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1977

Music News 

For the first time EVER, the complete Rolling Stones set at the El Mocambo is being officially released

March 25, 2022March 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1977, April Wine, Cockroaches, El Mocambo, Rolling Stones, Secret Show, Toronto

On March 4 and 5, 1977, a band called The Cockroaches was booked to play the El Mocambo at Spadina

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Music News 

Toronto’s (Canada’s?) First Punk Club, Crash ‘n’ Burn, Opened 40 Years Ago Today

May 27, 2017May 27, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1977, Canada, Crash'n'Burn, Diodes, Punk, Ralph Alfonso

In the spring of 1977, the number of Canadian punk fans could be measured in dozens. But inspired by the

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Music History Recommended Music 

If You’re Having a Snow Day Today, Here’s the Perfect Song. Remembering the Blizzard of 1977 with Nada Surf.

March 14, 2017March 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1977, Blizzard, Nada Surf

If you’re somewhere in the northeast quadrant of North America, you’re dealing with snow today. This 2002 track by Nada

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Music News 

Rewind to 1977: The Sears Christmas Wishbook

December 25, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments 1977, Christmas, Sears, Wishbook

I used to freak out whenever the Sears and Eatons Christmas catalogues arrived in October. What new wonders would they

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Music History 

Fun: A How-to-be-a-Punk Guide from 1977

December 25, 2015December 25, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1977, Fashion, Punk

If you’re of a certain age, you may remember The Great Grunge Hoax of 1992, a story that purported to

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Recommended Reading 

The Book on That Time Keith Richards Was Busted by the RCMP in Toronto

March 31, 2015April 1, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment 1977, Before They Make Me Run, Heroin, Jason Schneider, Keith Richards, Margaret Trudeau, RCMP, Rollings Stones, Toronto

It was February 27, 1977. Working on some kind of tip, cops busted into Keith Richards room at the Harbour

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Music History 

A Great Historical Study: Home Movies of London Punks, 1978-81

February 20, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1977, 1978, Documentary, Home Movies, London, Punk Rock

So what was it like to be a punk in London at the end of the explosion that saw the

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Music Industry 

Ancient Documentary on Punk and New Wave from 1977 Surfaces

April 27, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1977, Documentary, Los Angeles, New Wave, Punk

Diffuser found this short doc called The New Wave, which dealt with punk and the nascent New Wave scene in

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