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Ongoing History Daily: What is a “Wall of Sound?”

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Grateful Dead, Phil Spector, Stan Kenton, Wagner, Wall of Sound

Here’s a term that you might have come across in your readings on rock history: wall of sound. What, exactly,

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Random music news for Friday, December 30, 2022

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple CarPlay, Coolio, Cramps, Drake, Grateful Dead, Ian Tyson, Kanye West, Meek Mill, Spotify, Theophilus London, U2

“Ken Bulge” actually sounds like a good name for a band. And here’s a good run at music news for

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Random music news for Thursday, November 3, 2022

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Beatles, Elton John, Facebook, Grateful Dead, Lyrics, Mariah Carey, Metaverse, Michael Jackson, Piracy, Spotify, Tammy Faye Bakker, Tidal

Anyone else find it disturbing that scientists can’t figure out how AI works? What could possibly go wrong? Ponder that

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Random music news for Thursday, August 18, 2022

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Art Laboe, Billy Idol, Black Sabbath, Covid, David Gilmour, Depeche Mode, Gangham Style, Grateful Dead, Grimes, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Songwriting, Tom DeLonge

The Montana Toilet Man. Be afraid. Calm down with some music news for August 18, 2022. Depeche Mode is back

Hardcore…salad? That’ll make you eat your greens.

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Grateful Dead, Salad, Slayer, Stephen Colbert

If the Grateful Dead can have their own branded salad, why can’t other bands?

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Random music news for Thursday, March 31, 2022

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blue Man Group, Drake, Floppie the Banjo Clown, Grammys, Grateful Dead, Pickering, Producers, Radio Airplay, Science of Rock'n'Roll, Will Smith

No YouTube video has been viewed this many times in such a short period of time. Surprised? And the memes

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Random music news for Saturday, November 20, 2021

November 20, 2021November 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Robot, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bowie, Eddie Vedder, Eric Clapton, Grateful Dead, JJ Abrams, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Martin Scorsese, Mick Rock, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Pink, Spotify

I watched the second season of Tiger King in one sitting. I feel shame. However, I do feel good about

Weekly survey: How much would you spend on a vintage rock t-shirt?

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Grateful Dead, Sotheby's, T-Shirt, Vintage

Vintage clothing has always been big business. A subset of that, the vintage concert t-shirt market, keeps getting bigger. For

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Random music news for Thursday, October 14, 2021

October 14, 2021October 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Ben McPeek, Coachella, Glorious Sons, Grateful Dead, Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones, Smash Smouth, Vinyl, Yugoslavia

Here are some new developments with VR. THAT kind of VR. Think about that as we go through music for

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Random music news for Friday, August 27, 2021

August 27, 2021August 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Afghanistan, Busta Rhymes, Concerts, Drake, Festivals, Gene Simmons, Grateful Dead, Hugh Syme, Kanye, Movie Trailers, OnlyFans, Ottawa Bluesfest, Rush, Sting

“Man dies after using adhesive instead of a condom during sex.” That was in Florida, of course. The rest of

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Random music news for Wednesday, July 28, 2021

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Achtung Baby, Bono, Covid, David Bowie, David Crosby, Exodus, Gibson, Grateful Dead, James Blunt, John Hutchison, Metal, Slash, Soundcloud, Tom Hunting, U2, Wendy's

Watching the Olympics? I miss Brian Williams keeping me up to date on the time in Newfoundland. (If you don’t

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