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Music News 

There’s yet another new music video from The Beatles

December 7, 2022December 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Here There And Everywhere, Music Video

Even though The Beatles broke up 52 years ago, their organization is still finding ways to keep the legacy going

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Music History 

The Rolling Stones have released a restored 4K version of a 1968 video for “Jumping Jack Flash”

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4K, Jumping Jack Flash, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Music Video, Restored, Rolling Stones

Back in 1968, no one was using videotape to shoot music clips. It was all on film–and usually 16 mm,

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Recommended Music 

Metallica capitalizes on their Stranger Things moment with a new animated lyric video for “Master of Puppets”

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Master of Puppets, Metallica, Music Video, Stranger Things

Metallica and “Master of Puppets” continue to ride the Stranger Things wave ever since Eddie was seen shredding the solo

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Music History 

The world’s greatest music video was released 35 years ago today

July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Music Video, Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley

It was on this day in 1985 that the world was first subjected to this. We’re now 1,255,948,148 views in.

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Recommended Music 

Steven Spielberg has directed his first-ever music video. And it’s for Marcus Mumford.

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cannibal, Marcus Mumford, Music Video, Steven Spielberg

I’m not sure how Marcus Mumford got Steven Spielberg–perhaps you’ve heard of him?–to direct music video for his solo single,

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Music News 

Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” turns 35 with a new animated video

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Video, Never Gonna Give You Up, Rick Astley

As of this morning, Rick Astley‘s “Never Gonna Give You Up” has been seen 1,219,210,331 times on YouTube, probably mostly

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Recommended Music 

George Harrison’s “My Sweet Lord” has a news star-studded music video. This is extremely sweet.

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment George Harrison, Music Video, My Sweet Lord

Once George Harrison stepped out of the shadow of Lennon and McCartney, he finally got the recognition he deserved as

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Music News 

Ongoing History Daily: The aftermath of the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video

November 23, 2021November 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Krist Novoselic, Music Video, Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit

Here’s another quick story about the video for Nirvana’s “Smell Like Teen Spirit.”  This remains one of the best-known videos

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Music News 

Ongoing History Daily: The shortest music video EVER!

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Brutal Truth, Collateral Damage, Music Video, Shortest Music Video

Back in their heyday, the budgets for music videos could reach into the millions because they helped sell records. What’s

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Recommended Music 

Paul McCartney has been “de-aged” by software for this new video. Watch.

July 24, 2021July 24, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beck, Music Video

Paul McCartney is 79 years old. He’s looking good for his age, so that may have made this software voodoo

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Can you figure out what’s happening in this music video?

July 15, 2021July 15, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Music Video, SUUNS

Montreal band Suuns remembers those 90s-era art pieces that could only be resolved by letting your eyes go blurry. They’ve

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