Fun: A 1986 report on the rise of house music in Chicago
May 21st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
House music–original dance music generated in house by Chicago DJs like Steve “Silk” Hurley using drum machines and basslines played
Browsing the "Music History" Category
Rock My World Canada, chapter 66: Aldo Nova
May 19th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr is determined to create a catalogue/reference work featuring all kinds of Canadian rock and alternative releases from the
Remember when you could watch video on vinyl? Don’t worry. No one else does, either.
May 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Most of us have watched a movie or some kind of video on DVD or Blu-ray. Older folk will remember
A history of the record deal from 1850.
May 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
AWAL.com has this look back about how recording deals have evolved since the dawn the music industry. Fascinating. “Artists have
Rock My World Canada, chapter 65: Matthew Barber
May 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.
Even hardcore Smiths fans will get something out of this short “How Soon is Now” documentary.
May 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
In the canon of Smiths songs, “How Soon is Now” has to rank as one of the band’s top three
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 855: Musical offspring
May 5th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
I supposed if you grow up in a creative household, something is inevitably going to rub off, whether it be
Rock My World Canada, chapter 65: Sloan
April 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.
The ice cream truck’s greatest hits. Think carefully before you click.
April 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
It’s been too damp and cold for the ice cream truck to come around my neighbourhood yet this year. But
Hip-hop makes more inroads into country music. This has been happening for three decades, too.
April 22nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
You may have heard the story about a hitherto unknown rapper named Lil Nas X and his song “Old Town
Rock My World Canada, chapter 64: Royal Wood
April 21st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.
Rock My World Canada, chapter 62: Frog Eyes
April 14th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.
The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 852: Alexisonfire – In Their Own Words
April 12th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
A band is like a plant. Stay with me on this because it will make sense. Like a plant, a
Rock My World Canada, Chapter 61: The Age of Electric
April 10th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.
Back in 1971, Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin were on the trail of the “bootleg king.” Watch.
April 9th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Illegally made recordings are as old as recorded music itself. In 1901, Lionel Mapleson, the librarian at the Metropolitan Opera
Weekly survey: What is the worst band name of all time?
April 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
If you’ve ever been in a band, you’ll know how torturous it is to come up with a name. So
Twenty-five years ago today, we heard that Kurt Cobain died. Here’s how it sounded on the radio that afternoon.
April 8th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Sometime on April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain, who had walked away from a rehab facility in LA four days earlier,
Rock My World Canada, chapter 60: Wooden Stars
April 7th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.
Rock My World Canada, chapter 59: Vulcan Dub Squad
April 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.
New doc focuses on the mysterious death of punk pioneer Stiv Bators
April 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Steven Bator grew up in Girard, Ohio. By the time he died in Paris in 1990, he had morphed into
Rock My World Canada, chapter 58: NQ Arbuckle
March 31st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.
Rock My World Canada, chapter 57: The Evaporators
March 27th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide.
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