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Music History 

Wait: Al Jourgensen of Ministry recorded a soft drink commercial?

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Ministry, Shasta Cola

Long before the stigma of selling out over licensing music to TV commercials died away, Ministry’s Al Jourgensen was making

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Ministry has started recorded a new album while in quarantine

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Ministry

Naturally, Al Jourgensen is being very subtle about it.

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Ministry goes acoustic as part of a new visual history book

December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Al Jourgensen, Ministry

Cue the Apocalypse. Al Jourgensen and Ministry have gone acoustic. A quiet, gentle, and, er, rather pretty version of the

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, March 23, 2017

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Al Jourgensen, David Bowie, Diddy, Discogs, Eurovision, Gearogs, Lollapalooza, Mariah Carey, Mike McCready, Ministry, Pearl Jam, Russia, Safe Sex, Silverchair, Spotify, Ukraine, Warped Tour

Happy birthday to English Bull Terrier the Younger. She’s three today. Today is also “Wear Your Metal T-Shirt to Work

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Random Music News for Thursday, July 14, 2016

July 14, 2016July 14, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Apple, Beats 1, Broken Social Scene, Calvin Harris, Dallas, Disturbed, Donald Trump, Ice-T, Peaches, Radio, Sonos, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Walter Ostanek, YouTube

The sun threw a hissy fit on this day in 2000, resulting in what’s now known as The Bastille Day

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I Like This: Al Jourgensen’s Surgical Meth Machine

February 28, 2016February 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Ministry, Nuclear Blast, Surgical Meth Machine

Ministry seems to be on hold for a bit so that Uncle Al can put all his energies into his

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, February 3, 2016

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Damon Albarn, El Mocambo, Isis, Mariah Carey, Ministry, SFX Entertainment, Surgical Meth Machine, Syrian Refugees

Yesterday was a long day of chasing the sun. Up at 6am Tuesday Singapore time. A 9:10am flight to London that

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A New Ministry/Trent Reznor Recording Has Been Discovered

May 17, 2015May 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1000 Homo DJs, Al Jourgensen, Die Krupps, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Supernaut, Trent Reznor

Back in 1990, Trent Reznor was in record label hell. Unable to record anything because of a bitter dispute with

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Music News
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Random Music News for Friday, February 27, 2015

February 27, 2015February 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Beck, Courtney Love, Grey's Anatomy, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Ministry, Snow Patrol, Spotify, U2

Still in Vancouver. Damn, it’s nice out here–unless you’re running a ski resort. No snow this year. Thankfully, the FCC

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Movies 

Al Jourgensen of Ministry and Joe Elliot of Def Leppard Are Making a Movie

November 18, 2014November 18, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Def Leppard, Joe Elliott, Joey Santiago, Ministry, PIxies

Oh, and Joey Santiago of the Pixies is involved, too.  I quote: The Bridge is a Rock & Roll feature

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Did Ministry’s Al Jourgensen Retire Ministry to Become a…Weatherman?

June 25, 2014June 25, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Ministry, Weather

I have no words other than “Damn, Al, you may have found your second act.” (Via Metal Sucks)

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