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Music History 

Did the KGB use punk rock to try to destabilize the West? Let’s look at this conspiracy theory.

April 26, 2021April 25, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Clash, Crass, KGB, Margarget Thatcher, Punk Rock, Ronald Reagan, Sex Pistols

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Soft power — the use of culture to influence the other

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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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Music News 

Too Far? There are Now Radiohead, Nirvana and Kanye West Fidget Spinners

June 18, 2017June 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Arcade Fire, Black Flag, Crass, Fidget Spinner, Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, Radiohead

And Queens of the Stone Age.  And Arcade Fire.  And Drake. And then there are the versions for Minor Threat(!)

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Music History 

How a Punk Band Nearly Started World War III

January 4, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Crass, KGB, Margaret Thatcher, Ronald Reagan, World War III

Vice has a great story about Crass, probably the most uncompromising punk band that ever existed. Official government documents have

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