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Ongoing History of New Music Daily: Early Smashing Pumpkins

January 20, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Smiths

Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins didn’t pick up a guitar until he was 14.  But by the time he

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History of New Music Daily: The Smiths’ not-so-terrorist attack

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ongoing History, Smiths

Fans of the Smiths and Morrissey are known to be some of the most devoted in the world.  They will

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Morrissey’s secret folk album! (Well, not really, but…)

November 15, 2019November 14, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Morrissey, Parody, Smiths, Ulster Fry

Okay, so it’s not real. But it’s sure good for a laugh.

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, June 4, 2018

June 4, 2018June 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dr. Luke, Emojis, Johnny Marr, Live365, Mick Jagger, Music Festivals, NASA, Roger Daltrey, Smiths, Star Trek, Syria, Tom Jones

It was on this day in 1989 that things all went very, very wrong for the protestors in Tiananmen Square

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The Ongoing History of New Music, Encore Presentation: Songs of Protest and Dissent

April 27, 2018April 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, DOA, Dropkick Murphys, English Beat, Green Day, MC5, Protest Songs, Rage Against the Machine, Sex Pistols, Smiths

Sometimes people get so pissed off or so inspired by something that they just have to sing about it. This

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Music History 

Weekly survey: What band did you get into too late?

April 9, 2018April 9, 2018 Alan Cross 13 Comments Doors, Smiths

Years ago when I was still in high school, an older girl name Sharon asked me to transfer some of

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Music History Recommended Reading 

Attention Smiths fans: A new 464-page graphic novel is coming

February 28, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Biography, Graphic Novel, Smiths

Smiths fans never, ever get enough of their favourite band. Come March 22, a new graphic novel on the band

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Music History 

Weekly survey question: Which bands broke up at EXACTLY the right time?

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Alan Cross 13 Comments Beatles, Breakup, Clash, Smiths, Weekly Survey

All groups, whether they want to admit it or not, have a best-before date. Many of them struggle beyond that

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Random Music News for Thursday, January 25, 2018

January 25, 2018January 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 50 Cent, Album Artwork, Apple, Bitcoin, Chester Bennington, David Bowie, Dolores O'Riordan, iTunes, Kanye, Metal, Neil Diamond, Parkinson's, Smiths, YouTube

On this day in 1995, we almost ended up in a nuclear war because of a series of mistakes and

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The good news? 60% of The Smiths are reuniting. The bad news? The other 40% isn’t involved.

January 20, 2018January 19, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Andy Rourke, Craig Gannon, Johnny Marr, Mike Joyce, Morrissey, Smiths

At the end of it all, the Smiths were a five-piece unit: Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce and

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Random Music News for Friday, November 24, 2017

November 24, 2017November 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments #MeToo, Aretha Franklin, CBS Radio, Earbuds, Headphones, Hearing Loss, Las Vegas Shooting, Marilyn Manson, Nick Carter, Pink Floyd, Podcasts, Queen, Route 91, Smiths, Spotify, Sreaming, Surgery

Is it “Happy Black Friday” or “Merry Black Friday?” I can never remember. And now, some music news for November

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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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