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Led Zeppelin

Music News Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Rockin’ out(?) in Kuala Lumpur

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Led Zeppelin, Linkin Park, Malaysia, Singapore

There’s a famous story from back in the 70s where Led Zeppelin was refused entry into Singapore because their hair

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, September 9, 2022

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Beatles, Biggie, Elton John, Gavin Rossdale, Led Zeppelin, Revolver, Ricky Martin, Vinyl

I’m trying to imagine a world without a Queen Elizabeth. I can’t. Moving on to music news for September 9,

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, June 4, 2022

June 4, 2022June 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Avatars, Classic Rock, Jack Antonoff, Jeff Beck, Johnny Depp, Led Zeppelin, Liam Gallagher, Podcasts, Prince

This politician is having a bad week. It, however, continues to be a good week for music news–like what we

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Controversy 

If “Stairway to Heaven” were released today, would it be a hit? (HINT: Probably not)

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Led Zeppelin, Songwriting, Streaming

If you follow the trends in music, you’ll know that songs are getting shorter and shorter and their construction are

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, December 13, 2021

December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Christmas Music, Holiday Music, Kanye West, Led Zeppelin, Taylor Swift

Well, this seems extreme. This day’s music news–December 13, 2021–isn’t at all like that. A new book could break open

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, December 4, 2021

December 5, 2021December 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Britney Spears, Eminem, Grammy Awards, Greg Lake, Korn, Led Zeppelin, Richard Cole, Shonen Knife, Trevor Noah

How’s this for a concert venue? Wow! Moving on to music news for December 4, 2021… This remains my favourite

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Movies Music History 

Here’s the first clip of the new Led Zeppelin documentary

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, Led Zeppelin

Getting Led Zeppelin to tell their own story has been an elusive thing with none of the members especially anxious

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Music News 

Random music new for Tuesday, November 16, 2021

November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Arkells, Back to the Future, Eric Clapton, Gordon Light, Grease, Grey Cup, Led Zeppelin, Massey Hall, Political Correctness

Marty McFly’s hoverboard just sold for about US$500,000–and it doesn’t even hover. Reading music news for November 16, 2021, is

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, November 10, 2021

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Winehouse, Guitars, Led Zeppelin, Speakers

That’s one way to pack a guitar. As for music news on November 11, 2021… Gord Downie’s widow, Kaya Usher,

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Tech 

What if someone tried to fix Led Zeppelin with Auto-Tune?

November 6, 2021November 6, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Auto-Tune, Led Zeppelin, Robert Plant

One of my big issues with a lot of contemporary music is that it’s perfect. No bum notes. Tempo is

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Led Zeppelin is now on TikTok

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Led Zeppelin, TikTok

TikTok is a super-unicorn, a social media network that’s not only survived but challenging for (and in some quarters already

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