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Ongoing History Daily: A new book on hair metal

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 80s, Grunge, Hair Metal, Ongoing History

Back in the 80s, the dominant form of rock was hair metal: guys with big hair, wearing spandex, and sometimes

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, October 14, 2017

October 14, 2017March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anti-Trump Songs, Apps, Coachella, eBay, Frank Sinatra, Hair Metal, iPhone, Marilyn Manson, One Direction, Puerto Rico, Radio, Spotify, Sudan, Tegan and Sara, Vinyl

The Cuban Missile Crisis began on this day in 1962. We don’t want to go through that again, do we,

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017May 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Bieber, Cher, David Bowie, DIY, Donald Trump, Eurovision, Hair Metal, Killers, Pop Stars, PWR BTTM, Radiohead, Selena Gomez, Slash, Spotify, Streaming, Talking Heads

Sorry. Still trying to process the whole Chris Cornell story. Here’s what else is making music news on May 19.

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Music History Music Industry 

The Sexist Hell Endured by Female Rockers in the 80s

March 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hair Metal, Sexism

For decades, women were told that they couldn’t rock. Sure, there were exceptions–Janis Joplin and Grace Slick come to mind–but

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The Big Book of Hair Metal

July 24, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hair Metal, Martin Popoff

Martin Popoff, the Canadian music expert (especially on all things metal) has a new book featuring the oral history of

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