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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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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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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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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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Wax Trax! Screening and Ministry in Toronto Review

April 19, 2019April 18, 2019 Brent Chittenden 0 Comments Ministry, Wax Trax!

A few weeks ago, I posted up an interview that I did with Julia Nash, daughter of Wax Trax! Records

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Music History Music News 

Wax Trax! Documentary and Soundtrack Coming in April!

January 31, 2019January 30, 2019 Brent Chittenden 3 Comments Ministry

When I was getting my musical legs under me in the early 90s, Wax Trax! Records was by far my

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Music History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 30: The Downward Spiral

July 23, 2017July 21, 2017 Brent Chittenden 3 Comments Broken, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine, The Downward Spiral, Trent Reznor, With Teeth

Nine Inch Nails released The Downward Spiral at the perfect time to completely hook a kid like me. And while

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Music History 

Pivot Time: 10 Artists Who Successfully Pulled Off Radical Changes in Sound

June 26, 2017June 25, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments Blur, Changes in Sound, Cult, David Bowie, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, Goo Goo Dolls, Joy Division, Linkin Park, Ministry, New Order, Pivots, Yes

There isn’t a musician in the world who doesn’t want to grow and evolve as an artist. This sometimes leads

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