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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: More fun with black metal

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Metal, Gorgoroth, Norway

So you think that today’s music is a little lightweight and lacks real rebellion, do you? Perhaps then you need

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Fun with black metal

October 11, 2021October 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Metal, Burzum, Norway

If you’re into intense music–and I mean intense–then maybe you need a little Norwegian death metal, specifically a band called

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The ultimate digital music storage site

August 27, 2021August 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Digital Music, Elire, Norway

Somewhere on an island in northern Norway, a company called Elire Management Group is building a hardened vault designed to

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WTF? 

Weird album alert! (I think I’ll pass on this collectible, though.)

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Fart Compilation, Norway, Weird Albums

Norway. Land of fjords, Vikings, black metal…and this album.

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Ongoing History Daily: When The Ramones were banned in Norway.

April 28, 2021April 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Metal, Church Burning, Norway, Ramones

Here is one of the stranger examples of guilt by association.  Back in the early 90s, it became fashionable for

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Music News 

This guy’s first-ever song hit the top of the Spotify charts in Norway, so he did this. Er, wow.

August 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Mads Hansen, Norway, Tattoo

Mads Hansen used to spend most of his time as a midfielder for a Norwegian soccer team. But then the

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Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, December 15, 2017

December 15, 2017December 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Al-Qaeda, Christmas #1, DAB, Dine Alone, FM Radio, Frank Ocean, Grand Theft Auto, Kenny Loggins, Norway

Hoi An to Da Nang to Bangkok today. As much as I love noodles and stirfry, I really want some

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Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, March 21, 2017

March 21, 2017March 21, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments ABBA, Apple, Cassettes, Charles Manson, DAB, Drake, Glenn Campbell, iPad, iPhone 7, John Lennon, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Morrissey, Music sales, Norway, Podcasts, Product (RED), Thailand, Toronto, TV Theme Songs, YouTube

The first full day of spring! Bring it ON! And now, the music news. If you’re concerned about the music

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Radio 

If Norway Can Shut Off Their FM Radio Stations, Why Can’t We? Wait, We Tried? Oh…

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, DAB, HD-Radio, Norway

Around the end of the 90s, a van stuffed with broadcast equipment started touring the country, offering people a chance

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, February 26, 2016

February 26, 2016February 26, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Cult, Dave Grohl, Elton John, Emojis, Google, Janet Jackson, Jude Law, Liam Gallagher, Live Nation, Liverpool, Michael Jackson, Nielsen, Norway, Quincy Jones, Spotify, Sweden

No 503 errors on the website so far today. That’s good. And so is this roundup of music news. Even

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Radio 

Norway Has Started Shutting Off FM Radio

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment DAB, FM Radio, Norway

Norway continues to move away from FM radio towards DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting), a format that we tried in Canada

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