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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: 938: 14 incredibly important Canadian punk bands

July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canada, Curse, Dishrags, Forgotten Rebels, Ongoing History, Pointed Sticks, Punk, Subhumans, Teenage Head, Young Canadians

We’ve all heard the stories about where punk came from. Here’s the precis: The New York Dolls and a few

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode: 938: 14 incredibly important Canadian punk bands

January 14, 2022June 29, 2022 Alan Cross 4 Comments Canada, Curse, Dishrags, Forgotten Rebels, Ongoing History, Pointed Sticks, Punk, Subhumans, Teenage Head, Young Canadians

We’ve all heard the stories about where punk came from. Here’s the precis: The New York Dolls and a few

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 753: The Most Important All-Female Bands in Alt-Rock

April 29, 2016May 1, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ace of Cups, All-Female Bands, B-Girls, Bangles, Curse, Fifth Column, Go-Gos, Lilliput, Raincoats, Runaways, Shaggs, Slits

There was a time when it was common knowledge–common sense!–that women just couldn’t rock has well as men. Sure, they

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Recommended Music 

B & Steve Lift the Blue Jays Taylor Swift Curse

October 8, 2015October 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments B&Steve, Blue Jays, Curse, Taylor Swift

The American League Division Series starts today and more than a few people (including me) are irrationally worried about the

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Music News 

The Blue Jays and the Cursed Taylor Swift Curse. Uh-Oh.

October 1, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Blue Jays, Curse, Taylor Swift

I’m not a superstitious person. Not at all. Except when it comes to sports. With the Blue Jays in the

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Music History 

The Curse of the Thrashing Doves: How Margaret Thatcher Killed a Band

September 9, 2015September 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Curse, Margaret Thatcher, Thrashing Doves

[Note: This is a piece I wrote for Nightflight.com detailing how the career of a British indie band was ruined

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Podcast 

Geeks&Beats Podcast, Episode 109: A Hard Day’s Chord

June 3, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Autotune, Country music radio, Curse, Evynne Hollens, Florence and the Machine, George Clooney, Hard Day's Night, heartography, Michelle Funk Coltman, Nikon, Olivia Wilde, Randy Bachman, Roku 3, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, Tomorrowland, Tron, U2

I did my best. Really, I did. I went almost the entire podcast without diverting into some analogy that involved

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Music History 

The Difficult Second Album

February 13, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Curse, Second Album

You’ve probably heard the old cliche: “You have your whole life to write for your first album and six months

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Music News 

Wanna Know Why Brazil Lost to Germany? It’s Mick Jagger’s Fault.

July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Curse, Mick Jagger, World Cup 2014

The Jagger Curse has struck again. It turns out that Mick doesn’t know how to pick ’em.  Over the course

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Music News 

Brazilians Fear the “Mick Jagger Curse” May Kill Their World Cup Chances

June 25, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2014, Curse, Mick Jagger, World Cup

To Brazilian, soccer is more than just a way of life.  It’s a full-blown religion.  Check out this video of

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