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Ongoing History of New Music

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

October 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Humanity has always been beset by disasters, whether they be acts of God or something we somehow brought on ourselves. War. Disease, Earthquakes. Tsunamis and floods. Volcanic eruptions. Fires. Plane crashes. Industrial accidents.

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Ongoing History of New Music

Ongoing History Daily: Concert tragedies

November 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

The deaths earlier this month at the Astroworld Festival are not the first at a music festival. We can go back as far as December 6, 1969, when the Rolling Stones played Altamont

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Television

Here’s a Montage of All 150,966 Deaths in Game of Thrones

June 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

This could be the most violent and bloody video you will every see in your life. Leon Andrew Razon determined that through its run on HBO, Game of Thrones has seen exactly 150,966

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Music News

No, It’s NOT Our Imagination. More Famous People HAVE Died in 2016.

December 16, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

No, we’re not imagining things. This past year has been especially bad when it comes to losing famous people. A streak that began with the death of Scott Weiland on December 3, 2015,

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Music News

The Deaths of 2016, Retold Via Sgt. Pepper Artwork

December 9, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment 0 min read

This has been a horrible year when it comes to losing our heroes. British artist Chris Barker tells the story of the deaths of 2016 with this updated version of the Sgt. Pepper

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Music News

Updating the RIP List: Rockers We’ve Lost in 2016

October 1, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

This has been a wretched year for losing musical heroes. Then again, the Baby Boomers were the result of a boom in deaths. A boom in deaths is to be expected. Still, that

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Music Industry

Infographic: Musicians Killed by Gun Violence Since the 1950s

August 2, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments 1 min read

For anyone who even passively follows the news, it’s obvious that the United States has a problem with gun violence. It has for a long time. Among the numbers killed by guns in

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Music News
Music News

Random Music News for Tuesday, April 21, 2015

April 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Pet peeve: songs where the third verse is the same as the first. AC/DC drummer (ex-drummer?) Phil Rudd has pleaded guilty to threatening to kill some guy. A country singer who comes out

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Music News

Concert Accident in South Korea Leaves Up to 15 Dead

October 17, 2014 Alan Cross 2 Comments 0 min read

Things got out of hand at a show by 4Minute, a popular all-female K-Pop band. Apparently a ventilation vent collapsed at the outdoor gig in Seongnam, which is just south of Seoul. There

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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.

Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry

Have I got a story for you! Award-winning Music Historian and host of the chart-topping Ongoing History of New Music Podcast Alan Cross unleashes his next amazing podcast. In every episode, Alan Cross takes you inside unbelievable true stories of crime, murder, scandal, strange deaths, unexplainable events, and the general mayhem from the music industry through the decades. There is a lot of bad behaviour that needs to be talked about. It’s a one-of-a-kind podcast featuring true crime stories from the world of music. OUT NOW!

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