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Music News 

Mike Mitchell, a founding member of The Kingsmen (and guitarist on “Louie Louie”) has died

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kingsmen, Louie Louie, Mike Mitchell

On April 6, 1963, a five-piece band born in a Portland garage, entered the studio with a local DJ to

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WTF? 

Here’s that Donald Trump parody video that has so many people freaked out

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Kingsmen, Trumpsmen

Who thought it would be a good idea to doctor a Kingsmen: The Secret Service video to make it look

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Music History 

10 Examples of When Mistakes in Songs Make Things BETTER

August 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments B-52s, Beatles, Breeders, Clash, Green Day, Kingsmen, Merry Clayton, Metallica, New Order, Rolling Stones

hen you have a full recording studio at your disposal, there is that temptation to make things sound perfect. Sometimes,

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Music News 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 768: 10 Great Proto-Punk Acts

November 18, 2016November 20, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Kingsmen, Los Saicos, MC5, Proto-Punk, Rocket from the Tombs, Roxy Music, Saints, Television, The Stooges, Velvet Underground

This week we’re going to talk about 10 proto-punk acts, artists both came before punk and who created the most

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, May 19, 2015

May 19, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments British Airways, FBI, Jack Ely, Jay Z, Kanye West, Kingsmen, London, Mariah Carey, Mozart, Music Festivals, Prince, Soho, Spotify, Starbucks, Taylor Swit, Virgin Atlantic

When I landed in Singapore last night, I went from plane to immigration to luggage to the taxi is 13

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