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Random music news for Saturday, October 8, 2022

October 8, 2022October 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Cowboy Junkies, Jacob Hoggard, Jim Steinman, Jonathan Davis, Miley Cyrus, Music Magazines, Neil Young, Radio, Rosalie Trombley, Spotify, Taylor Hawkins, Vinyl

Remember: “All these world are yours except Europa. Attempt no landings there.” And as for music news for October 8, 2022…

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Ongoing History Daily: The return of CREEM magazine

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creem, Dave Marsh, Music Journalism, Music Magazines

Back in the 1970s, one of the more interesting music magazines was CREEM, an irreverent weekly publication out of Detroit

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Music History Music News 

Boy Howdy! CREEM magazine is coming back–and as an actual magazine, too.

June 3, 2022June 2, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Boy Howdy, Creem, Music Magazines

If you’re of a certain vintage, CREEM was one of the music magazines you had to read. Based out of

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Music News 

Weekly survey: Do you still buy actual physical music magazines?

March 1, 2021March 1, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Music Magazines

It occurred to me recently that I haven’t bought a physical music magazine in months, maybe over a year. I

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, May 26, 2020

May 26, 2020May 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian May, CKLW, Concerts, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Elon Musk, Grimes, Italy, Music Magazines, Nightclubs, Sting

Coronavirus update 1: Concerts will resume in Italy on June 15. Coronavirus update 2: British music magazines–the best on the

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Music History 

Once upon a time, music magazines had enough money to run TV commercials

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Magazines, Spin

As music magazines continue to disappear thanks to the Internet, it’s fascinating to look back on the days when these

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Music Industry 

The golden age of print music journalism is definitely over.

March 12, 2018March 11, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment British Music Magazines, Music Magazines, NME, Print

[This is my weekly column for Global News. -AC] In preparation for finishing our basement last year, I had to

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, August 13, 2016

August 13, 2016August 12, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Corgan, Billy Talent, Johnny Cash, Kim Dotcom, Music Magazines, Netflix, Radiohead, Rolling Stones, Stranger Things

Good morning, Donald Trump? How are you going to fly off the handle today? Have any music news for us?

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Music History 

Awesome Magazine Covers from the 1990s

February 3, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments British, Britpop, Kerrang!, Melody Maker, Mojo, Music Magazines, NME, Q, Record Collector, Select, The Word, Uncut

I calculated that at one point I spent nearly $4,000 a year on music magazines. (Hey, it was part of

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Music Industry 

How Bad Is It for British Music Magazines? Bad. Very Bad.

August 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Magazines, Rock Press, UK

For years, I’ve been addicted to British music magazines.  Despite the high cost and the fact that we sometimes get

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Music News 

The Slow Death of The NME (And Other British Music Magazines)

February 14, 2014February 14, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Circulation, Classic Rock, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Mojo, Music Magazines, NME, Q, Readership, Record Collector, Uncut

For decades, there was no such thing as commercial radio in the UK.  It was all BBC, all the time.

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