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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: How big a Morrissey fan is Brandon Flowers? THIS big.

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brandon Flowers, Fanboy, Killers, Morrissey, Smiths

When Brandon Flowers of the Killers was growing up, he was a big fan of British bands of the 80s. 

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Music History Music News 

A Smiths demo cassette just sold for $21,000

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Auction, Bonhams, Cassette, Demo, John Peel, Smiths

Rock memorabilia continues to be big business. The original demo cassette from The Smiths, complete with a letter from the

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, March 26, 2022

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aerosmith, Apple, CFNY, Genesis, Grimes, Hyperpop, iPhones, Killers, Korn, MiniDisc, Music News, Smiths, Spirit of Radio, Spotify, Turntables

Uh, nope. And no thanks to this, too. I’d rather just read music news for March 26, 2022. If you

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Recommended Music 

What if The Smiths had written “Welcome to the Jungle” instead of Guns N’ Roses?

August 14, 2021August 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Guns N'Roses, Smiths, Welcome to the Junle

Then it would probably look/sound like this.

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, May 8, 2021

May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 27 Club, ABBA, Band Names, BTS, Coldplay, Concerts, Coral, Headphones, How Soon is Now, ISS, Johnny Marr, Liam Gallagher, Live Nation, Netflix, Pearl Jam, Podcasting, Pretty Green, Record Store Day, Sennheiser, Smiths, Streaming

Need a vacation? Maybe you can volunteer to see if cruises are safe again. Over to music news for May

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Television 

Morrissey is NOT happy about how he was portrayed on The Simpsons last night

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Morrissey, Simpsons, Smiths

The April 18 episode of The Simpsons featured Lisa making an imaginary friend with a miserable vegetarian British indie singer

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Television 

Look out, Morrissey: The Smiths are coming for you this Sunday.

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Benedict Cumberbatch, Morrissey, Simpsons, Smiths

The Simpsons has a long tradition of incorporating musicians and musical storylines into episodes, from Paul McCartney to the Rolling

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Music History Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The time when the Foo Fighters booked the wrong producer

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Shoplifters of the World, Smiths

Back in 2002 when the Foo Fighters were getting ready to record what would become their One By One album,

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Movies Music History 

Ongoing History Daily: A new movie based on a Smiths legend

April 2, 2021April 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Radio, Shoplifters of the World, Smiths

This is a fact: Back in 1987, an 18-year-old pulled up outside a Y108, a now-defunct top 40 station in

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Movies Music History 

In 1987, a Smiths fan sought to hijack a Colorado radio station. There’s now a movie based on that.

March 6, 2021March 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Denver, Shoplifters of the World, Smiths

This is a fact: Back in 1987, an 18-year-old pulled up outside a Y108, a now-defunct top 40 station in

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Ongoing History of New Music 

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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