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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post-Punk Explosion part 5: Goth

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Goth, Gothic, Mary Shelley, Post-punk, Vampires

On April 10, 1815, a volcano erupted in the central part of the Indonesian archipelago. Mount Tambora blew up, ejecting

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Recommended Music 

This altered album from Alvin and the Chipmunks is the sludgey Goth album I’d been looking for

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alvin and the Chipmunks, Goth, Sludge

Alvin and the Chipmunks were invented by Ross Bagdasarian back in 1958 as a novelty record. They’ve been around ever

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The Goth eucharist

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Depeche Mode, Goth, Religion

You’re going to church on Sunday, right?  No?  Maybe you’re just part of the wrong congregation.  Let’s look at the

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 25, 2021

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, BBC, Country Music, Dave Ellefson, Emmanuel Macron, Goth, Hi-Res Audio, Japan, Liam Gallagher, Machine Gun Kelly, Megadeth, Moby, Oasis, Spotify, The Who, Tixxy

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier is now 13. She’s a little hung over from the party but otherwise fine.

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Music News 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 916: The Post-Punk Explosion part 5: Goth

April 2, 2021April 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bauhaus, Goth, Post-punk, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cult

On April 10, 1815, a volcano erupted in the central part of the Indonesian archipelago. Mount Tambora blew up, ejecting

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The origin of the term “Goth”

March 12, 2021March 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Goth, Ian Astbury

Have you ever wondered where the term “goth” came from? Most people assume that it was derived from the term

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Funny/Weird 

The Christian owner of a restaurant lost his sh*t on this Goth girl

January 20, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Goth

Well, that wasn’t very Christian of him, was it? The backstory: After an apparently previous encounter, our Goth hero goes

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Funny/Weird 

This is the creepiest video you’ll see all month. This cannot be unseen.

August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bats, Goth

Someone noticed that if you take a video of bats–actual bats–hanging about in their cage and flip the perspective upside

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, August 4, 2020

August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, David Crosby, Goth, Hello Kitty, Iggy Pop, Live Music, Spotify, TikTok

Thanks. I needed to know that. Over to music news for August 4, 2020. Coronavirus update 1: Gamify the pandemic

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, January 1, 2020

January 1, 2020January 1, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Goth, Mariah Carey, Massive Attack, Mike Portnoy, Rush, Tencent, Travis Barker, Universal

It’s the future. Time for the first roundup of music news of the new decade. Here’s a list of all

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, August 28, 2019

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments BMW, David Lee Roth, Disco, Goth, Iggy Pop, Internet, Mark Maron, Phones, Prince, Smart Assistants

Why does a salad seem taste better when someone else makes it? Just wondering. Meanwhile, here’s what I have for

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