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Opinion 

How many band members must die off before it’s not the same group?

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Death, Fleetwood Mac, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Reunions, The Ink Spots

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca this week. – AC] When I was growing up in Winnipeg, there was an

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Music History Opinion 

Worried about the future of rock? Don’t be. A new revival might just be around the corner

October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dave Grohl, Rock is Dead, Rock Resurrection

“Rock is dead!” they bleated. “It’s over!” That’s what they were saying in 1957 when Elvis was inducted into the

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Opinion 

What do we do with a problem like Win Butler?

September 5, 2022September 5, 2022 Alan Cross 4 Comments Arcade Fire, Feist, Sexual Assault, Sexual Misconduct, Win Butler

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC[ Win Butler, the frontman of Arcade Fire, is facing questions over

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Opinion 

Why would anyone want to be a music critic today? Here’s why I ask that.

August 8, 2022August 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Criticism, Music Critics, Reviews, Rolling Stone, Social Media

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back when music was expensive and required effort to acquire, people

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Opinion 

Another look at this question: “Is old music killing new music?”

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Current Music, New Music, Old Music, Ted Gioia

Much has been written about the less-than-stellar quality of today’s music, especially in regards to current pop music (including me).

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Music Industry Opinion 

What’s wrong with today’s music? Could it be that it’s just not very good?

July 25, 2022July 26, 2022 Alan Cross 4 Comments

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. The blowback has already begun–but hear me out. – AC] On warm summer nights,

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Opinion 

Yet ANOTHER opinion on why today’s music sucks

July 14, 2022July 15, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Generation Gap, Music

Over the past few weeks, I’ve run across a number of articles that contend that today’s music sucks. (See here,

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Opinion 

Another explanation of why today’s music sucks

July 7, 2022July 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Contemporary Music, Grunge, Popular Music

Over the last few days, I’ve seen a number of articles and videos published/posted by people very critical of the

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Opinion 

If you think today’s music just isn’t very good, then you’ll definitely want to read this.

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classics, Old Music, Today's Music

I’m not gonna lie. There’s a lot–and I mean a LOT–of contemporary music that just doesn’t do anything for me.

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Opinion 

Miss the old days of music television? Take a listen to this guy.

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment MTV, MuchMusic, Music VIdeos

Like the guy in this video, I get a lot of people telling me they miss the old days of

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Music History Opinion 

Another installment of “You know you’re a music fan of a certain vintage when…”

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Kate Bush, Matthew Wilder, Old Songs, Older Music Fans

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Wisdom is supposed to come with age, but so do certain

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