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Conspiracy

WTF? 

Following up on a weird conspiracy theory: Is Rivers Cuomo really Kurt Cobain?

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Conspiracy, Kurt Cobain, Rivers Cuomo, Weezer

Late in 2020, I did an Ongoing History of New Music program on great musical conspiracies. One of them involved

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 895: The great KGB punk conspiracy

October 16, 2020October 17, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conspiracy, KGB, Punk

You may be aware of a podcast that came out in the spring of 2020 that sought to get to

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WTF? 

This guy claims that a common 4/4 beat causes moral decay.

July 21, 2020July 20, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4/4 Beat, Conspiracy

Music theory 101: A 4/4 beat means there are four beats to a bar. There are different ways of emphasizing

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Controversy Music History 

All of our music is WRONG! The great 440 Hz conspiracy

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 432 hz, 440 hz, Conspiracy, Mind Control

[This is my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] Gather ’round, kids. Those of you with tinfoil hats may wish

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WTF? 

If You Thought All the Hype Around Vinyl Was a Vast Conspiracy, You’re RIGHT!

November 10, 2017November 9, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conspiracy, IKEA, Vinyl

Well, kind of–if you believe silly (read: humorous) conspiracy yarns like this one from WundergroundMusic.com The recent resurgence in sales

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Music News 

Do You Love Musical Conspiracy Theories? If So, This One with Brand New is a Doozy

August 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Brand New, Cicada 3301, Conspiracy

You know what’s missing from today’s music? Mystery. Back in the days before the Internet–even better: before the days of

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Music News 

According to the Internet Conspiracists, Avril Lavigne is Dead. Again.

May 15, 2017May 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Avril Lavigne, Conspiracy, Death, Theory

Oh, Internet. You can be so wonderfully looney, especially when it comes to propagating weird rumours and theories. You want

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Music News 

Is Kellyanne Conway Really Iron Maiden’s Eddie?

April 16, 2017April 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conspiracy, Eddie, Irdon Maiden, Kellyanne Conway

I can’t confirm this, but that’s what the Internet is saying. Take a look at the comparison pictures of Kellyanne

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Controversy 

Please Let This Video of Vladimir Putin Singing Radiohead’s Creep be Real

March 23, 2017March 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conspiracy, Cover Version, Creep, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, Vladimir Putin

Come to think of it, I don’t want to know. Let’s just say it is. (Via The NME) Then again,

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Music News 

A Great Elvis Conspiracy: He Was an Extra in Home Alone

December 19, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conspiracy, Elvis, Home Alone

Home Alone is one of those movies that runs Every Single Christmas. Should you chance upon it this season, take

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Music History 

Celebrating 50 Years of “Paul is Dead”

November 12, 2016November 11, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beatles, Conspiracy, Paul Is Dead, Paul McCartney

What? You didn’t know that Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was replaced with a lookalike imposter? Wake UP, sheeple!

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