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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: What is a “Wall of Sound?”

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Grateful Dead, Phil Spector, Stan Kenton, Wagner, Wall of Sound

Here’s a term that you might have come across in your readings on rock history: wall of sound. What, exactly,

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Random music news for Wednesday, November 2, 2022

November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Bruce Springsteen, Grand Theft Auto, Hip Hop, Italy, Mariah Carey, Migos, Phil Spector, Radio, Soul Asylum, Takeoff

We’re apparently doing Instagram all wrong. Check out the cash these people are making. Once you go through all that,

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Top 10 reasons Ronnie Spector was the most badass female pop singer of all time

January 13, 2022January 14, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Girl Groups, Phil Spector, Ronettes, Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector died this week at the age of 78 after a short battle with cancer, passing away in the

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Random music news for Friday, May 7, 2021

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billboard, Calibri, Clubhouse, Concerts, Deadmau5, Live Nation, Marilyn Manson, Megan Thee Stallion, MI5, Microsoft, Motley Crue, Paul McCartney, Performance Royalties, Phil Spector, Radio, Snapchat, Tommy Lee, Twitter, UB40

Microsoft to Calibri: “Buh-bye.” The company now needs help choosing a new default font. Consider that while you browse music

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Legendary record producer (and convicted murderer) Phil Spector has died

January 17, 2021January 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Phil Spector

Phil Spector, who roared to fame producing a series of major hits in the 1960s has died. The cause of

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Hey! Ho! Go to Four Chords and a Gun!

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Four Chords and a Gun, Hey! Ho! Let's Go!, John Ross Bowie, Live Theatre, Phil Spector, Ramones, Toronto

When Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee, and Marky Ramone started working with eccentric record producer Phil Spector in May of 1979

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Random music news for Monday, March 11, 2019

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Electric Guitar, Filger, Leaving Neverland, Michael Jackson, Phil Spector, R. Kelly, Radio, Who Let the Dogs Out

The Monday after the switch to daylight saving time is always the worst, innit? Why is this still a thing

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Random Music News for Wednesday, August 9, 2017

August 9, 2017August 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Algorithms, Apple, Beyonce, iPhone 8, Leeds, Metallica, Pentakill, Phil Spector, Prince, Pussy Riot, Reading, Rockabilly, Sparkle Moore, Uniffly

On this day in 1965, Singapore was kicked out of Malaysia, becoming the first country to achieve independence against its

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