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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 944: Infamous hotels and hotel rooms

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Cornell, Dave Gahan, Dolores O'Riordan, Hotel Rooms, Hotels, Michael Hutchence., Nancy Spungen, Oasis, Richey Edwards, Sid Vicious

In the days before COVID, I was always on the road. If it wasn’t a music conference in Singapore, it

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The Sid Vicious assassination conspiracy

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments CIA, Conspiracy, Nancy Spungen, Punk, Sid Vicious

Think the mob killed JFK? A supporter of QAnon? The COVID vaccine filled with Bill Gates-designed nanobots? Try this one

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: Hard Time – Musicians Who Have Gone to Jail

June 29, 2018July 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alien Ant Farm, As I Lay Dying, Cake, Charlatans UK, Coheed and Cambria, Crime, Lostprophets, Sid Vicious, Stone Roses, Stone Temple Pilots

The community of musicians is like any other. While most people are good, you will have your bad actors:  musicians

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Music History Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 791: The Last Hours of…

September 7, 2017September 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amy Winehouse, Chris Cornell, Ian Curtis, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, Ongoing History, Scott Weiland, Shannon Hoon, Sid Vicious

At some point, all of us will shuffle off this mortal coil and join the choir invisible. It doesn’t matter

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, May 11, 2017

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Banksy, Childish Gambino, DJs, Joe Perry, Prince, Radiohead, Sid Vicious, Smiths, Steve Tyler, Trent Reznor

Has anyone ever counted up the number of commercials that features the Trivago guy? And now, the music news for

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Music News Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 781: Rock’n’Roll Myths

March 10, 2017March 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, David Bowie, Flaming Lips, Kurt Cobain, Legends, Marilyn Manson, Mick Jagger, Myths, Sid Vicious, U2, White Stripes, William Burroughs

Myths and legends come in all sizes. Atlantis: That’s a big one that we can’t seem to wrap our heads

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Movies Music History 

New Documentary Looks at the Final Days of Sid and Nancy

October 19, 2016October 18, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, Nancy Spungen, Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious

Did Sid Vicious kill his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, in room 100 of the Chelsea Hotel on that night in 1978?

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, October 14, 2016

October 14, 2016October 13, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Del Fuegos, Desert Trip, Elton John, George Carlin, Grey Poupon, Harvest Picnic, Lemmy, Murder, Nancy Spungen, Sid Vicious, Slash, Straight Edge

Off to Desert Trip Part 2 in the California Desert. This had better be good. And now, the music news.

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Movies Music History 

Sid and Nancy Coming Back to Theatres for 30th Anniversary Release

July 28, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Nancy Spungen, Sid and Nancy, Sid Vicious

Sid and Nancy, Alex Cox dramatization of the relationship between the Sex Pistols’ Sid Vicious (played by Gary Oldman) and

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music Episode 711: Hard Time: Musicians Who Have Gone to Jail

February 6, 2015February 8, 2015 Alan Cross 4 Comments Air Rage, Crime, Episode 710, Hard Time, Ian Brown, Ian Watkins, Murder, Pete McNeal, Rape, Rob Collins, Robbery, Sid Vicious

The community of musicians is like any other. While most people are good, you will have your bad actors:  musicians

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WTF? 

Sid Vicious Is Now Selling Cars

September 9, 2014September 9, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Acura, My Way, Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious

Yes, he’s been dead since 1979–but if Johnny Rotten can sell butter, why can’t poor Sid sell cars? More info

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

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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