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A Journal of Musical Things | Alan Cross' Music Blog
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When Perry Farrell announced the first Lollapalooza–Jane’s Addiction’s final tour masked a traveling alt-rock music festival–it was a tough sell. Back in the summer of 1991–a couple of months before all hell broke ..read more
A Journal of Musical Things | Alan Cross' Music Blog
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This week’s Luminate music sales and consumption data doesn’t include Record Store Day–that will be in next week’s report–but it does give us another snapshot of where things stand. All figures are the ..read more
A Journal of Musical Things | Alan Cross' Music Blog
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One of the most attractive things about rock is that it’s often dangerous. From the very beginning, rock has been about rebellion, a disregard for the rules, and thumbing its nose at the ..read more
A Journal of Musical Things | Alan Cross' Music Blog
7h ago
Give it up to the guys in OK Go for continually finding new ways to be creative with their music. Their Hungry Ghosts album was once available on DNA. And yes, I’m talking ..read more
A Journal of Musical Things | Alan Cross' Music Blog
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Although Pink Floyd is dead forever and David Gilmour has sold off most of his guitars (including the famous Black Strat that appeared on every Floyd album), he’s not done making music. Luck ..read more
A Journal of Musical Things | Alan Cross' Music Blog
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Despite their notoriety, legend and influence, the fact is that the Sex Pistols released just one–that’s one–studio album. There was Never Mind the Bollocks, released on October 27, 1977–and that was it. Oh ..read more
A Journal of Musical Things | Alan Cross' Music Blog
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Need something uplifting and optimistic today? Here you go. And if you need music news for April 25, 2024, you’re in the right place. More music news? Check here. BONUS: There’s a new ..read more
A Journal of Musical Things | Alan Cross' Music Blog
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On December 30, 1989, U2 played the final show of all the tours that came in the wake of the release of The Joshua Tree tour that began in 1987. During that time ..read more
A Journal of Musical Things | Alan Cross' Music Blog
2d ago
Governments and various authorities have tried to censor music for centuries, something which almost never works. The moment you make something illegal, people will want it even more. Take the case of Chechnya ..read more
A Journal of Musical Things | Alan Cross' Music Blog
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When an artist wants to tour the US, they need to apply for a special visa. That application has to be made weeks and months in advance. If you show up at a ..read more