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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: What your musical preferences say about you

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Classical Music, Metal, Musical Taste

There’s a study from the psychology department at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland.  They studied the personalities of 36,000 music fans

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Metal vs. classical music

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classical Music, Metal, Ongoing History

Psychological research from the department of psychology at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland: music fans are more alike than they

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, February 3, 2022

February 3, 2022February 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Classical Music, Coachella, Evanescense, NFTs, Nirvana, Snoop Dogg, Sony, Spencer Eldon, Streaming, Troy Carter

Simon Cowell shouldn’t be allowed on e-bikes anymore. It’s not good for him. Over to music news for February 3,

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Recommended Music 

Who says classical music has to be stuffy and boring? Watch this.

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Classical Music

Stunning, really. And yeah, I laughed. (Via Tom)

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Which music is worst for hearing problems?

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classical Music, Hearing

Which kind of musician suffers most from hearing damage?  The metal guys?  Industrial groups?  Grunge bands?  Would you believe CLASSICAL

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Music News 

Do young musicians really have an advantage in life?

January 26, 2021January 25, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Babies, brain development, Children, Children's Music, Classical Music, Music Education, Music Lessons, toddlers

We’ve all heard that playing classical music for babies and young children helps their brain develop faster.  But a new

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, September 29, 2020

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Alanis Morissette, BBC, Billie Eilish, Bob Wiseman, Chad Smith, Classical Music, eBay, Jagged Little Pill, Johnny Lydon, Media, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Touring, Vinyl

Once we get a COVID-19 vaccine, I hope it also comes in pumpkins spice latte. As for music news for

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, August 20, 2020

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classical Music, COVID-19, Gene Simmons, Joe Strummer, Kanye West, KISS, Marc Almond, Metadata, Mood Music, Muzak, Netflix, Nick Cave, NME, Soft Cell

Because we can never get enough of The Simpsons’ steamed hams. There should be an InstaPot update, if you ask

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, June 11, 2020

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Classical Music, Coachella, COVID-19, GWAR, Lizzo, Music Industry, Music Venues, Noel Gallagher, Plagiarism, Protest Songs, Travis Scott, Urban

Before we begin, here’s some kind of supercut for Star Trek: TNG fans. Now that’s out of the way, here’s

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, February 25, 2020

February 25, 2020February 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, BTS, Classical Music, K-Pop, Michael Cohl, Podcasts, Pop Smoke, Radio, TikT

If you’re having a bad Tuesday, then just think of this guy. I know, right? Moving on to music new

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Gadgets 

Another music job imperiled by the rise of the robots

February 8, 2020February 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Classical Music, Robots

Okay, so maybe that headline is a little alarmist because we see in this video is mainly just a proof

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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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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