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Punk fashion goddess Vivienne Westwood has died

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Malcolm McLaren, Sex, Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood

Over the course of two hours on December 29, three deaths were made public: Soccer great Pele; Canadian folk legend

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Did this woman invent punk rock?

April 26, 2021April 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jordan Mooney, Malcolm McLaren, Punk, Sex, Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood

You’d have to be a serious student of British punk rock to know the name Jordan Mooney, but there are

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 12, 2020

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Daniel Johns, Harry Styles, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Little Richard, Malcolm McLaren, Paul McCartney, Silverchair, U2

On behalf of everyone in the part of North America where May weather has yet to assert itself, go home

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, May 27, 2019

May 27, 2019May 25, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, David Bowie, Documentary, Dolby ATMOS, Hard Rock Hotel, Malcolm McLaren, Morrissey, Spotify, Universal, Vevo, Vivienne Westwood

It’s the Memorial Day holiday in the US, so is there any music news for May 27, 2019? Let’s find

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Music News 

UK Landmarks Tour, Day 5 (Wednesday, May 16)

May 17, 2018May 16, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Camden, Chiswick, Clash, Malcolm McLaren, Swansong, World's End

Today is a free day for the group (“day at leisure” in travel agent itinerary-speak), so the group scattered to

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, March 19, 2018

March 19, 2018March 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Corgan, CGI, Katy Perry, Malcolm McLaren, Metallica, Paul McCartney, Q Prime, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2, Vivienne Westwood, WKRP in Cincinnati

This is the last official full day of winter. Good riddance, really. Let’s talk about music news for March 19,

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, November 30, 2017

November 30, 2017November 29, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Amazon, Apple, Bon Scott, Ed Sheeran, HMV, Jay Z, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Malcolm McLaren, Mariah Carey, Napter, Neil Young, Noel Gallagher, Pink Floyd, Prince, Rihanna, U2

Thirty-five years ago today, some record called Thriller was released. Anyone remember it? And now, some music news for November

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Music History Music News 

He Did It: Malcolm McLaren’s Son Burns $8.5 Million Worth of Punk Memorabilia

November 27, 2016 Alan Cross 4 Comments Joe Corre, Malcolm McLaren, Protest, Punk, Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood

He threatened he’d do it–and yesterday he did. In a fit of perverse performance art, Joe Corré, the son of

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Music History Music News 

BURN All This Cool Punk Stuff? This Makes Me Very, Very Sad.

March 16, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 40th Anniversary, Malcolm McLaren, Protest, Punk, Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood

This summer is being celebrated at the 40th anniversary of the punk rock explosion in the UK. However, Sex Pistols

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Movies 

Remembering The Great Rock’n’Roll Swindle

February 1, 2015February 1, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle, Malcolm McLaren, Sex Pistols

The Dissolve looks back at the Sex Pistols movie that was released two years after the band broke up. The

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