Madison Square Garden Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Random music news for Thursday, July 19, 2018

July 19, 2018July 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Idiot, Another Roadside Attraction, BBC, Billy Joel, Bono, Chris Shiflett, Dennis Rodman, Foo Fighters, GPS, Green Day, Health Canada, iPhone, James Bond, Jay Z, Kanye West, Madison Square Garden, Marc Antony, Radiophonic, Speakers, Tom Petty, Toyota, Tragically Hip

On this day in 1977, the first GPS signal was broadcast from a satellite. It was a 100% military thing

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Random Music News for Thursday, December 17, 2015

December 17, 2015December 17, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Apple Music, Azealia Banks, Beethoven, Billy Joel, Coheed and Cambria, Cover Version, Cranberries, Delores O’Riordan, Grammy Awards, LL Cool J, Madison Square Garden, Nine Inch Nails, NPR, Spotify, Taylor Swift, The Railway Club, Zaphod Beeblebrox

The Douglas DC-3 took to the air for the first time on this day in 1935. A lot of these

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Interesting Things Happen When U2 Plays NYC. See?

August 2, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bono, Insults, Madison Square Garden, Melissa

A number of guests dropped in on U2 during their stint at Madison Square Garden, including Bill and Hillary Clinton,

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U2 Played “Two Hearts Beat As One” for the First Time in 26 Years

July 30, 2015July 30, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Innocence + Experience Tour, Madison Square Garden, Two Hearts Beat As One, U2

The last time U2 played “Two Hearts Beat as One” was in Dublin in December 1989–that is, until Madison Square

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