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Ongoing History Daily: Music for Surgery

December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Playlist, Stress, Surgeon, Surgery

I don’t know what you can do with this information, but if you ever must go in for surgery, you

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Larry Mullen Jr. will NOT tour with U2 in 2023: Report.

December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Larry Mullen, Las Vegas, MSG Sphere, Surgery, Tour, U2

U2 has consisted of the same four guys since March 1978. In all that time, there has only been one

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The wildcard in U2’s return? Larry Mullen’s back problems

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Back Back, Larry Mullen, Surgery, Touring, U2

When U2 started recording the Pop album back in 1996, things progressed slower than everyone would have liked because Larry

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Surgery songs

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Operating Rooms, Surgery

Going in for surgery anytime soon? Before they put you under, you might be interested in knowing the kind of

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Music News 

Good God, Tom Morello! WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR HAND?

June 28, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment Prophets of Rage, Rage Against the Machine, Surgery, Tom Morello

Anyone who’s seen Tom Morello play with Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage, the Nightwatchmen and any of

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Medical Mysteries of Music Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, December 19, 2017

December 19, 2017December 19, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blackberry, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, James Bond, Jay Z, Radio, Spotlite, Surgery

This could be the last day of any kind of workplace productivity of the year–except if you’re in retail or

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Music News 

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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Music News 

Kanye West Isn’t the Only Musician in Hospital This Week. Butch Vig Isn’t Well, Either.

November 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Butch Vig, Garbage, Sinus, Surgery

As I type this, Kanye West is in hospital in LA, apparently under a psychiatric hold after an incident at

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Medical Mysteries of Music 

More Evidence That Music is Good for the Body as Well as the Mind

November 22, 2015November 21, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Healing, Music, Surgery

When I first read this article from Yahoo, my reaction was “Duh. Of course music is beneficial to the body.”

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Cool! 

Another Freaky Music-and-Brain Surgery Video

June 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brain, Surgery, Video

YouTube has a number of these videos. Doctors have to go into some poor guy’s skull to do some repairs.

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If You’re Having an Operation and Your Surgeon is a Red Hot Chili Peppers Fan, RUN!

December 13, 2014December 13, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Red Hot Chili Peppers, Surgeons, Surgery

Tom found this fantastic piece of medical advice. It could save your life. From The Telegraph: Surgeons prefer Bee Gee’s

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