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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Whatever Became of the “Bee Girl?”

August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Blind Melon, Heather DeLoach, No Rain, Ongoing History

One of the most iconic video images of the 1990s was the Bee Girl, the start of Blind Melon’s “No

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, August 17, 2022

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments A$AP Rocky, AI, Album Artwork, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Music Supervisor, Nicki Minaj, R Kelly, REO Speedwagon, Spotify, Stranger Things, TikTok

A deck chair that flies at 250 kph? I need this for my deck. You know, to get to the

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, August 9, 2022

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Courtney Love, Elevator Music, Fred Durst, Gen Z, ICP, Juggalos, Metal, People with Disabilities, Rolling Stones, Tattoos

This woman really loves tattoos. I mean, really loves them. Once you’re done with her, here’s some music news for

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Music History 

There’s a YouTube channel devoted to Oasis artwork

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Brian Cannon, Microdot, Oasis

One of the things that made Oasis unique beyond the music and the personalities of the band members was the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Scott Weiland’s heroin

June 6, 2022June 6, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Album Artwork, Heroin, Purple, Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots

While he was alive and a member of Stone Temple Pilots, Scott Weiland had a serious relationship with heroin. In

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Music News 

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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Music News 

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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Cool! 

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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Music News 

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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