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Here’s advice from Henry Rollins on how to protect your precious vinyl collection

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Henry Rollins, Vinyl

Henry Rollins is, no surprise, a vinyl freak. And it’s very, very careful about how he protects his library. Watch

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Random music news for Monday, June 15, 2020.

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Beatles, Darkness, Henry Rollins, Justin Hawkins, Liam Gallagher, Matt Bellamy, Muse, Noel Gallagher, Protest Songs, Song of the Summer, Tencent

Ew. Gross. Now cleanse your mind from those images by browsing through music news for June 15, 2020. Radio folk

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Music News 

In what universe does Cyndi Lauper duet with Marilyn Manson and Henry Rollins? This one, apparently.

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cyndi Lauper, Henry Rollins, Marilyn Manson

This past Tuesday (December 10), Cyndi Lauper held her annual Home for the Holidays benefit for homeless youth and was

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, April 9, 2019

April 9, 2019April 8, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Barkenaked Ladies, Big Bang Theory, Bill Wyman, Henry Rollins, Jack White, K-Pop, Liam Gallagher, Podcasts, Pretty Green, Radio, Rolling Stones, Third Man Records, Twilight Zone

Okay, people. Time to take down the Christmas lights. At least remove those reindeer figures from the front yard, okay?

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Here’s your first taste of William Shatner’s Christmas album.

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Christmas, Henry Rollins, Iggy Pop, William Shatner, ZZ Top

William Shatner’s latest music project is a Christmas album. Yes, he’s Jewish, but that doesn’t mean he can’t get into

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Why vinyl still matters

February 19, 2018February 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Henry Rollins, Vinyl

Reverb.com has this interview with Henry Rollins on why vinyl still matters to music and to fans. Henry Rollins was

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Music News 

Label Launches an App Described as “Tinder for Vinyl”

October 14, 2017March 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Henry Rollins, Music Discovery, Tinder, Universal, Vinyl

Even though you’ve never used Tinder, the app’s nomenclature has slipped into colloquial talk. Just about everyone knows what it

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Music History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 29: Think Tank

July 16, 2017July 15, 2017 Brent Chittenden 1 Comment Henry Rollins, Rollins Band, Think Tank

Henry Rollins is known for all sorts of things these days. He’s hosted television programs, he’s a writer, an alternative

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 772: The Annual Christmas Show

December 16, 2016December 18, 2016 Alan Cross 7 Comments Bill Murray, Christmas Music, Fucked Up, Henry Rollins, Japandroids, LCD Soundsystem, Mevvy, Ongoing History, Phoenix, Reggie and The Full Effect, She & Him, Sloan, The Snots!, Yobs

For the last 20-plus seasons, the last Ongoing History show before the Christmas break has been devoted to playing seasonal

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Music History 

25 Years Ago This Month, Canada Saw Lollapalooza for the First Time

August 13, 2016 Alan Cross 3 Comments 1991, Butthole Surfers, Exhibition Stadium, Fishbone, Henry Rollins, Ice-T, Jane's Addiction, Living Colour, Lollapalooza, Nine Inch Nails, Perry Farrell, Rollins Band, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Toronto

“Here,” said Noni, the radio station’s promotions director. “Take this stack of tickets and give them away to anyone who

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Add This to the List of Apocalypse Signs: Henry Rollins in a Calvin Klein Commercial

July 7, 2016July 6, 2016 Alan Cross 2 Comments Calvin Klein, Henry Rollins

Well, it’s a different kind of CK ad, anyway.

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The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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