

September 9, 2018September 7, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments 9/11, broadcast, FM Radio, New York City, Radio, World Trade Center

It’s a fitting time for this announcement: an FM radio translator will be flipped on and signals will start broadcasting

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Music News 

Chester Bennington’s Body was Found by his Housekeeper. Police Have Released the 911 Call.

July 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 9/11, Chester Bennington

Details are starting to dribble out about the final hours of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington. The LAPD has released

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Recommended Reading 

NYC, Rock, & the 2000s: ‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’ Makes You Feel Like You Were There

May 27, 2017May 26, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments 9/11, Interviews, LCD Soundsystem, Lizzy Goodman, New York City, Rock History, The National, The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Describing a music scene is really, really tough. The people that were there, how they were drawn together, the music

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Music News 

What Does This Post on the Porsche 911 Have to Do with Music? You May Be Surprised.

June 6, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment 9/11, Catherine Wheel, Porsche, Rob Dickinson, Singer

One of my favourite English bands of the early 90s was The Catherine Wheel. Songs like “Black Metallic” and “I

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music for August 20, 2014

August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 9/11, Dumb People, Idiots

Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture is 132 years old today. If your neighbour’s music is too loud, do NOT call 911 and

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WTF? 

10 Best (and Worst) Fan Theories About Certain Songs

June 29, 2014June 28, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 9/11, Aux.TV, Conspiracy Theories, Green Jelly

Aux.TV donned its tinfoil hat so it could through various conspiracies involving the murky origins of ten songs.  For example,

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