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Music News 

RIP Tom Verlaine, guitarist and singer for Television

January 28, 2023January 29, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments CBGB, Richard Hell, Television, Tom Verlaine

The story goes that Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell walked up to CBGB on a March day in 1974 and

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Cool! Music History 

How about a virtual tour of the original CBGB?

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments CBGB, VR

CBGB was a dump. But as ground zero of the pretty much all things punk, it was an important and

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, July 27, 2018

July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arctic Monkeys, Battery Technology, Brexit, CBGB, Donald Trump, Obsolete Technology, Paul McCartney, Roger Daltery, Spotify, Target, Vinyl

It was two years ago today that Donald Trump publicly appealed to Russia to find Hillary Clinton’s missing 30,000 emails.

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, July 24, 2018

July 24, 2018July 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, CBGB, David Bowie, Donald Trump, HBO, John Lennon, Juggalos, Mark David Chapman, Michael Jackson, National Album Day, Piracy, Sex Pistols, Sharp Objects, Target, Wu-Tang Clan, YouTube

The end-of-summer season sales are now on. I’m not ready for this. I can, however, offer some music news for

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, November 6, 2017

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, CBGB, Chopin, Dick Cavett, Eminem, Hip-hop, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Musical, Neil Young, New Zealand, Sex Workers, Sperm Whales, Stranger Things, Tidal, Vintage Guitars

Off to Nashville tonight for Vintage-TV business for the Country Music Awards (I know, I know…). Here’s what I’m not

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 795: The Ongoing History Book of LASTS

October 6, 2017October 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 78 RPM Records, 8-Track Tapes, Berlin Wall, CBGB, Metallica, Musical Lasts, Nirvana, Patti Smith, Ramones, U2

Everyone talks about being first at something because…well, it’s cool to be first, right? But what about being last? There’s

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, May 4, 2017

May 4, 2017May 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments CBGB, Fyre Festival, Garbage Pail Kids, Glastonbury, Grandaddy, Kevin Garcia, Led Zeppelin, Lena Dunham, Record Store Day, Rise Against, SoundClud, Thurtson Moore

Star Wars Day! May the fourth be with you. And now, the music news for May 4. Kevin Garcia, co-founder

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Music History 

The Famous Front Awning from CBGB is Going Up for Auction

November 30, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auction, Beatles, Bob Dylan, CBGB, John Lennon, Sotheby's

As canvas awnings go, this has to be the most famous in the history of music. It is going up

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Music History Recommended Reading 

Excerpt from a New Book called New York Rock: How Punk Was Born

October 17, 2016October 16, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments CBGB, New York Rock, Punk, Steve Blush

If you haven’t read Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk by Leggs McNeil and Gillian McGain, put

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, July 25, 2016

July 25, 2016July 25, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian Eno, CBGB, David Bowie, Donald Trump, Enrico Caruso, Guns 'N Roses, International Busking Day, Jon and Vangelis, Meghan Trainor, Michael Jackson, Nettwerk, Ramones, Spotify, The Friends of Mr. Cairo, Thriller

I write this from Dubai, UAE, where the air temperature is now 43 C. With the humidity, it feels like

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, December 30, 2015

December 30, 2015December 30, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Big Bang Theory, CBGB, CD Glasses, Geddy Lee, Guru Josh, John Bradbury, Motorhead, Oasis, Psy, Rush, Soft Kitty, Specials

I’m all shopped out and I can’t eat another bite. Thank God for the World Junior Hockey Championship. How else

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