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Music News 

Ongoing History Daily: “Running Up That Hill” year-end stats

December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kate Bush, Running Up That Hill, Stranger Things

As we approach the end of the year, one person who is counting her blessings (and money) is Kate Bush

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Music News 

Is “Goo Goo Muck” the new “Running Up That Hill?” Could be.

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cramps, Goo Goo Muck, Kate Bush, Netflix, Ronnie Cook, Running Up That Hill, Stranger Things, Tim Burton, Wednesday

When Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” was featured in an episode of Stranger Things earlier this year, it went

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Cool! 

It’s that time of year for wild metal-themed Halloween displays

October 15, 2022October 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Halloween, Magical Light Shows, Master of Puppets, Metallica, Stranger Things

There are some people who get WAY too much into Halloween–but at least the rest of us can marvel at

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, August 17, 2022

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments A$AP Rocky, AI, Album Artwork, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Music Supervisor, Nicki Minaj, R Kelly, REO Speedwagon, Spotify, Stranger Things, TikTok

A deck chair that flies at 250 kph? I need this for my deck. You know, to get to the

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Controversy 

WTF? Now some Stranger Things fans are trying to CANCEL Metallica?

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cancel Culture, Master of Puppets, Metallica, Stranger Things

Along with Kate Bush, Metallica has enjoyed a Stranger Things effect with one of their songs. As soon as viewers

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Recommended Music 

Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” continues to have its Stranger Things moment with this new jazz cover

August 7, 2022August 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Master of Puppets, Metallica, Robyn Adele Anderson, Stranger Things

It’s not quite as big a hit as Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill,” but Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” continues

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, August 6, 2022

August 6, 2022August 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AstroWorld, BTS, Concerts, Gary Numan, John Hinckley, Lady Gaga, Lollapalooza, Max's Kansas City, Metallica, Stranger Things, TikTok, Travis Scott, Vinyl, Weird Al

Are you following the pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope? Amazing stuff, really. Slightly less amazing but almost as

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, August 4, 2002

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Britney Spears, BTS, Metallica, Netflix, Prince, Sampling, Socially Driven Music, Stranger Things, Taylor Swift, Ukulele, Woodstock '99

Over US$80 million was spent on the Batgirl movie. Now it’s being junked because it’s “irredeemable.” And you thought you

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Recommended Music 

Metallica capitalizes on their Stranger Things moment with a new animated lyric video for “Master of Puppets”

July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Master of Puppets, Metallica, Music Video, Stranger Things

Metallica and “Master of Puppets” continue to ride the Stranger Things wave ever since Eddie was seen shredding the solo

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Recommended Music 

The inevitable Stranger Things marriage: “Running Up That Hill” in the style of Metallica

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Kate Bush, Mashup, Master of Puppets, Metallica, Running Up That Hill, Stranger Things

Thanks to inclusion in Netflix’s Stranger Things, but Kate Bush’s “Running Up that Hill” and Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” have

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Music Industry 

Something is really, really weird about music in 2022. Let me explain.

July 15, 2022July 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Catalogue, Current Music, Fleetwood Mac, Kate Bush, Metallica, Sex Pistols, Stranger Things

I’m having trouble keeping track of what year it is. Consider: Kate Bush’s 1985 song “Running Up That Hill” hit

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