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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Electrocuting Dave Grohl

March 22, 2022March 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barbara Weldens, Dave Grohl, Electrocution, George Harrison, Keith Richards, Les Harvey, Moby, Stone the Crow

Musical instruments and PA gear is much, much safer than they used to be. George Harrison, Moby, and Keith Richards

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 25, 2021

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, BBC, Country Music, Dave Ellefson, Emmanuel Macron, Goth, Hi-Res Audio, Japan, Liam Gallagher, Machine Gun Kelly, Megadeth, Moby, Oasis, Spotify, The Who, Tixxy

Schmooze, the elder English bull terrier is now 13. She’s a little hung over from the party but otherwise fine.

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Movies Music History 

Moby has a documentary coming

April 8, 2021April 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, Moby

Moby had had quite the life story: Punk, drugs, a DJ, more drugs, EDM star, and more drugs. This should

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, May 18, 2020

May 18, 2020May 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Allen Grubman, Astrid Kircherr, Beatles, Cor, Deep Fakes, Def Leppard, Eurovision, Grateful Dead, John Peel, Karaoke, Moby, Motley Cruee, Peel Sessions

The COVID-19 dreams are getting crazy. I dreamt that I was in charge of a McDonald’s focus group to determine

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 22, 2020

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Apple Music, Beastie Boys, College Radio, Drums, JLo, Mariposa, Moby, New York Mets, Podcasts, Spotify

Coronavirus update 1: In an effort to calm frayed nerves, some radio stations are hauling out the Christmas music. Coronavirus

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Random music news for Saturday, April 18, 2020

April 18, 2020April 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa, Christopher Cross, Coachella, Donald Trump, Drake, Jay-Z, Kanye, Moby, Noel Gallagher, R Kelly, Snoop Dogg, Spotify

A good question: Why does Wite-Out and Liquid Paper still exist? If you’re of a certain age, you probably have

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Music News 

Now Moby is caught up in the Trump impeachment inquiry

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adam Schiff, Deutsche Bank, Donald Trump, Moby

It was a busy week connecting music to the Trump administration. First, the president tweeted out a Nickelback meme. (Nickelback

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Random music news for Saturday, November 10, 2018

November 10, 2018November 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Avril Lavigne, Beatles, Canada Jam, Chad Kroeger, Connected Car, Dr. Luke, Florence Welch, Hedley, Jacob Hoggard, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Mass Shooting, Midnight Oil, Moby, Ticketfly, White Album

My first-ever purchase of CBD pills arrived in the mail. Let’s see if these things help me sleep. Meanwhile, here’s

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, October 18, 2018

October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adobe, Ariana Grande, Copright, David Bowie, Kanye, Led Zeppelin, Moby, Plagiarism, Snoop Dogg, Spirit, Spotify

Weed’s been legal in Canada for 24 hours. Society didn’t collapse. I think we’ll be okay. Here’s music news for

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, October 6, 2018

October 6, 2018October 5, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Andrew WK, BIRDS, Brett Kavanaugh, China, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Michael Jackson, Moby, Pantera, Sadies, Sheepdogs, Steve Van Zandt, Stormy Daniels, Streaming, Ticketmaster

When do you have your Thanksgiving dinner? Is it Sunday or Monday? We’re doing ours today so we get a

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, June 13, 2018

June 13, 2018June 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Band Names, Black Sabbath, Bono, Ed Sheeran, Eve Hewson, Guns 'N Roses, HAIM, iPhone, Live Albums, Metallica, Moby, Podcasting, Radio, Slash, Streaming, System of a Down, Taylor Swift

Today’s music news–June 13, 2018–remains tariff-free and welcomes all readers. This will keep you busy at work today: 35 of

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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