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Nirvana finally has something to say about the Nevermind baby lawsuit

December 25, 2021December 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artwork, Lawsuit, Nevermind, Nirvana, Spencer Eldon

If you’ve been following along with the legal maneuvers of Spencer Eldon, you’ll know that he wants a lot of

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Random music news for Saturday, July 24, 2021

July 24, 2021July 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, Anthony Kiedis, Apple, Artwork, Chris Martin, Concerts, Gen Z, Holograms, Live Nation, Punk, Rolling Stones, Shirley Manson, Spatial Audio, Whitney Houston

Olympics! Right. Probably should start watching, huh? But only after music news for July 24, 2021. To help get the

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Weekly survey: Do you miss album artwork and liner notes?

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Alan Cross 5 Comments Artwork, Liner Notes

I spent part of the weekend filing records and CDs, a task that should have taken no more than 15

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, October 18, 2019

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artwork, Calm, Harry Potter, Hong King, Julian Casablancas, Rolling Loud, Vinyl, YouTube

On this day in 1951, The Studio for Electronic Music opened in Cologne, West Germany. It was the first such

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We apparently haven’t seen the artwork for Tool’s Fear Inoculum yet.

August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artwork

Ten days from today, Tool’s fifth album, Fear Inoculum, will arrive over 13 years after the last album. When official

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Music History 

The era of Led Zeppelin began 50 years ago today with the release of their debut album

January 12, 2019January 11, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Artwork, George Hardie, Hindenburg, Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin I, Sam Shere

When Jimmy Page formed Led Zeppelin (originally known as The New Yardbirds) in mid-1968, no one could have foreseen the

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, December 15, 2018

December 15, 2018December 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Muisc, Artwork, Attitude is Everything, Drake, Elvis, Graceland, Kanye, Live Nation, Mariah Carey, MC5, Nazis, Netflix, Paul McCartney, Pirate Radio, Samples, Springsteen, Twenty One Pilots

Returning today from the NE Caribbean Command Centre. There’s just enough time to report on some music news for December

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Opinion 

Weekly survey: What is the worst album title of all time?

November 27, 2018November 27, 2018 Alan Cross 23 Comments Album Cover, Album Titles, Artwork, Worst

You’ve written all the songs and painstakingly recorded everything. Now it’s time to release this unified body of work as

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Music History 

If you’re a fan of Joy Division, you’ll want to watch this fascinating animated history of the Unknown Pleasures artwork

August 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Artwork, Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures

Post-punk.com has started releasing a series of music-related animations, starting with the story of the artwork for Unknown Pleasures from

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 28, 2018

July 28, 2018July 27, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment AC/DC, Artwork, Aztec, Cassettes, Craft Beer, Ed Sheeran, Google Assistant, Huawei, Ireland, K-Pop, Live Nation, Morgan Freeman, Open Reel Ensemble, Seth Rogen, South Korean, Stamps

On this day in 1945, a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building, killing 14 and injuring 26. The

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Music History 

The mystery of the Beatles’ Abbey Road photobomb SOLVED

March 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, Artwork, Beatles, Photobomb

Take a very close look at the cover of the Beatles Abbey Road album. Notice the gentleman in the suit

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