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Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 963: Musicians battling disease, part 1

November 4, 2022November 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Art Alexakis, Billy Talent, Bono, Disease, Halsey, Illness, Joy Division, Pearl Jam, Sickness, U2, Wilco

The human body is a wonderful thing, a marvel of evolution, biology, and chemistry along with a few bits, like

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Random music news for Friday, June 10, 2022

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Audiobooks, Blondie, Halsey, iTunes, Jack White, Mercedes-Benz, Morrissey, NFTs, R Kelly, Russian Invasaion, Sennheiser, Spotify

Wait: Auto insurance covers getting an STD in a car? Apparently so. Mull that over as you skim through music

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Random music news for Thursday, June 2, 2022

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amber Heard, Elvis Impersonators, Girls5eva, Halsey, Jacob Hoggard, Johnny Depp, Mental Health, Music Distribution, Pink Floyd, Queen Elizabeth, Rolling Stones, Synths, Tears for Fears, TikTok, Vinyl

This protestor set himself on fire. People took selfies. Let’s move to something less weird with music news for June

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Random music news for Saturday, May 14, 2022

May 14, 2022May 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, Eurovision, Facebook, Halsey, Krakatoa, Ozzy Osbourne, Podcastings, Randy Rhoads, Songwriting, South Park, Wembley Stadium

The loudest sound ever heard on Earth was an estimated 310 dB. What could possibly make that much noise? This.

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Random music news for Thursday, July 1, 2021

July 1, 2021June 30, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Hasselhoff, Facebook, Halsey, Influencers, Metallica, MTV, Mumford & Sons, Neil Peart, Pop Music, Record Stores, Sesame Street, Streaming, The Weeknd, Trent Reznor, USS, Wintston Marshall

Expecting to die one day? Go to Mars! On that cheery note, here’s just news for July 1, 2021. Is

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Random music news for Tuesday, December 1, 2020

December 1, 2020November 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Drake, Elon Musk, Foo Fighters, Grammys, Halsey, Headbangers, Leonard Co, Pogues, Radio, Shane McGowan, The Weeknd, Turntables, Vinyl

One more month left in this horrible year. Hang in there. Here’s music news for December 1, 2020. Halsey has

Random music news for Friday, April 10, 2020

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chynna, Creativity, Drake, Eventbrite, Halsey, Jazz, Lady Gaga, Manic Street Preachers, Neurology, NHS, Noel Gallagher, Podcasts, Radio, Video Calls, Who

I completely forgot that we had a long weekend this week. Frankly, EVERY weekend for the last month has been

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 09 June 2017

June 9, 2017June 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Barns Courtney, Beatles, Halsey, Hollerado, Liam Gallagher, Mutoid Man, New Politics, Saintseneca, The War on Drigs, U2

With so many new songs coming at you day after day, here are eleven tracks pre-screened by me. Maybe your

The Rise of the “Indie Pop Voice”

October 7, 2015October 7, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Halsey, Linguist, Linguistics, Purity Ring, Selena Gomez, Singing

I’ll admit it: I have a hard time telling a lot of pop singers apart. And this isn’t a new

Be Prepared for New Tsunami of Rebel Female Singers

September 7, 2015September 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Alessia Cara, Courtney Love, Female Singers, Halsey, Joan Osborne, Liz Phair, Maggie Myers, Patti Smith, Poe, Taylor Swift

If you pay attention to long-term cyclical trends in music, you could have predicted this was going to happen. When