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Music News 

Now that we know what the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way looks like, what does Matt Bellamy think?

May 13, 2022May 13, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Matt Bellamy, Milky Way, Muse, Sagittarius A*, Supermassive Black Hole

The big astronomy news this week was the release of the first-ever photo of Saggitarius A* (pronounced Sagittarius A-star), the

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Muse is still in a dystopian mood with their new single, “Compliance” (and the album looks dark, too)

March 17, 2022March 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Authoritarianism, Dystopian, Matt Bellamy, Muse, New Album

Matt Bellamy apparently had a rough time with COVID and is most concerned with the rise of authoritarianism around the

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Random music news for Tuesday, February 22, 2022

February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anna Kendrick, Covid, David Crosby, Dominic Howard, Monsters of Rock, Muse, Taylor Swift

VR porn is going to be a big freaky deal because of course it is. But before you get into

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Why Muse didn’t get a hometown sign

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Erectile Dysfunction, Muse, Sign, Teignmouth

Muse is originally from a town called Teignmouth in Devon in southwestern England, population 15,000. Muse is obviously the biggest

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Muse fun facts

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Matt Bellamy, Muse, Ongoing History

If you’re a fan of Muse, here are a few facts that might fill in a few blanks. (1) The

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Recommended Music 

The new Muse song is nice and heavy. Listen/watch here.

January 13, 2022January 14, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Muse, Won't Stand Down

The hint came around Christmas when Matt Bellamy posted an Instagram clip of this song blasting out of his car

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Music News 

Muse teases music with something that sounds suspiciously like metal

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Matt Bellamy, Muse

Matt Bellamy and his head-banging son were out for a drive the other day listening to what seems to be

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 923: Studio stories with David Botrill

September 10, 2021September 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Botrill, Make Music Matter, Muse, Music Production, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Peter Gabriel, Tool, UnpluggedTogether

The new season (the 29th!) of The Ongoing History of New Music begins! Long before I started doing this for

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Andrew Cash, Brian Rohan, BTS, CIMA, David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, Festivals, Listnr, Matt Bellamy, Muse, Nandi Bushell, NFTs, Pearl Jam, Spotify

This is good news. Could warp engine nacelles be far behind? Off to examine music news for March 31, 2021.

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Concerts 

Here’s another look at the Muse concert film, The Second Law

December 28, 2020December 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Muse, The 2nd Law

Got an hour? This Muse concert is worth the time. (Via Sean)

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Music News 

10-year-old Nandi Bushell beat Dave Grohl. Now she’s after Muse.

December 9, 2020December 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Muse, Nandi Bushell

One of the best things of 2020 was watching 10-year-old Nandi Bushell battle it out with Dave Grohl for musical

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