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A lot of famous musicians showed up at Lisa Marie Presley’s memorial. Watch.

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Axl Rose, Billy Corgan, Funeral, Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley, Memorial

Lisa Marie Presley was interred in a crypt at Graceland over the weekend next to her father and son. Attending

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Ongoing History Daily: The Zwan oops

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Corgan, Luncheon Meat, Smashing Pumpkins, Spam, Zwan

When Smashing Pumpkins found out that Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin were reuniting in a new band called Zwan, they

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Random music news for Saturday, November 12, 2022

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Apple Music, Apple Watch, Billy Corgan, Bono, Headphones, John Hughes, Lorde, MSG Sphere, Soundhound, Spotify, Tesla

Well, that’s one way to take a stand on climate change. And here’s one way to look at music news

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Random music news for Wednesday, November 9, 2022

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Billy Corgan, Freddie Mercury, Fyre Festival, John Lennon, Madonna, Mark David Chapman, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Speakers

Interesting that an official warning had to be issued about this. Nothing to worry about with music news for November

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Random music news for Thursday, October 27, 2022

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apocalypse Pop, Billy Corgan, Chris Cornell, Chris Martin, Circus, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins, Taylor Hawkins, World Cup Anthems

The “world’s dirtiest man” has died at age 94. He refused to bathe because he thought it would make him

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Random music news for Monday, September 26, 2022

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Billy Corgan, Dead, Emojis, Ghost, Kanye, Playlists, Polaroid, Ryan Gosling, Smart Speakers, Spotify, Streaming, Tommy Lee

2022As the kids say, I was today years old when I learned this about Google’s “no internet” page. And here’s

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Random music news for Monday, September 19, 2022

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Bunny, Billy Corgan, Chris Cornell, Lil Nas X, Mariah Carey, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Phantom of the Opera, Slipknot, Status Quo, Trailer Park Boys, Turntables, VIcky Cornell

Funeral day with more than 4.1 billion people watching the coverage. Did you get the day off? Me, neither. I

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Billy Corgan raises $250,000 for victims of the July 4th Highland Park mass shooting

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Corgan, fundraiser, Highland Park, Madame Zuzu's, Mass Shooting, Perry Farrell, Smashing Pumpkins

It was supposed to be a nice Fourth of July parade. But then a psycho on a roof with a

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 19, 2022

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ACDC, Billy Corgan, Canadian Supreme Court, Commonwealth Games, Highland Park, Jack White, Que Sera Sera, Rick Astley, The Weeknd, UB40

The Wife is now really deep into F1 racing. The other week during the Austrian Grand Prix, she turned to

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Super-early Smashing Pumpkins

January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Corgan, Smashing Pumpkins, The Marked

Hardcore Smashing Pumpkins fans know that many years ago, Billy Corgan was in a band called the Marked.  They picked

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Random music news for Tuesday, December 21, 2021

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arkells, Batman, Billy Corgan, David Bowie, Kanye West, Kurt Cobain, Rage Against the Machine, Robert Pattison, Saudi Arabia, Spotify, Super Bowl, TikTok, William Corgan

Happy solstice. That reminds me: I need to put up my Festivus pole. Moving on to music news for December

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