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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Losing a Porsche the Metallica way

February 14, 2022February 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 911, Black Album, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Porsche

When Metallica finished up their “black” album, no one was really sure if the record was going to be a

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 14, 2021

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beyonce, Black Keys, Concerts, DMX, Exodus, Facebook, Global Citizen, Iron Maiden, Kirk Hammett, livestreaming, M.I.A., Metallica, Protest Music, Puscifer, Soft Cell, St. Vincent

Wanna see exactly how creepy and invasive Facebook is? Take a look at this. Once you’ve regained your composure, take

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, November 4, 2019

November 4, 2019November 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Loog Oldham, Guitars, INXS, Kanye, Kirk Hammett, KISS, Metallica, Michael Hutchence., Prophets of Rage, Rage Against the Machine, Rolling Stones, TikTok, Violin

Feeling groggy and weird? Blame turning the clocks back. It’s time we got rid of DST, period. Meanwhile, in the

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Interview Music News 

Here’s video of my interview with Kirk Hammett of Metallica about his awesome vintage horror movie poster collection.

July 11, 2019July 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Horror, Kirk Hammett, Metallica

All the guys in Metallica have their non-musical passions. James into guitars. Lars plays tennis and is into collecting art.

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Events Music News 

Monsters, Movies and Metallica’s Hammett

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Art, Cosmo Music, Horror Movies, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Sci-fi movies

Kirk Hammett, Metallica’s lead guitarist since the dawn of time, is a world-class collector of horror and sci-fi movie memorabilia.

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, June 27, 2018

June 28, 2018June 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Audiobooks, BBC Sounds, Call the Office, Die Antwoord, Glamour, Kirk Hammett, Morrissey, Prince, Route 66, Scalpers, Touts, XXXtenacion

School’s out. Anyone want to bet on when we’ll see the first back to school commercials? I say three weeks.

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Music News 

A Classic Jaguar Once Owned by Kirk Hammett of Metallica is Up for Sale

February 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jaguar, Kirk Hammett, XK-E

Jaguars from the 1960s were horribly unreliable but indisputably gorgeous. The pinnacle of that era of design was the E-Type

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Random Music News for Monday, January 2, 2017

January 2, 2017January 2, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments DJs, Freddie Mercury, Kate Bush, Kirk Hammett, Mean Girls, Metallica, Musicals, Phil Collins, Pogues, Real Estate

Has anyone famous died yet this year? Read on to find out. You never know what you’ll find amongst the

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Random Music News for Monday, December 12, 2016

December 12, 2016December 11, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Apple, Blitz Kids, Bob Dylan, Courtney Love, David Bowie, Donald Trump, Ghost Ship, Guns 'N Roses, Kirk Hammett, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Oakland, Patti Smith, Prince, Rave, Twiiter

There’s some kind of big Pokemon Go update today. Are people still into that? Here’s some music news… Prince’s best

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Random Music News for Tuesday, August 25, 2015

August 25, 2015August 25, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Avirl Lavigne, Bruce Springsteen, Celine Dion, Drake, Foo Fighters, K-Pop, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, MTV, North Korea, One Direction, Serena Williams, South Korea

Back on this day in 1991, the first version of Linux was released. That has nothing to do with music

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Random Music News for Friday, May 22

May 22, 2015May 22, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Air Suppy, Beatboxing, Beyonce, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Brandon Flowers, Celine Dion, Guitar Hero, High-Res Audio, Innocence + Experience Tour, Ivor Novello, Jamaica, Jay Z, Keven Costner, Killers, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Music Publishing, Spotify, Tidal, U2

On this date in 1992, Johnny Carson hosted his last Tonight Show after 30 years. Here’s an interesting list of

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

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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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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  • Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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