The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: 938: 14 incredibly important Canadian punk bands
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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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode: 938: 14 incredibly important Canadian punk bands
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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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 753: The Most Important All-Female Bands in Alt-Rock
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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B & Steve Lift the Blue Jays Taylor Swift Curse
The American League Division Series starts today and more than a few people (including me) are irrationally worried about the
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The Blue Jays and the Cursed Taylor Swift Curse. Uh-Oh.
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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The Curse of the Thrashing Doves: How Margaret Thatcher Killed a Band
[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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Geeks&Beats Podcast, Episode 109: A Hard Day’s Chord
I did my best. Really, I did. I went almost the entire podcast without diverting into some analogy that involved
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The Difficult 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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Wanna Know Why Brazil Lost to Germany? It’s Mick Jagger’s Fault.
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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Brazilians Fear the “Mick Jagger Curse” May Kill Their World Cup Chances
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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