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Ongoing History of New Music Daily: The end of The Clash

January 8, 2021January 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Cut the Crap

The Clash were one of the most influential bands in the history of alternative music, so it’s kind of surprising

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Ongoing History Daily: Poverty-stricken Clash

January 1, 2021December 31, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Clash, Ongoing History

In the beginning, the Clash, like most of the punk brethren back in the middle 1970s, was poor. And I

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The Clash’s Sandinista album was released 40 years ago. There’s now a new video for “The Magnificent Seven.”

December 12, 2020December 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Magnificient Seven, Sandinista

It was December 11, 1980 when The Clash released the follow-up to London Calling, the sprawling triple called Sandinista. To

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Random music news for Friday, December 11, 2020

December 11, 2020December 10, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AEG, CDs, Clash, Crocs, Dave Grohl, Gene Simmons, Goo Goo Dolls, Jason Slater, Jon Bon Jovi, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Muppets, My Chemical Romance, Post Malone, Sandinista, Third Eye Blind, TikTok

To start the weekend, here’s a puppy riding a rooster. Now let’s try some music news for December 11, 2020.

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Random music news for Tuesday, December 1, 2020

December 1, 2020November 30, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Drake, Elon Musk, Foo Fighters, Grammys, Halsey, Headbangers, Leonard Co, Pogues, Radio, Shane McGowan, The Weeknd, Turntables, Vinyl

One more month left in this horrible year. Hang in there. Here’s music news for December 1, 2020. Halsey has

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Random music news for Monday, July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020July 19, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canned Heat, Clash, Concerts, Donald Trump, Drake, Linkin Park, Live Music, LyricFind, Lyrics, Ozzy, Perry Farrell, Ramones, Rockfield Studios, William Shatner

I’ve had the same three twenty-dollar bills in my wallet for six weeks. I have no loose change in the

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Random music news for Tuesday, July 7, 2020

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Elton John, Ennio Morricone, Horror Movies, New Zealand

Got a dog? Here’s the proper way to determine his/her age in human years. Once you’ve done that, switch to

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The Clash on a children’s TV show? It happened.

March 28, 2020March 27, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Clash, London Calling, Tiswas

One day in January 1980, kids in the UK tuned into a TV show called Tiswas expecting to see the

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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 879: Alt-Rock Revivals Part 1 – Punk

February 21, 2020February 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Religion, Clash, Green Day, Nirvana, NOFX, Offspring, Punk, Ramones, Rancid, Revival, Sex Pistols

We begin this episode with a reading from Ecclesiastes, chapter three, verses 1-3. Ish. To everything there is a season,

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If you’re a fan of The Clash, there’s a Toronto event this Saturday you might like

December 20, 2019December 19, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Clash, Joe Strummer

The Clash played Toronto four times over their career and each time was carefully and thoroughly documented by people who

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Random music news for Monday, December 2, 2019

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chris Martin, Clash, Coldplay, Eurovision, Jamiroquai, Jay Kay, London Calling, Max Weinberg, Ronnie Wood, Slipknot

Is Cyber Monday still a thing now that almost everyone has high-speed broadband? Chew on that while you browse through

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