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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Weird rock’n’roll auction items

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auction, Carlos Santana, Elvis Presley, Gibson, Noel Gallagher, U2

Rock memorabilia is big, big business and auction houses on both sides of the Atlantic are always offering interesting and

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Movies 

This trailer for the new Elvis biopic looks very interesting

February 20, 2022February 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Baz Luhrmann, Biopic, Elvis Presley, Tom Hanks

I’ll admit it. I’m not an Elvis fan. I am, however, interested in the films of Baz Luhrmann. This trailer

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, February 18, 2022

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Brian Epstein, Britney Spears, Ed Sheeran, Elvis Presley, Joe Rogan, Nickelback, Peleton, Podcasts, Snapchat, South Korea, Spotify, Ticketmaster, Tony Wilson, Truck Protest

The Queen–yes, the monarch–has launched a brand of dog perfume. Gotta pay for Prince Andrew’s indiscretions somehow, right? Now let’s

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, January 13, 2022

January 13, 2022January 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Cardi B, Courtney Love, Dark Horse, Drake, Eddie Vedder, Elvis Presley, Katy Perry, LL Cool J, Tom Morello

Got a Tesla? Then you probably should read about this kid. Let’s move over to music news for January 13,

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Jack White, collector

January 11, 2022January 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Action Comics, Elvis Presley, Jack White, Paramount Records, Superman, Third Man Records

Jack White has great respect for the past. For example, his Third Man Records label issued one of the most

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Music News 

An interesting thought experiment: How would legendary musicians of the past have done with Spotify and social media today?

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Marley, David Bowie, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Social Media, Streaming, YouTube

Social media and streaming are relatively new inventions. UK site Money.co.uk decided to take a look at how much legendary

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Depeche Mode and Elvis

April 30, 2021April 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Depeche Mode, Elvis Presley, Personal Jesus

True or false: There is a link between the Depeche Mode song “Personal Jesus” and Elvis Presley.  True.  Martin Gore

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, March 24, 2021

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Elvis Presley, FRBs, KISS, Mascots, Meat Loaf, Metal, Oasis, Radio, Sony, William Shatner, YouTube

Toaster broke this morning. Any recommendations for a new one? Think about that as I present music news for March

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, March 18, 2020

March 18, 2021March 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ariana Grande, ASUS, Awards Shows, BTS, Drums, Eddie Van Halen, Elvis Presley, Hipgnosis, Imagine Dragons, Joss Stone, Liam Gallagher, Massive Attack, Mike Portnoy, Noel Gallagher, Trading Cards

Just for fun, let’s start with Tom Petty on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Damn the (photon) torpedos? (Give

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, February 5, 2021

February 5, 2021February 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Elvis Presley, Eurovision, Kanye West, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Maynard James Keenan, Shazam, Taylor Swift, TikTok, Tool, Trent Reznor, Turntable.fm, Wes Borland

Anyone else see the poop emoji in this design? Probably not a good corporate look. And now, music news for

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, January 18, 2021

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Wood, Ariel Pink, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Presley, Fatboy Slim, Foo Fighters, Grunge, Joe Biden, John Lennon, Lady Gaga, Marianne Faithfull, Mother Love Bone, Peleton, Spotify, Yoko Ono

Attention, Batman fans. You could have purchased Batman #1 if you had this much money. You probably don’t, so let’s

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