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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: More band name origins

September 12, 2022September 11, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Alien Ant Farm, Ayn Rand, Band Names, Collective Soul, MUMFORD AND SONS, Royal Blood, Yeay Yeah Yeahs

Time again to look at where various bands got their names. (1) The Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ name is pure New

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, April 1, 2022

April 1, 2022March 31, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, David Bowie, Electric Guitar, Foo Fighters, Morrissey, Nick Cave, Pantera, Podcasts, Queen, Roger Taylor, Rolling Stones, Royal Blood, Taylor Hawkins, Ukraine, YouTube

Aliens are among us. Really. Be paranoid about that as you look through music news for April 1, 2022. No

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Royal Blood facts

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Royal Blood

There have always only been two guys in Royal Blood: Singer and bass guitarist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher.

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, June 17, 2021

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Abbey Road, Anthrax, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, Dee Snider, Elton John, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Music Industry, Noel Gallagher, Prince, Rick James, Rob Halford, Royal Blood, Twisted Sister

Want to feel small and insignificant? Read this. Now come back to earth with music news for June 17, 2021.

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, March 25, 2021

March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Covid, Dacia, Gene Simmons, HR Pufnstuf, Kanye, Kim Kardashian, KISS, Music Marketing, Music Writing, Musical Instruments, NFTs, Royal Blood, Smartphones, The Living Night, Tinnitus

Oooo. A big UFO report is coming from the US government! We’re depending on you, Tom DeLonge, to help us

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Recommended Music 

This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 21 April 2017

April 21, 2017April 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Shark, Kendrick Lamar, Lion Bear Fox, Mademe X, Oh Wonder, Pretty City, Public Service Broadcasting, Royal Blood, Serena Ryder, U2, Upper Crust, Well Wisher

Not only is my head swimming from all the music that’s come in from the usual sources over the last

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, October 13, 2016

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Bohemian Rhapsody, Desert Trip, Foo Fighters, Janet Jackson, Lego, Loud Music, Madonna, Nickelback, Pandora, Queen, Royal Blood

The first-ever mobile cellular network was launched in the US on this day in 1983. Phones were the size of

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Music News 

This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 08 April 2016

April 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Broods, Cheap Trick, Eden Warsaw, Explosions in the Sky, Fitz and the Tantrums, Have You Seen the Jane Fonda Aerobic VHS?, Kilmore, Radical Face, Royal Blood, The V!deos, Wombats

Here’s another short list of the best (well, to me, anyway) that passed through my computers and email accounts this

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Music Industry 

As We Approach Record Store Day on Saturday, Here Are Some Vinyl Stats Out of the UK

April 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7-inch Singles, Arctic Monkeys, Beatles, Daft Punk, David Bowie, Oasis, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Royal Blood, Stone Roses, UK, Vinyl Albums, Vinyl Sales

VVN Music has published some sales rankings of vinyl in the UK. Here are the Top 10 selling vinyl singles

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music Episode 718: Two Piece Bands

April 11, 2015April 13, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Keys, Flat Duo Jets, Inbreds, Local H, Pack A.D., PS I Love You, Royal Blood, Two Piece Groups, White Stripes

After a two week hiatus in which I communed with orang-utans in the jungles of Borneo–I’m not kidding–it’s time to

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, January 30, 2015

January 30, 2015January 30, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2015, CIMA, Ice Cream, John Fruisciante, Junos, Ray Danniels, Royal Blood, Rush, Suge Knight, Taylor Swift

The Beatles’ last performance was held on this day in 1969 on the roof of Apple Records in London. Rush’s

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