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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: When Duff met Kurt

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Duff McKagan, Guns 'N Roses, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana

When Duff McKagan was with Guns N’ Roses, he had a chance meeting with a guy named Kurt Cobain.  On

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Random music news for Saturday, August 15, 2020.

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, Duff McKagan, Hans Zimmer, John Legend, Kanye West, Livestreams, Michael Jordan, Mike Ness, Rihanna, Rolling Stone, RZA, Sister of Mercy, Social Distortion

That’s a lot of money for a pair of sneakers. But I guess everyone needs a hobby. Mine is collecting

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Random music news for Monday, June 3, 2019

June 3, 2019June 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beastie Boys, Cannabis, Duff McKagan, Elton John, Glastonbury, Liam Gallagher, Metal, Miley Cyrus, Scalpers, Soundgarden

I’ll be in conversation with Rush’s Geddy Lee about his Big Beautiful Book of Bass at the Oakville Centre for

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Seattle’s Showbox in danger of being demolished —UPDATED

August 13, 2018August 14, 2018 Amber Healy 1 Comment Dave Grohl, Death Cab for Cutie, Duff McKagan, Grunge, Macklemore, Pearl Jam, Seattle

Great news, everyone! On Monday night, the Seattle City Council voted to extend the historic district protections near Pike Place

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What if you were switch the guitar parts in “Sweet Child ‘O Mine?”

January 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Duff McKagan, Guns 'N Roses, Production, Slash, Songwriting, Sweet Child O' Mine

“Sweet Child ‘O Mine” by Guns ‘N Roses is a true hard rock masterpiece. Everything–the songwriting, the lyrics, the performance,

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Music History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life (and other Exaggerations) Chapter 10: Iggy Pop’s American Caesar

March 5, 2017March 5, 2017 Brent Chittenden 2 Comments B52s, Duff McKagan, Iggy Pop, Much Music, Slash, Steve Jones

I’ve been lucky enough to see Henry Rollins a number of times doing his talking shows. At one particular show,

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A Round-Up of Miscellaneous Prince Stories

April 23, 2016April 23, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Duff McKagan, Guns 'N Roses, Justin Bieber, Prince, The Color Purple

The Prince-related stories keep rolling in. I’ll update this page as long as it seems to make sense. Here’s an

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, April 21, 2016

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alibaba, Ayn Rand, Bob Marley, Cher, David Bowie, Duff McKagan, Game of Thrones, Guns 'N Roses, Iman, Liam Gallagher, Nicki Minaj, Pablo Cruise, Raffi, Raver, Rivers Cuomo, Snapchat, U2, Weezer, Yacht Rock

Happy 2,769th birthday, Rome! And now, some music news… Ireland’s oldest raver has died at age 99. Yes, 99. Trivia

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Recommended Music 

Guns ‘N Roses Played on the Original Accordion (And By Not Just Anyone)

May 19, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Song, Cover Version, Duff McKagan, Guns 'N Roses, Krist Novoselic

Yes, that’s Krist Novoselic of Nirvana and Duff McKagan of Guns ‘N Roses. So it’s okay, then…

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We Might FINALLY Get a Proper Alice in Chains Biography. TWO Actually.

May 17, 2015May 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Biography, Duff McKagan

During is Layne Staley incarnation, Alice in Chains sold 20 million albums. They were one of the top-tier grunge acts.

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7 Rockers Who Should be Dead But Aren’t

February 7, 2015February 7, 2015 Former Contributor 6 Comments David Bowie, Duff McKagan, Iggy Pop, Josh Homme, Keith Richards

For a variety of reasons, many involving drugs, there are some rockers that continue rocking but for the grace of

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