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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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Funny/Weird 

Can Fonzie dance to Joy Division?

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fonzie, Happy Days, Henry Winkler, Joy Division, Mashup

Yes. Yes, he can. Fonzie can do anything, including being ahead of his time by about 20 years. (Via Andrew)

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Dead wax

June 1, 2022June 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Dead Wax, Joy Division, Nirvana, Sub Pop, Vinyl

If you’re into vinyl records, here’s something that you might want to investigate. You know that space near the centre

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 950: 18 bands who successfully changed lead singers

April 15, 2022April 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 Days Grace, Alice in Chains, Faith No More, I Mother Earth, Joy Division, Lead Singers, New Order, Personnel Changes, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime

When someone in your band decides to leave, gets fired or, heaven forbid, dies, you have a problem. It’s an

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, April 8, 2022

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments a-ha, Airpods, Amazon Music, Covid, Dethklok, Joy Division, Kanye, Metal Lords, Playlists, Spotify, The Weeknd, Twitter

I’m going to be hosting an online music trivia contest for charity in a couple of weeks. Wanna play? Get

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, April 7, 2022

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ian Curtis, Joy Division

Wait. A new DeLorean? And an electric DeLorean? Coooooool. There will be a big Global Citizen-organized event (featuring Radiohead, Bruce

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, March 15, 2021

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, COIVID, Digital Music, Imagine Dragons, Joy Division, Judas Priest, New Zealand, NFTs, Podcasting, Queen, Radio, Rob Zombie

Probably not a great story for a Monday, but hey, we need caffeine, right? (Via Walter) Moving now to music

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Music History Music News 

Ian Curtis’ “Love Will Tear Us Apart” guitar is going up for auction

October 1, 2020September 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auction, Ian Curtis, Joy Division

When Joy Division committed “Love Will Tear Us Apart” to tape, singer Ian Curtis played this Vox Phantom VI Special

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, July 13, 2020

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Bon Jovi, Drive-In Concerts, John Lennon, Jonathan Frakes, Joy Division, Judas Priest, Matthew Good, Metallica, Peter Hook, Rich Priske

If you need some affirmation to start the week, here’s Jonathan Frakes telling you you’re right for 41 seconds. You’ll

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, June 29, 2020

June 29, 2020October 7, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Hacienda, Joy Division, Perry Farrell, Prince, TikTok

This is fun: A family tree of people related to the Hacienda club in Manchester. (Via John) Hacienda Family Tree.

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Recommended Music 

The Hot 8 Brass Band tackles Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart”

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Hot 8 Brass Band, Joy Division

Here’s another recording session done with each of the players in their respective isolated space. The Hot 8 Brass Band

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