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Bataclan

Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 960: Rock’s greatest disasters

October 14, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bataclan, Concerts, Deaths, Disasters, Festivals, Injuries, Radiohead, Roskilde, Woodstock

Humanity has always been beset by disasters, whether they be acts of God or something we somehow brought on ourselves.

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The main suspect in the Bataclan massacre has been sentenced to life in prison. The same with 19 others.

June 30, 2022July 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bataclan, Eagles of Death Metal, France, Paris, Terrorism, Terrorist Attack

Back on November 13, 2015, Eagles of Death Metal were in the middle of a show in Paris at the

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, May 19, 2022

May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Bataclan, Beatles, Cheese, Eagles of Death Metal, God Save the Queen, Hip Hop, Morrissey, Peter Jackson, Rap, Swan Lake, The Who, Von Trapp

Aliens may be living next to a star called 2MASS 19281982-2640123. It may be a while before we hear from

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The legal fallout of the Bataclan massacre will continue this week

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bataclan, Eagles of Death Metal, Jesse Hughes, Massacre, Paris, Trial

It was on Friday, November 13, 2015, when a bunch of gunmen stormed the Bataclan Theatre in Paris during an

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Random music news for Tuesday, January 25, 2022

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bataclan, Cardi B, Covid, Damon Albarn, Disinformation, Juno Awards, Liam Gallagher, Meat Loaf, Neil Young, New York City Indie Scene, Radio, Scott Ian, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Wedding Songs

Tired of all the NFT hype? Then you need one of these t-shirts. Sold. Let’s deal with some music news

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Queens of the Stone Age stage a special show in memory of the victims of the Bataclan Massacre

November 16, 2020November 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bataclan, Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age

It was five years ago this past Friday (November 13) that terrorist killed nearly a hundred people at an Eagles

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Random music new for Wednesday, November 13, 2019

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Apple, Bataclan, Eagles of Death Metal, Hard Rock Hotel, Instagram, K-Pop, Madonna, R. Kelly, Rihanna, Rolling Stones, Spotify

Making the move from Phuket to Singapore today. There was just enough time to compile music news for November 13,

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Random music news for Friday, November 16, 2018

November 16, 2018November 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bataclan, Beatles, Black Sabbath, Brexit, Bugatti, California Wildfires, Camden, Coldplay, Drake, Eagles of Death Metal, Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Google, Instagram, Jeff Jampol, Jesse Hughes, Nirvana, Rae Strummond, Synesthesia, Taylor Swift, White Album

It was on this day in 1990 when Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammys in the biggest musical fraud

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Random music news for Thursday, November 15, 2018

November 15, 2018November 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments A Star is Born, Alexa, Amazon, Ariana Grande, Bataclan, BTS, California Wildfires, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, Drake, Echo, Facebook, Jack White, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Matt Bellamy, Muse, Pusha-T, Super Bowl, Windows 10

I’m still at a health resort in Thailand. One of the new services offered is past life regression. I’m thinking

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Random music news for Wednesday, November 14, 2018

November 14, 2018November 13, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apollo 11, Apple, Bataclan, Brexit, Celine Dion, France, Freddie Mercury, Harvey Weinstein, Headphones, Helix, Jarvis Cocker, NASA, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Watch

On this day in 1952, The New Musical Express published the first-ever UK singles chart. Fast-forwarding to November 14, 2018,

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Random music news for Tuesday, September 25, 2018

September 25, 2018September 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bataclan, Beastie Boys, Beatles, Carrie Underwood, Dave Grohl, Deezer, High Fidelity, Jeremy Dutcher, Joe Strummer, Music sales, Pandora, Paul Simon, Podcasting, Radio, Shazam, SiriusXM, Spotify, Streaming, The Clash, Ticketmaster, White Album

Back in the home office for a few days, long enough for the dogs to recognize me again. Here’s what’s

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