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Lollapalooza

Documentary Music History 

Finally! A documentary on the history of Lollapalooza

February 2, 2023February 2, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, Jane's Addiction, Lollapalooza, Paramount+, Perry Farrell

When Lollapalooza was first announced in the spring of 1991, most people figured it would be a bust. Who was

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Music News 

Ongoing History Daily: The Verve had issues

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Lollapalooza, Richard Ashcroft, The Verve

When you look at their history, it’s no wonder that the Verve isn’t around anymore.  First, there was singer Richard

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Music News 

A security guard faked a mass shooting report to get out of work

August 6, 2022August 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chicago, Lollapalooza, Mass Shooting, Terrorism

I understand that there are some days that you just don’t want to go to work. But this is not

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, August 6, 2022

August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, BTS, Concerts, Gary Numan, John Hinckley, Lady Gaga, Lollapalooza, Max's Kansas City, Metallica, Stranger Things, TikTok, Travis Scott, Vinyl, Weird Al

Are you following the pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope? Amazing stuff, really. Slightly less amazing but almost as

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, July 28, 2022

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arabic Pop, Bruce Springsteen, CDs, Classic Rock, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Fuji Rock Festival, India, Live Nation, Lollapalooza, R Kelly, Shania Twain, Spotify, Stephen Colbert, YouTube

Spongebob? Is that you? If not, who or what is it? Ponder that as you browse through music news for

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Concerts 

Lollapalooza…India? Yes.

July 27, 2022July 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2023, India, Lollapalooza, Perry Farrell

This weekend will see the annual Lollapalooza in Chicago, but this is only one of several Lollapaloozas that take place

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, June 18, 2022

June 18, 2022June 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Emmy Awards, Eurovision, Florence + The Machine, Lollapalooza, Snapchat, Tupac Shakur, Ukraine, YouTube Music

Beer good! Science has redefined the concept of “beer gut.” Now let’s try some music news for Saturday, June 18,

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Concerts 

The family behind Walmart is getting into the festival business

April 21, 2022April 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments FORMAT Festival, Lollapalooza, Walmart, Walton Family

The Walton family, the ultra-rich folks from Arkansas that control everything Walmart, have decided to get into the festival business.

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WTF? 

The CEO of Goldman Sachs, one of the biggest investment banks in the universe, is going to play a DJ set at Lollapalooza.

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, David Solomon, DJ D-Sol, Goldman Sachs, Lollapalooza

No, really. He is. When he’s not dealing with derivatives or hostile takeovers, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon moonlights as

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Concerts 

If you want to see how much music has changed in the last 30 years, just look at the 2022 Lollapalooza poster

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2022, Lollapalooza

When Lollapalooza went on the road for the first time in 1991, it was envisioned as a caravan of weirdos

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, March 2, 2022

March 2, 2022March 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Biopic, Lollapalooza, Madonna, Marc Gieger, South Korea, Spotify, Turntables

How would AI apply for a job as a musician? Like this. Let’s now try some music news for March

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