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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The rise of band logos

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Band Logos, Beatles, Chicago, Doors, Logos, Love, Monkees

If you’re a musician, you’re also a brand, whether you like it or not. And for a brand to stick

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Random Music News for Saturday, April 2, 2022

April 2, 2022April 3, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Eddie Murphy, FC Barcelona, Hoodoo Gurus, James Brown, Logos, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mars, National Album Day, Rammstein, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rolling Stones, Snapchat, Spotify

I have a very long plane trip coming up on Thursday–in economy, of course. This shows how I’ll try to

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Music History 

Cool History: The Origin of Punk Rock Logos

April 19, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Green Room Radio, Icons, Logos, Punk

Ever wonder where Black Flag’s black bars came from? Or who came up with the design for the Dead Kennedys’

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What If the NFL Had Been Run by Rock Stars? Then Things Might Have Looked Like This.

April 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Logos, NFL

Darth Brooks is a music fan, crazy about football and works as a designer. His thought experiment was “What if

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Music News 

What If Everyday Brands Had Heavy Metal-Style Logos?

April 29, 2015April 29, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brands, Logos, Metal

Then we might see something like this. Call it “metal brands.” (Via Tom and Imgur)

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NFL Logos Improved by Making Them More Metal

February 8, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Logos, Metal, NFL

You get the idea.  More at The Bleacher Report.

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Music History 

The Stories Behind 10 Famous Band Icons

December 16, 2013 Alan Cross 0 Comments Graphic Design, Icons, Logos

So what’s the story with Nirvana’s wonky smiley face?  Or Black Flag’s threatening black bars?  Or the Deadmaus headgear? Explanations

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