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Random music news for Wednesday, May 26, 2021

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Almost Famous, Bruce Dickinson, BTS, Chopcast, Dave Mustaine, Drake, Grammys, Grand Theft Auto, Iron Maiden, K-Pop, Ministry, Peter Frampton, Rand Paul, Richard Marx, Sean Lennon, Slipknot, Social Media, Spotify, ZZ Top

Talk about a cool collectible! I’m surprised it went so cheap. Then there’s music news for May 26, 2021. Drake

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Martin Atkins of PiL, Ministry, announces launch of the Post-Punk and Industrial Museum

May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Killing Joke, Martin Atkins, Ministry, Pigface, PiL, Public Image Limited

Punks, the time has come: You’re getting a museum.  Martin Atkins, of the Midwest Music Expo and a bunch of

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Just in time for the playoffs, new Ministry hockey gear

May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hockey, Jerseys, Ministry, Pck Hockey

Puck Hcky, the purveyor of hockey-themed fashion, has just released some new gear in concert with Ministry. Al Jourgensen is

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 914: The Post-Punk Explosion part 3: Industrial music

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Alan Cross, Depeche Mode, Front 242, Industrial Music, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Post-punk, Skinny Puppy

By the time we got to the mid-70s, rock had become sufficiently organized so that there were rules. You did

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, October 31, 2020

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aespa, Album Artwork, Albums, Donald Trump, Eddie Van Halen, Kanye, Lil Wayne, Ministry, Shazam, Ticketmaster, U2, White Supremacists, YouTube, YouTube Music

I’ll bet you’re expecting an opening link to something Halloween related. Nope. This is much more interesting. And so is

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 891: Musicians who lost it, part 2

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Depeche Mode, Green Day, Killing Joke, Ministry, Puddle of Mudd, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Sometimes, life becomes too much. Things get too weird. There’s too much pressure. Too many decisions to make leading to

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Music History 

Wait: Al Jourgensen of Ministry recorded a soft drink commercial?

May 12, 2020May 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Ministry, Shasta Cola

Long before the stigma of selling out over licensing music to TV commercials died away, Ministry’s Al Jourgensen was making

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Recommended Music 

Ministry just released a new song from quarantine–and it rocks.

April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ministry

Like every other good citizen, Uncle Al Jourgensen is in self-isolation. However, Al has access to a studio.

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Music News 

Ministry has started recorded a new album while in quarantine

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al Jourgensen, Ministry

Naturally, Al Jourgensen is being very subtle about it.

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, January 20, 2020

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple CarPlay, Bjork, CarPlay, Dave Bowie, Dave Mustaine, Grammy Awards, Insane Clown Posses, James Hetfield, James Marr, Johnny Marr, Megadeth, Metallica, Ministry, Oprah, Pete Doherty, Theremin

Is it “Happy Martin Luther King Day” or “Merry Martin Luther King Day?” I can never remember. Never mind. Let’s

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Ministry goes acoustic as part of a new visual history book

December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Al Jourgensen, Ministry

Cue the Apocalypse. Al Jourgensen and Ministry have gone acoustic. A quiet, gentle, and, er, rather pretty version of the

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