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Alice in Chains

Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 950: 18 bands who successfully changed lead singers

April 15, 2022April 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 Days Grace, Alice in Chains, Faith No More, I Mother Earth, Joy Division, Lead Singers, New Order, Personnel Changes, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime

When someone in your band decides to leave, gets fired or, heaven forbid, dies, you have a problem. It’s an

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Music History 

20 years ago today, Layne Staley of Alice in Chains died

April 5, 2022April 7, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments 20th Annivesary, Alice in Chains, Death, Layne Staley

Layne Staley had been in big trouble long before he died. He got deep into heroin addiction, interrupted only briefly

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The Alice in Chains calendar mishap

January 20, 2022January 20, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Van Halen

Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell has always been a serious hunter, the kind of guy who would head out

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Need new hockey gear for this winter? Try this Alice in Chains merch

August 20, 2021August 20, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Hockey Jerseys, Merch, PUCKHCKY

Remember when it was tough to find a cool jersey for practice and those pick-up games? Not any more thanks

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Alice in Chains facts

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley

Some facts about Alice in Chains: (1)  When he got his first credit card, singer Layne Staley maxed it during

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, September 22, 2020

September 22, 2020September 28, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alice in Chains, Amazon, Britpop, COVID-19, Dakota Tavern, Dr. Dre, John Lennon, Kanye, Live Music, Live Nation, Mark David Chapman, Smart Speakers, Yoko Ono

No. Just…no. Let’s begin the first day of autumn with music news for September 22, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: There

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Music News 

Alice in Chains gets into the bourbon game

October 11, 2019October 10, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Bourbon, FEW Spirits

Alice in Chains has joined Metallica, Slipknot, The Pogues, and The Scorpions by getting into the whiskey game. Alice in

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Music News 

Check out these photos from the Alice in Chains/City and Colour gig at Casino Rama

May 13, 2019May 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, City and Colour, Dallas Green

[Staff photographer Andrei Chlytchkov made the trip up to Casino Rama on April 25th to catch a double bill of City

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Music News 

Alice in Chains has a sci-fi film coming out this week. Here’s a trailer.

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Black Antenna

Black Antenna, the sci-fi film by Alice in Chains, will begin its run of ten episode March 7. Each film

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Music History Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 832: Groups that changed frontpersons and survived

October 26, 2018October 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Audioslave, Faith No More, Joy Division, New Order, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Temple Pilots

Building and maintaining a band is a lot like building and maintain a sports team. You struggle and wheel-and-deal and

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Music News 

Plot twist: Showbox owner sues Seattle

September 8, 2018September 7, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Death Cab for Cutie, development, gentrification, Grunge, Music, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Seattle

There’s been a lot of talk about the Showbox in Seattle this summer, as a Vancouver-based developer announced its intent

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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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