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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The MGMT attitude problem

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Difficult, MGMT, Weird

When MGMT released their Oracular Spectacular album in 2008, they had no idea that it was going to be such

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Music News Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 968: 60 mind-blowing things about music in 60 minutes, 2022 edition

December 9, 2022December 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Factoids, Music Facts, Music Trivia, Weird

It’s that time again. Another year is nearly at an end and once again we’ve been subjected to the whims

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Music History 

Weekly survey: Who is/was the biggest weirdo in music?

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Alan Cross 3 Comments Weird

Sometimes creativity and eccentricity go hand-in-hand, something that’s often apparent with music types. While some may feign being weird as

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Music News 

Weekly survey: What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen at a gig?

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Cross 4 Comments Weird

Earlier this month, a metal band called Smack’d Up played a Christmas charity gig in Sacramento, California. Unable to get

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Recommended Music 

Every Monday needs a weird music video like this

April 30, 2018April 29, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kanye West, Weird

It’s weird, but it’s better than Kanye’s “Lift Yourself.” (Via Danny)

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Gadgets 

Weird musical instrument alert: This apparatus was created out of Dyson vacuum cleaners, fans and air purifiers

February 20, 2018February 19, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dyson, Musical Instrument, Weird

The engineers at Dyson had some extra parts in the bin (not to mention some extra time on their hands),

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Music News 

Are you into weird (and I mean REALLY weird) vinyl? Then read this.

February 10, 2018February 9, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Designer Vinyl, Record Collecting, Vinyl, Weird

Sure, anyone can collect basic black round vinyl records. But if you really want to get your vinyl freak on,

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WTF? 

These drum kits are weird, but they might actually work

February 5, 2018February 4, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drumkits, Drummers, Drums, Weird

Drummers love to experiment with their kits, looking for ways that might extend their power, speed and finesse. As a

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WTF? 

Your Weird Music Video for the Day: Butterfries [Sic]

November 6, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Butterfries, Music Video, Weird

Yes, it’s spelled “ButterFRIES.” You’ll see why. (Blame Tom for the link.)

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WTF? 

Strauss Arranged for String Orchestra and Handguns

March 26, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment Fluffy, Guns, Weird

Yes, handguns. Bonus oddity: A Christian music video from 1992 featuring a pregnant woman in a bikini pointing a gun.

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WTF? 

Your Weird Music Video for Today. Just Try to Look Away. I Dare You.

March 24, 2017March 23, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments George Baker Selection, Music Video, Paloma Blanca, Weird

Back in 1975, a group from The Netherlands called George Baker Selection had a hit with a song called “Paloma

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