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Music History 

Twenty years ago today, we lost Joey Ramone. Here’s what happened.

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cancer, Chemo, Death, Joey Ramone, Lymphona, Punk, Ramones

In the late 90s, I was working on a book on alt-rock. As we got closer to the publication date,

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Music History 

40 years ago today, John Lennon was assassinated by Mark David Chapman. Here’s how the world heard.

December 8, 2020December 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, Death, John Lennon

I remember it very clearly. I’d come home from drum lessons to find Monday Night Football on the TV. The

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Music News 

Ric Ocasek’s Death & Cars Music

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments Cars, Death, Ric Ocasek, Sales

There is an inevitability in the music business. If the frontman of a huge band dies, sales and streams skyrocket.

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Music History 

How are we going to deal with that fact that so many legendary rock stars will soon die?

September 1, 2019August 31, 2019 Alan Cross 5 Comments Death, Legends

Every once in a while, I realize how old some of our biggest rock stars have become. I dwell and

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Music History 

Pure Hell: America’s first all-black pure punk band

August 10, 2018August 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death, Punk, Pure Hell

How could I have missed Pure Hell all these years? According to this article in Dazed, this West Philly band

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Music News Musicians 

Dolores O’Riordan happy, enthusiastic in message left before her death

April 6, 2018April 5, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Album, Bad Wolves, Cranberries, Dan Waite, Death, Dolores O'Riordan, Suicide, Tribute

If an autopsy ultimately determines that Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan committed suicide, a newly discovered voicemail left hours before her

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Music News 

20 Years Later, We Finally Get to See the Coroner’s Report on the Death of Michael Hutchence

November 20, 2017November 19, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coroner's Report, Death, INXS, Michael Hutchence.

On the morning of November 22, 1997, a maid at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Sydney, Australia, reported that the guest

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Music News 

“Fresh Track Marks?” Was Chris Cornell “Messed Up” During His Final Concert?

May 25, 2017May 27, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments Chris Cornell, Death, Drugs

There are still plenty of unanswered questions surrounding the death of Chris Cornell. This new revelation from his tour manager

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Music News 

According to the Internet Conspiracists, Avril Lavigne is Dead. Again.

May 15, 2017May 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Avril Lavigne, Conspiracy, Death, Theory

Oh, Internet. You can be so wonderfully looney, especially when it comes to propagating weird rumours and theories. You want

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 786: The Diversity Show [Music and Podcast Embedded]

April 30, 2017May 5, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Brains, Body Count, Cornershop, Death, English Beat, Fishbone, Living Colour, MIA, Specials

Here is a truth that some people find very uncomfortable: rock, alt-rock and indie rock are predominantly white. Why is

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Music News 

Prince Got his Opioids Under a Friend’s Name (And Other Stories About His Death)

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death, Fentanyl, Overdose, Oxycondone, Prince

Friday will mark the one-year anniversary of Prince’s death. After lying dead and alone in an elevator at his Paisley

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    In a world obsessed with digital and mobile engagement, as well as the rise of subscription streaming entertainment services, like Netflix and now Disney+, it’s easy to overlook the going’s on in the broadcast media business. The reality is, the 75-year-old business is having a moment. Perhaps it is due, in part, to a global […]
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    This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
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