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Random music news for Wednesday, April 20, 2022

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Death Row, Liam Gallagher, One-Hit-Wonders, Snoop Dogg, Vladimir Putin

Exploding kittens. That is all. Unless you want to continue with music news for April 20, 2022. Here are songs

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The artwork of the Clash’s London Calling

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 Alan Cross 5 Comments Album Artwork, Clash, London Calling, Paul Simonen, Pennie Smith

What is the best rock’n’roll photograph you’ve ever seen?  What picture from the whole of music history best captures the

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The Nirvana Nevermind baby lawsuit just won’t go away

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Lawsuit, Nevermind, Nirvana, Spencer Elden

Spencer Eldon and his lawyers continue to go after Nirvana, their record label, their photographer–a dozen parties in all–over the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: U2’s Unforgettable Fire artwork

November 25, 2021November 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Anton Corbijn, U2, Unforgettable Fire

Have you ever looked at the cover of U2’s Unforgettable Fire album and wondered what that was? It’s actually a

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Having trouble coming up with a name for your metal band? Let’s ask AI!

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Album Artwork, Band Names

There are all sorts of fun Twitter accounts that can be useful to the aspiring musician. Take This Band Isn’t

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Random music news for Monday, October 11, 2021

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Aaron Lewis, Album Artwork, Covid, Holograms, Kanye, Michael Cohen, R Kelly, Radiohead, Staind, Tea Party

Happy Thanksgiving! (To American readers, yes, we have Thanksgiving, too. It’s just that we do it early and don’t make

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Digital Debris part 2: Album artwork

August 20, 2021August 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Digital Music

[Another couple of weeks until the brand new season starts. Hang in there. – AC] A little while ago, I

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Phil Hartman’s album covers

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Aja, Album Artwork, CSNY, Legend, Phil Hartman, Poco, Steely Dan

We remember legendary Canadian comedian Phil Hartman as part of the Saturday Night Live cast, appearing on the show Newsradio

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Music Industry 

What makes a great album cover? Watch this.

August 4, 2021August 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork

Album artwork is one of the casualties of the digital era. But does that mean it’s all over no. Here’s

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Music Industry 

Are you an artist looking for artwork for your music? Check this out.

July 28, 2021July 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Tunecore

One of the great casualties of the digital era of music is album/song artwork. But having graphics for your digital

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 3, 2021

July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Brexit, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Funco, Grace Jones, Kanye West, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, Podcasts, Queen, Scott Weiland, Seinfeld, TikTok, Tucker Carlson, Twenty One Pilots

Would you want to ride a skateboard that can go 50 kph? Nope. Not ever. But I will provide some

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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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Podcast – The Backstage Project

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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