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Music News 

Ongoing History Daily: Would you like a Ph.D. in EDM?

February 16, 2023February 16, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments EDM, Electronic Music, Ph.D., University of Huddlesfield

Thinking of going back to school? Here’s an option. Maybe. The department of music and design arts at the University

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: A requiem for Daft Punk

September 2, 2022September 1, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Daft Punk, EDM, Electronic Music, KISS, Masks, Residents, Slipknot

It takes a special kind of band to deliberately obscure their appearance. But if you manage to do it right,

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, March 11, 2021

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, CMW, Covid, Electronic Music, Google, Grammys, Lady Gaga, Podcasting, Rachel McAdam, Sona, warp drive, Will Ferrell, YouTube, Zayn Malik

Warp drive is possible! (And we didn’t need Zefram Cochrane, either.) Can First Contact be far behind? Let’s zip over

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, February 9, 2021

February 9, 2021February 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Danelectro, Electronic Music, Gene Simmons, Google, Greenpeace, Lars Ulrich, Marilyn Manson, Mary Wilson, Metallica, Morgan Wallen, Napster, Phoebe Bridgers, Supremes, TikTok, Universal

Now that the Super Bowl is in the books, the annual impeachment event starts today. This will be weird, of

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Music History 

If you’re into electronic music, pause for a moment to remember David Mullaney

April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Christopher Scott, David Mullaney, EDM, Electronic Music, Gershon Kingsley, Hot Butter, Popcorn

David Mullaney may have started out as a jazz accordion player, but that didn’t stop him from changing the world

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Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, October 18, 2017

October 18, 2017October 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2018, A Perfect Circle, Arcade Fire, Brazil, Butthole Surfers, Censorship, Dalia Derbyshire, David Bowie, Electronic Music, Guitar Lessons, Icehouse, Mick Ronson, Qantas, Taylor Swift, tbh, Warped Tour

This was a momentous day for music in 1954. Texas Instruments introduced the first-ever transistor radio: the Regency TR-1. And

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Gadgets Music History 

Short-Circuited: Three Times Electronic Music Failed

September 26, 2017September 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Electronic Music

Electronic music has been part of culture for going on almost fifty years now. We might have got into it

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Music History 

Tuesday Timesuck: A Documentary on Electronic Cassette Culture

November 29, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cassette, Electronic Music

What is it about cassettes–a hateful, obsolete technology, in my opinion–that engenders so much love in certain quarters? The Vinyl

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Music News 

Electronic Music Pioneer Isao Tomita Passes Away at 84

May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Electronic Music, Isao Tomita, Obituary

The last 12 months have not been kind to music fans. We’ve lost Lemmy, David Bowie, Prince, Phife Dawg, Frank

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Cool! Music History 

A Clever and Gorgeous Print Detailing the History of Electronic Music

October 25, 2015October 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dorothy, Electronic Music

I’d have this print in my office. Officially named the Electric Love Blueprint, it features over 200 electronic artists and

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Music History 

The History of Electronic Music in 26 Records

October 22, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Electronic Music, Juan Atkins

This is a great article from DJBroadcast.net: During a one-hour Q&A, Detroit techno legend Juan Atkins took us through the

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