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Conspiracy

Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The great KGB punk conspiracy

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conspiracy, KGB, Punk Rock, Scorpions, Wind of Change

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

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Music News 

No, Pfizer does NOT have a piece of Neil Young’s publishing catalogue

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy, Hipgnosis, Neil Young, Pfizer

Conspiracy theorists are always contorting themselves to prove their crazy allegations. A few of them thought they’d found a smoking

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Controversy 

Conspiracy! Was Ozzy guitarist Randy Rhoads murdered?

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Conspiracy, Murder, Randy Rhoads

Rock fans all know the story of the death of Randy Rhoads on March 19, 1982, the brilliant Ozzy Osbourne

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Controversy 

Looking for a new weirdo music conspiracy? This one contends that The Beatles didn’t write their own music

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Conspiracy, Mike Williams, Songwriting

If you’ve got four-and-a-half hours, let Mike Williams explain to you why he believes The Beatles didn’t write their own

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The Sid Vicious assassination conspiracy

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments CIA, Conspiracy, Nancy Spungen, Punk, Sid Vicious

Think the mob killed JFK? A supporter of QAnon? The COVID vaccine filled with Bill Gates-designed nanobots? Try this one

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The great KGB punk conspiracy

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments CIA, Clash, Conspiracy, Crass, KGB, Scorpions, Sex Pistols

[We’re taking a one-week pause for a COVID mental health break. But new shows will resume again next week. -AC]

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WTF? 

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

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 Alan Cross 2 Comments 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, 2020April 22, 2021 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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