Random music news for Wednesday, July 18, 2018

July 18th, 2018 | by Alan Cross

I really should pay more attention to what’s happening in our country rather than watching the next installment of the

The Alphabetical Archive for 07 September 2012: Zach de La Rocha

September 7th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

It’s a good thing that Rage Against the Machine got back together because it gives singer Zach de la Rocha

The Alphabetical Archive for 06 September 2012: Yoav

September 6th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

I’ve been a fan of this South African from the first note of his first album.  The things this dude

The Alphabetical Archive for 04 September 2012: Wonder Stuff

September 4th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

A gazillion years ago, a radio interview I did with leader Miles Hunt was covered in Melody Maker.  The writer

The Alphabetical Archive for 03 September 2012: Visage

September 3rd, 2012 | by Alan Cross

Here’s something from the New Romanic era of the early 80s. They didn’t call the singer “Steve Strange” for nothing,

The Alphabetical Archive for 02 September 2012: UZEB

September 2nd, 2012 | by Alan Cross

UZEB (always all caps, please was a jazz-rock fusion band from Drummondville, Quebec. This, believe it or not, was something

The Alphabetical Archive for 01 September: That Petrol Emotion

September 1st, 2012 | by Alan Cross

There was a period in British music after technopop and before Madchester where some very interesting music was made.  It

The Alphabetical Archive for 31 August 2012: Sham 69

August 31st, 2012 | by Alan Cross

If there was a god, Sham 69 would have been as big as the Clash or the Sex Pistols.  Alas,

The Alphabetical Archive for 30 August 2012: Ruby Blue

August 31st, 2012 | by Alan Cross

Okay, okay.  I’m a day late with something from section R.  Yesterday was a travel day home from BC and

The Alphabetical Archive for 29 August 2012: Q-Feel

August 29th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

Eighties electro-pop doesn’t get much cheesier than this.  Again, what is this doing in my personal music library? I swear

The Alphabetical Archive for 28 August 2012: Pop Will Eat Itself

August 28th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

Back in the days of CFNY, this 12-inch mix–the vinyl version–was one of those Holy Grail things.  Hardcore collectors climbed

The Alphabetical Archive for 27 August 2012: Orange Juice

August 27th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

Before Edwyn Collins scored with his hit, “A Girl Like You,” he was a member of this Scottish band.  I’ll

The Alphabetical Archive for 26 August 2012: New Fast Automatic Daffodils

August 26th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

I’ve been digging through my music collection one letter at a time in an effort to rediscover (and in some

The Alphabetical Archive for 25 August 2012: MC 900 Ft Jesus and DJ Zero

August 25th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

MC 900 ft Jesus–known to his mom as Mark Griffin of Dallas, Texas–was an experimental musician who spent a lot

The Alphabetical Archive for 24 August 2012: The Lancashire Hotpots

August 24th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

I have no idea why this is my music collection.  That's why I'm doing this inventory thing letter-by-letter. We're now up to letter L.

Oh, and I also have to include this second song.

The Alphabetical Archive for 23 August 2012: K’s Choice

August 23rd, 2012 | by Alan Cross

I can’t name too many bands from Belgium, but if someone asked me to, I’d offer up K’s Choice.  They

The Alphabetical Archive for 22 August 2012: Jesus Jones

August 22nd, 2012 | by Alan Cross

At one time in the early 90s, these guys were my favourite British band.  (I know, I know.  I mostly

The Alphabetical Archive for 21 August 2012: Isa & the Filthy Tongues

August 21st, 2012 | by Alan Cross

I was searching for something on Shirley Manson and Garbage when I accidentally found this Scottish band.  I’ve since bought

The Alphabetical Archive for 20 August 2012: Hum

August 20th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

As we take another spin through my record collection, pulling out a song from each section every day, we arrive

The Alphabetical Archive for 19 August 2012: Gordon

August 19th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

Here’s one of those songs that flew across modern rock radio’s radar for about 15 seconds sometime in 1998.  Gordon–a

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August 18th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

When I started at CFNY in 1986, I discovered a gigantic trove of music that I had no idea that

The Alphabetical Archive for 17 August 2012: EMA

August 17th, 2012 | by Alan Cross

Her full name is Erika M. Anderson.  She got angry groing up on South Dakota, so she moved west to