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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox go for a Dead Kennedys classic with this week’s Sunday Lunch performance

February 13, 2022February 14, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Dead Kennedys, Robert Fripp, Sunday Lunch, Toyah Willcox

Yep. Robert and Toyah do THAT song–except they change that one word. “Too drunk to funk?”

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, January 12, 2021

January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dave Grohl, David Bowie, Dead Kennedys, Dolly Parton, Foo Fighters, Gene Simmons, KISS, Mouth Acting, Rave

When will Canadians get a chance to get their COVID-19 vaccination? Use this calculator. Once you know your place in

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Music News 

The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: The History of Indie Rock, Part 2

June 8, 2018June 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Religion, Black Flag, Buzzcocks, Dead Kennedys, Indie Rock, MARRS, My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, special edition LP, Specials

All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and

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Music History 

Where Did Classic Punk Bands Played Across Canada?

May 19, 2017May 18, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Flag, Cramps, Dead Kennedys, Fugazi, Husker Du, Punk, Stooges, The Jam, Touring, Velvet Underground

When punk bands go on the road, they tour far and wide. Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored put together this

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Music News 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 761: The History of Indie Rock, Part 2

September 30, 2016October 2, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bad Religion, Black Flag, Buzzcocks, Dead Kennedys, Hardcore, Indie Rock, MARRS, My Bloody Valentine, New Wave, Post-punk, Primal Scream, Specials, Theadora Kelly Project

All change, all evolution, all revolution in music comes from the street. It’s up to indie musicians, indie labels and

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Wednesday, July 20, 2016

July 20, 2016July 20, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, BABYMETAL, Beyonce, Brian May, Dead Kennedys, Donald Trump, Judas Priest, KISS, Lady Gaga, Queen, Taylor Swift

I still haven’t downloaded the Pokemon GO app. I’m not sure how much longer I can hold out. Meanwhile, in

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Seven Songs About Halloween

October 30, 2015October 29, 2015 Former Contributor 1 Comment AFI, Dead Kennedys, Halloween, Marilyn Manson, Misfits, Nekromantix, Nightmare Before Christmas, Twiztid

Halloween is a great subject for a song because of the practices, history, and spirit of the holiday that can

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 727: Why Punk Happened

September 25, 2015March 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Clash, Dead Kennedys, Punk, Punk Rock, Ramones, Sex Pistols

For the casual observer, punk seemed to explode everywhere at once in about 1977. In the days before the Internet,

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Guest Blog Lists 

10 Great Punk and Alt-rock Songs That Run Under Two Minutes

July 7, 2015July 7, 2015 Former Contributor 6 Comments Breeders, Dead Kennedys, My Bloody Valentine, Napalm Death, Nirvana, Punk, Ramones, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Clash, The Vaselines, Tori Amos, White Stripes

In 1987, Napalm Death managed to make a statement in all of 1.316 seconds with “You Suffer.” According to the

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Music News 

When Is a Band’s Name TOO Offensive? (Slightly NSFW)

March 27, 2015March 26, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Barenaked Ladies, Black Pussy, Butthole Surfers, Circle Jerks, Dayglo Abortions, Dead Kennedys, Joy Division, New Pornographers, Offensive Band Names, Queers, Revolting Cocks, Slits, Viet Cong

I clearly remember when the first Lollapalooza came to Toronto in 1991, local TV news anchors had a hard time

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Controversy WTF? 

Dead Kennedys Concert Interrupted When a Couple Decides to Have Sex Onstage

January 20, 2015January 20, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert, Dead Kennedys, Sex Act

Last Thursday, the Dead Kennedys were playing a gig at a place called the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach,

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