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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Remembering jukeboxes, part 2

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Jukeboxes, Rock-Ola

Last time we talked about the first jukebox installed in a saloon in San Francisco back in 1889. Eventually, amplifiers

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WTF? 

WTF IS THIS? Jeezus. Thanks–I think?

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Papa Razzi

I have no idea who Papa Razzi and The Photogs are, although I really do appreciate their support. As a

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Interview 

I sat down with Dave Grohl to talk about his new book (Part 1)

October 14, 2021October 15, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Dave Grohl, Interview, The Storyteller

Dave Grohl’s memoir, The Storyteller, came out last week (October 5). The next day, Dave and I connected via Zoom

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: A quaint book on music and the internet

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Bono, Ongoing History, U2, White House, Zoo TV

I was going through my library of music books when I stumbled on something called NetMusic. This is almost adorably

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: A guide to genres, part 2

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, C86, Gemres, Ongoing History

[Summer repeat season. But trust me, brand new shows are already piling up for the fall. -AC] I’m trying to

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: A guide to genres, part 1

June 18, 2021June 18, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Genres, New Wave, Punk

[More summer encores. New shows begin the weekend after Labour Day. Rest assured, though, I’m already working on them, too.

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Music Industry Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The music industry glossary, part 2

June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Music Industry Terms, Ongoing History

[It’s summer re-run season. New shows return in the fall.] Every industry has its own language. Think about what it’s

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 921: A requiem for Daft Punk

May 14, 2021May 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Daft Punk, Ongoing History

It takes a special kind of band to deliberately obscure their appearance. But if you manage to do it right,

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Music History Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 915: The Post-Punk Explosion part 4: Alt-Dance

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Alt-Dance, Ongoing History, Post-punk

Dancing is as old as the human race. As soon as we came down from the trees and started walking

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 914: The Post-Punk Explosion part 3: Industrial music

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments Alan Cross, Depeche Mode, Front 242, Industrial Music, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Post-punk, Skinny Puppy

By the time we got to the mid-70s, rock had become sufficiently organized so that there were rules. You did

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music encore: The Headstones, In Their Own Words, Part 2

January 1, 2021December 31, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Cross, Headstones, Ongoing History

[Happy New Year! One more encore before we get back to back to a long stretch of new shows next

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