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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The Famous Ramones Logo

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Arturo Vega, Logo, Ongoing History, Ramones

One of the most famous iconic symbols in all of rock is the logo of the Ramones.  I mean, how

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Funny/Weird 

The Wendy’s logo has gone emo. Seriously.

July 21, 2022July 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Camden, Emo, England, Logo

One of the most famous logos in the world of fast food is this one. This is a representation of

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Format wars

February 2, 2022February 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Format Wars, HMV, Logo, Thomas Edison, Wax Cylinder

Format wars are nothing new: Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD. AAC vs. WMA vs. MP3. But 100 years ago, the competing formats

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Music History 

The Story of the Rolling Stones’ Infamous Sticky Fingers Zipper Cover (And the Stones “Tongue” Logo)

June 28, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1971, Lips, Logo, Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, Tongue, Zipper

With the reissue of the Stones 1971 classic, Sticky Fingers now out, it’s a good time to review the problems

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Music News 

What Will Trent Reznor Think of What Just Happened in Alberta?

June 26, 2015June 26, 2015 Alan Cross 4 Comments Alberta, Copyright, Don Iveson, Logo, Naheed Nenshi, Nine Inch Nails, Rachel Notley

There’s a new sheriff in Alberta in the form of premier Rachel Notley. She’s reached out to the mayors of

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Music News 

Shock Horror! Spotify Changes Its Shade of Green

June 21, 2015June 21, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Logo, Spo, Spotify

One of the things I like most about Spotify’s interface is the shade of green they chose for the logo.

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Tech 

The New Sonos Logo is Pretty Freaky

January 24, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Logo, Sonos

The idea is to represent a pulsing speaker.  Scroll down while looking at it. Or just stare at the GIF

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