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Random Music News for Saturday, November 5, 2016

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Anvil, Dick Clark, Freddie Mercury, Neil Young, Pono, Prince, Rami Malek, Robbie Robertso, Simpsons, Strumbellas, Tidal, Tool

Guy Fawkes, anyone? And now, the music news. Rami Malek of Mr. Robot will be part of Freddie Mercury biopic.

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A (Very) Brief History of Music Festivals

June 10, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alan Freed, Dick Clark, Music Festivals

This was my column in this week’s Metro papers. It’s short, but all I get is 400 words. On Friday,

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Interesting History: American Bandstand’s Anti-Gay Past

January 8, 2014January 8, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments American Bandstand, Anti-Gay, Dick Clark, Discrimination

From Grantland: Pulitzer Prize–eligible magazine The National Enquirer broke an old but interesting story this week about Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. The ultra-wholesome

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