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Random music news for Monday, October 31, 2022

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adele, Bono, Cannibal Corpse, DH Peligro, Gordon Lightfoott, Halloween, Kanye, Nightmares, Patti Smith, Pulp, Reunion, Snoop Dogg, Spotify, Streaming Music, Ukraine

Ugh. Halloween. The night when mini-extortionists in disguise are encouraged by their parents to demand unhealthy treats from strangers underscored

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Random music news for Tuesday, December 28, 2021

December 28, 2021December 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brian Eno, Cruise, Drake, Lemmy, Lossless, Patti Smith, Radio, Spotify, Sting, TAPEFEART

Please don’t shoot people over loud music, especially on Christmas Eve. Then again, this is a Florida story. Segueing to

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Which singer has the greatest vocabulary?

August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 Alan Cross 6 Comments Billie Eilish, Lou Reed, Lyrics, Patti Smith

Writing lyrics is hard. Whenever I tried doing something like that, my creations as weaker than rhyming “gin” and “sin,”

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Riot Grrrls–A primer

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7 Year Bitch, Bikini Kill, Fifth Column, Heavens to Betsy, Hole, Huggy Bear, Mecca Normal, Pagan Babies, Patti Smith, Riot Grrrl, Sleater-Kinney, Team Dresch

[Another summer encore. Back with more new shows in the fall. -AC] There is no question that the vast majority

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 795: The Ongoing History Book of LASTS

October 6, 2017October 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 78 RPM Records, 8-Track Tapes, Berlin Wall, CBGB, Metallica, Musical Lasts, Nirvana, Patti Smith, Ramones, U2

Everyone talks about being first at something because…well, it’s cool to be first, right? But what about being last? There’s

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Music News 

Random Music News for March 30, 2017

March 30, 2017March 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Arthur Rimbaud, Beats 1, Beth O'Rourke, Bhangra, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Glen Matlock, Lemmy, National Recording Registry, Opera, Patti Smith, Record Store Day, Sex Pistols, Ted Cruz

On this day in 1867, the US purchased Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Imagine if they hadn’t sold. And

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, December 12, 2016

December 12, 2016December 11, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Apple, Blitz Kids, Bob Dylan, Courtney Love, David Bowie, Donald Trump, Ghost Ship, Guns 'N Roses, Kirk Hammett, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Oakland, Patti Smith, Prince, Rave, Twiiter

There’s some kind of big Pokemon Go update today. Are people still into that? Here’s some music news… Prince’s best

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, December 8, 2016

December 8, 2016December 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob Dylan, Live Nation, Madonna, Patti Smith, Viola Blue, Westworld, YouTube

John Lennon day. It’s been thirty-six years. And now, in music news… Patti Smith will stand in for Bob Dylan

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Watch a Duet of Springsteen and Bono on a Patti Smith Song (That Springsteen Wrote)

May 30, 2016May 30, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Cover Version, Patti Smith, U2

A nice collaborative effort to start the week: Bono joined Springsteen onstage in Dublin to sing “Because the Night,” the

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Music History 

Punk Crock: How We Have the History of Punk All Wrong

December 20, 2015December 19, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments CBGB, Patti Smith, Punk Rock, Ramones, Television

I just missed the original punk rock explosion of the 1970s, so my experience with what actually happened is somewhat

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, October 17, 2015

October 17, 2015October 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 10cc, Bob Dylan, Bono, Cannibal Corpse, Eagles, Electric Jukebox, Grammy Awards, Isis, Jay Z, Michael Jackson, Mumford & Sons, Patti Smith, Penelope Cruz, Samsung, Taylor Swift, Tidal

What happens on Shark Tank really shouldn’t bother me as much as it does. What’s wrong with me? And now,

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