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Ongoing History Daily: The rise of band logos

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Band Logos, Beatles, Chicago, Doors, Logos, Love, Monkees

If you’re a musician, you’re also a brand, whether you like it or not. And for a brand to stick

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Random music news for Saturday, October 22, 2022

October 22, 2022October 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Art Bergman, Big Data, Drake, Kanye, Mafia, Micky Dolenz, Monkees, Parler

Snake on a mother******g plane! No snakes in music news for October 22, 2022. Drake lost CAD$830,000 betting on soccer

Micky Dolenz of The Monkees is suing the FBI over…what?

August 31, 2022August 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments FBI, Left-Wing, Micky Dolez, Monkees, Subliminal Messages

Donald Trump isn’t the only person having issues with the FBI these days. Micky Dolenz of The Monkees is suing

RIP Mike Nesmith of The Monkees and the man who named The Tragically Hip

December 11, 2021December 11, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Elephant Parts, Mike Nesmith, Monkees, MTV, Music VIdeos, Rio, RIP, Tragically Hip

You’ll read all kinds of obituaries about Mike Nesmith, the brainiest of The Monkees, who died this week of natural

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Medical Mysteries of Music

Random music news for Tuesday, August 24, 2021

August 24, 2021August 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackberry, Brain, Britney Spears, Concerts, Eagles, Johnny Lydon, Laura Jane Grace, Monkees, QNX, Sex Pistols, Siri, SiriusXM, Slip-Stream, Tetris, TikTok, UB40, YouTube

Gimme. NOW. As for music news for August 24, 2021… A UK study confirms that it’s possible to hold full-capacity

Random music news for Tuesday, August 21, 2018

August 21, 2018August 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Asia Argento, Beats 1, Blurred Lines, Google, Kurt Cobain, Lowest of the Low, Madonna, Marvin Gaye, Monkees, Nikki Minaj, Smart Speakers, Sonos, Soundscan, Spotify, Tesla

By the end of the year, inflation in Venezuela could hit 1,000,000%. No, that’s not a typo, either. In music

Random music news for Saturday, June 23, 2019

June 23, 2018June 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Billie Joe Armstrong, Cameron House, Donald Trump, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, GarageBand, Joey Ramone, Kanye West, Mickey Leigh, Mike Nesmith, Monkees, Music Festivals, NOFX, Paul McCartney, Saudi Arabia, Silverchair, Spotify, Streaming, Tidal, Trent Reznor, UP Cannabis

Big BBQ at my place tonight. Stand back. I’ll cook. No, really. Stand back! And now, music news for June 23,

Here’s a special music list for National Cereal Day: Cereal box records

March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Archies, Bobby Sherman, Cereal Box Records, Jackson 5, Monkees

Yes, it’s National Cereal Day, the one day of the year (March 7) we’re supposed to pause and give thanks

Random Music News for Wednesday, January 3, 2018

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Archies, Bruno Mars, Mark Ronson, MediaBase, Monkees, Prince, Smartphones, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Ticketmater, Uptown Funk

Wake me up when the temperature gets within five degrees of the freezing mark. Otherwise, I’m just going to stay

Random Music News for Saturday, September 3, 2016

September 3, 2016September 3, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Banksy, Barbra Streisand, Britney Spears, Donald Trump, Headphones, Iron Maiden, Kim Deal, Madonna, Massive Attack, Monkees, Mugspeaker, PIxies, Rammstein, Sony, Starship, Uzbekistan

I’m in denial about Labour Day. Please do not bring it up. And now, music news… Great (albeit possibly crazy)

Random Music News for Monday, June 6, 2016

June 6, 2016June 6, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Beyonce, Bieber, Bono, Bose, David Bowie, Google, Johnny Lydon, Michael Jackson, Monkees, Moog, Paul McCartney, Rock am Ring

Today is the 70th birthday of the NBA. When it formed in 1946, there were eleven teams, including the Toronto

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