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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post-Punk Explosion part 4: Alt-Dance

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alt-Dance, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, New Order, Post-punk, Voodoo Ray

Dancing is as old as the human race. As soon as we came down from the trees and started walking

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Music News 

Kraftwerk FINALLY gets into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Oh, and the Foos made it, too)

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 Alan Cross 5 Comments 2021, Foo Fightes, Inductees, Jay-Z, Kraftwerk, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Go-Go's, Tina Turner, Todd Rundgren

We now have a list of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for 2021. The name I’m

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Funny/Weird 

This dude is trying to contact aliens by playing Kraftwerk

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment aliens, Kraftwerk

This universe is just too big for us to be completely alone. But how can we let any extraterrestrial life

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Music News 

RIP Kraftwerk founder Florian Schneider

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kraftwerk, RIP

Florian Schneider, who co-founded the uber-influential Kraftwerk with Ralf Hutter in 1970, has died at the age of 73. His

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, February 26, 2020

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Beyonce, Brexit, Headphones, James Hetfield, Kendrick Lamar, Kobe, Kraftwerk, Metal, Metallica, Michael Jackson, Yeasayer

Marsquakes! Cool! Switching now to music news for February 26, 2020… The major labels are now hauling in over US$1

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Music History Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 869: The golden age of synths (as told by OMD)

November 15, 2019November 17, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Depeche Mode, Kraftwerk, MGMT, OMD, Synthesizers

There have been many, many times over the last one hundred years when technology has changed the way we make

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Music News 

Random music news for July 31, 2019

July 31, 2019July 30, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Kraftwerk, Lily Allen, Marcus Gray, Sony, Streaming

The end of July already? Have any stores set up their Christmas displays yet? If not, it won’t be long.

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, January 28, 2019

January 28, 2019January 27, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classical Music, Fyre Festival, Halftime, Kanye West, Kraftwerk, Michael Jackson, Music Festivals

As a frequent business traveler, I’ve noticed a trend where hotel and airport restaurants are starting to serve breakfast (i.e.

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WTF? 

Can you play Korn songs with corn? Yes. Yes, you can.

July 23, 2018July 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments International Space Station, ISS, Korn, Kraftwerk

Because it’s Monday, you’re probably looking to kill some time by watching this guy play Korn with, er, corn. Why

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Cool! 

Someone has turned Kraftwerk into a sitcom

May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 Alan Cross 2 Comments Kraftwerk, Sitcom

What could be funny about a Teutonic electronic act that specialized in deliberating de-humanizing music through synthesizers and robots? Nothing,

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, July 4, 2017

July 4, 2017July 3, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments ATMOS, Dolby, Glastonbury, Jacuzzi, Jay Z, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Kraftwerk, Liam Gallagher, Men in Black, Music VIdeos, New Found Glory, Paramore, Video Games, Walk Off The Earth, Warren Zevon

Canada’s back at work today–mostly–while America has the day off. Yet there’s still music news for July 4… Justin Bieber

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