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RIP Tom Verlaine, guitarist and singer for Television

January 28, 2023January 29, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments CBGB, Richard Hell, Television, Tom Verlaine

The story goes that Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell walked up to CBGB on a March day in 1974 and

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Random music news for Friday, July 16, 2021

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC-DC, Beatles, Beer, Covid, Deepfake, Demo, Guns N'Roses, Iron Maiden, NTSC, Online Radio, Sony, Spotify, Television, Tom DeLonge, Vinyl, YouTube

That is one DEEP pool! Now let’s get deep with music news for July 16, 2021. This isn’t good: 954

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This is a MAJOR timesuck for children of the 90’s

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments My90sTV, Retro, Television

Oh, dear. Meet My90sTV. Actually, it’s part of a family of online TV portals that also includes sites for the

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Random music news for Saturday, May 22, 2021

May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Global Music Vault, Linda Lindas, Metallica, Noel Gallagher, Rob Halford, Russell Simmons, Snapchat, Stereoload, Television, TikTok, We Are Ladies

Damn, these little buggers are tough. It’s a good thing they’re so tiny. Over to music news for May 22,

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Random music news for Thursday, August 27, 2020

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Air Travel, Bigge, BTS, Cassettes, Coronavirus, COVID-19, High-Res Audio, John Lennon, Mark David Chapman, Mike Patton, Netflix, Radio, Rob Halford, Song of the Summer, Television, Tupac

Got a nutty friend who believes in QAnon? Better read this. Once you absorb that, move on to music news

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Say what? No, really: unpronounceable band names

January 15, 2018January 14, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments !!!, Band Names, Eximperituserqethhzebibšiptugakkathšulweliarzaxułum, Television, The The, Ungl’unl’rrlh’chchch

A band’s name says a lot about them. But what if the name can’t be said? We’re talking about bands

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Just for Fun, Here’s U2’s First-Ever TV Appearance

November 4, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment RTE, Television, U2

Sometime in 1980, a VERY young U2 (look at all that hair on The Edge!) made an appearance on The

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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 768: 10 Great Proto-Punk Acts

November 18, 2016November 20, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Kingsmen, Los Saicos, MC5, Proto-Punk, Rocket from the Tombs, Roxy Music, Saints, Television, The Stooges, Velvet Underground

This week we’re going to talk about 10 proto-punk acts, artists both came before punk and who created the most

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The Osbournes Go Disney

August 14, 2016August 13, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Disney, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne, Television, The Osbournes, TV Show

For a while now people have been saying that Disney is out of ideas, and as much as I love

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New Kids’ Show on Netflix Features Beatles Music

July 30, 2016 Nerhys 2 Comments Beat Bugs, Beatles, Children's Show, Netflix, Television, TV Show

A new Netflix Original series for children is premiering on August 3 that features the music of the Beatles. Beat

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Who Are The Musicians Behind Your Favourite TV Theme Songs?

July 9, 2016July 10, 2016 Nerhys 4 Comments Danny Elfman, Gary Portnoy, Jesse Frederick, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Lazlo Bane, Merv Griffin, Mike Post, Nerf Herder, Oingo Boingo, Television, The Refreshments, Theme Songs, They Might Be Giants

While many people can sing along to their favourite TV show’s theme song, far fewer can name the musicians behind

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