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Music History 

Rock in the Eastern Block: A short history of Western music concerts in Moscow via @cam_gordon

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Completely Ignored, Russia, USSR

Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored recently spent time listening to the Winds of Change podcast, the investigation into whether the

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, June 7, 2019

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Shark, Siri, Super Hi-Fi, USSR

On this day in 1982, Graceland opened to the public. The bathroom where Elvis died was kept off-limits. On to

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, May 25, 2018

May 25, 2018May 24, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bob Moog, David Bowie, Ed Sheeran, Lenny Kravitz, Liam Gallagher, Moby, Pope Francis, Rod Stewart, Snoop Dogg, Spotify, USSR

On a day just like this long, long ago–1977, to be exact–Star Wars opened in theatres. Now let’s move to

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Music News 

Random Music News for Monday, September 25, 2017

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Hip-hop, John Niven, Kill Your Friends, Madonna, Museum, Neil Tennant, Pet Shop Boys, Rio, Rock in Rio, Spotify, USSR

According to a Christian numerologist, the world was supposed to have ended this past Saturday. I hope you didn’t max

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Music News 

Random Music News for Saturday, March 18, 2017

March 18, 2017March 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Black Eyed Peas, Britpop, Chris Martin, Coachella, Donald Trump, Ed Sheeran, Elvis Presley, Graceland, Grunge, Guitar Solos, iPhone, Martin Shkreli, National Endowment for the Arts, Pharrell Williams, Sleep Paralysis, SXSW, Urban Outfitters, USSR, Voice of America

American Express was founded on this day 1850. Which reminds me: I’ve got a bill to pay. And now, the

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Music History 

Revisiting the Awful State-Approve Pop of the USSR

March 15, 2017March 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Soviet, USSR, VIAs, Vocal-Instrumental Ensembles

Back in the USSR, western pop and rock music was considered to be nothing more than tools of capitalist stooges.

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Tuesday, December 27, 2016

December 27, 2016December 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arctic Monkeys, Bob Dylan, Britney Spears, Eddie Vedder, Gary Numan, Google Home, iPad, Morrissey, Race Relations, Russia, Troy Ave, Tupac, Twitter, USSR, Vinyl

Anyone famous die today? Please let the answer be “no.” RIP Carrie Fisher. And now, in other music news… Eddie

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 765: CONSPIRACY!

October 28, 2016October 31, 2016 Alan Cross 4 Comments 440 hz, Alien Coverup, Assissination, Bataclan, Bob Marley, CIA, Conspiracy Theories, Eagles of Death Metal, KKK, MK Ultra, Music, USSR

I love me a good conspiracy. Who really shot JFK? Is the British royal family actually lizard people? Did NASA

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Music News
Music News Radio 

Random Music News for Wednesday, September 7, 2016

September 7, 2016September 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Gilmour, Documentary, Meat Loaf, Motley Crue, Oasis, Radio, Soap Girls, USSR

I haven’t had a first day of school in a long, long time but you never get over that feeling

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Music History 

Flashback: The Soviets Really Hated Rock Music

May 22, 2016May 21, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Censorship, Soviet Union, USSR

Back in the USSR, it was tough to be a rock fan. Regarded with suspicion and fear, the authorities did

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The Singing Soviet Spacecraft

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Luna 10, Soviet Union, The Internationale, USSR

There’s a surprising amount of music in space. Both Voyager probes carry the famous Golden Record, an old-school phonograph record

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