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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The Killers and New Order

January 24, 2023January 24, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Iron Maiden, Killers, New Order, Paul Di'Anno

All the guys in The Killers are fans of groups from the 80s, especially those who were able to fuse

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Brandon loves Frank

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brandon Flowers, Frank Sinatra, Killers, Las Vegas

Growing Up in Vegas, Killers singer Brandon Richard Flowers had a chance to soak up the, er, ambience of the

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Recommended Music 

This week’s Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox involves The Killers

October 2, 2022October 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chelsey Hawkes, Cover Version, Killers, Mr. Brightside, Robert Fripp, Sunday Lunch, Toyah Willcox

For the second week in a row, Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox move to the background–dancing this time–as Chelsey Hawkes

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, March 26, 2022

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Apple, CFNY, Genesis, Grimes, Hyperpop, iPhones, Killers, Korn, MiniDisc, Music News, Smiths, Spirit of Radio, Spotify, Turntables

Uh, nope. And no thanks to this, too. I’d rather just read music news for March 26, 2022. If you

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The Killers’ concert rider

March 2, 2022March 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alcohol, Concert Riders, Killers

A contract rider is part of the agreement between a promoter and a band over what must be provided to

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, October 7, 2021

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dave Grohl, David Lee Roth, Foo Fighters, Grindr, Killers, Kurt Cobain, Metallica, Song Royalties, Telegram, Vanhalen, WhatsApp

The Mother of All Cannabinoids: Weird how we were told for decades that they were bad for us. Now let’s

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, July 20, 2021

July 20, 2021July 21, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment AC/DC, Adele, Aerosmith, BIGSOUND, Circle Jerks, Covid, Donald Trump, Faces, Iron Maiden, Johnny Lydon, Killers, Live Nation, Pro-Ject, Reunion, Rod Stewart, Sex Pistols, Turntables, Weezer

Is there a more Sisiphyian job on the planet than fetching shopping carts back to the store at Costco? Moving

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The immortal “Mr. Brightside”

July 2, 2021July 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brandon Flowers, Hot Fuss, Killers, Mr. Brightside

When The Killers released “Mr. Brightside” as a single on September 29, 2003, they had no idea they had created

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, February 17, 2021

February 17, 2021February 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Brandon Flowers, Dinosaurs, Enya, Killers, Morgan Wallen, Oasis, Rolling Stones, Tekashi 6ix9ine, The Weeknd

Did this kind of comet kill off the dinosaurs? And did you know that this is happening in music news

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Music Industry 

Why I think classic rock could be a threat to the music of the future

February 8, 2021February 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Conchord, Hipgnosis, Killers, Neil Young, Primary Wave, Publishing

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. I was also on Feedback on SiriusXM’s VOLUME channel talking about the issue.

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, December 25, 2020

December 25, 2020December 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Depeche Mode, Diddy, Foreigner, Grammys, Guitars, Killers, Metallica, Pandemic, Porno for Pyros, Radiohead, Reginald Fessenden, Rihanna, Speakers, Talking Heads, Tekashi 6ix9ine

Merry Christmas! Bet you thought there’d be no music news for December 25, did you? Wrong. An original Dave Grohl

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