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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Offspring facts

March 16, 2022March 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Offspring

Some random stuff about the Offspring: (1) The original title of the Americana album was You’re Too Fat To Do

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Music News 

Simple Plan takes The Offspring to Canada School (and their tour has been canceled)

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian Tour, Offspring, SImple Plan

The Offspring and Simple Plan are supposed to tour Canada this year (the tour has since been canceled). To help

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Recommended Music 

The Offspring has a new thing: “Cockpit Karaoke”

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cockpit Karaoke, Dexter Holland, Offspring

When your lead singer has his pilot’s license, you can do things like this. Dexter Holland can fly a variety

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, January 6, 2021

January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Audiobooks, Beavis and Butthead, Canadian Online Radio, Christmas songs, Guitars, Noodles, Offspring, Samsung, Stars, Status Quo, TikTok, Torquil Campbell, Travis Barker

When is it time’s up on Christmas decorations? Just askin’. Moving to music news for January 6, 2021… In case

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Offspring and snowboarders

December 14, 2021December 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Offspring, Snowboarders

True or false: Even though Offspring is from southern California, they owe a lot of their success to snowboards. True.

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Music News 

Carpool Karaoke? The Offspring one-ups that with Cockpit Karaoke

July 28, 2021July 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Carpool Karaoke, Cockpit Karaoke, Offspring

James Cordon’s signature comedy piece is Carpool Karaoke, a feature where he and a celebrity drive around in a pretty

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, June 19, 2021

June 19, 2021June 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Album Artwork, Apple Music, AstraZeneca, Beatles, Cannabis, DC Universe, Deezer, Facebook, Grateful Dead, Hi-Res Audio, Jerry Garcia, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Noodles, Offspring, Peter Jackson, Sinead O'Connor, YouTube

Apple Music might end up in more places in the near future. Here’s why. Deezer is offering samples of its

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Music History 

Ongoing History Daily: The “Keep ’em separated” guy

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Come Out and Play, Offspring

The Offspring song “Come Out and Play” has that part in the chorus is when some guy comes on and

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Music News 

The Offspring’s Dexter Holland wants you to get vaccinated. And he knows what he’s talking about.

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Anti-Vaxxers, COVID-19, Dexter Holland, Offspring, Vaccines

Next to supply issues, the biggest obstacle to getting through the pandemic is vaccine hesitancy. Far too many people either

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The Offspring used a chimp in their latest video. PETA is pitching a fit. And this time, they may have a point.

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Chimps, Offspring, PETA

One of the best songs on the new Offspring album Let the Bad Times Roll is “We Never Have Sex

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The Offspring has reworked one of their biggest hits into a vaccination PSA

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Microbiology, Offspring, PSA, Vaccinations, Vaccines, Virology

The story goes that while working in a university lab, Dexter Holland of The Offspring saw an experiment ruined when

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The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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