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Ongoing History Daily: A new book on hair metal

May 10, 2023May 10, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 80s, Grunge, Hair Metal, Ongoing History

Back in the 80s, the dominant form of rock was hair metal: guys with big hair, wearing spandex, and sometimes

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Music News 

Random music news for Tuesday, October 4, 2022

October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon, Beatles, Billie Joe Armstrong, Grunge, Hignosis, Podcasting, Ringo Starr, Sleep Tracking, TikTok, Vinyl, White Noise, Winston Marshall

Here’s the latest on when we’ll learn more about our future alien overlords. And while you keep watching the skies,

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Interview 

Into grunge? Then you need to see this interview with Krist Novoselic, Kim Thayil, and Jack Endino

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Grunge, Jack Endino, Kim Thayil, Krist Novoselic, Rick Beato

Rick Beato’s “In the Room” series scored big with this interview. Take a look as he interviews Kirst Novoselic (Nirvana),

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Recommended Reading 

Ongoing History Daily: An oral history of Seattle music

July 22, 2022July 21, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 90s Music, Grunge, Music History, Seattle

When grunge came along in the 90s, it changed rock music forever.  Along with punk, it’s the still a driving

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Opinion 

Another explanation of why today’s music sucks

July 7, 2022July 8, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Contemporary Music, Grunge, Popular Music

Over the last few days, I’ve seen a number of articles and videos published/posted by people very critical of the

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Television 

What if “Frasier” was more into Seattle grunge? Then the show might have looked like this?

April 17, 2022April 16, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Frasier, Frasier Crane, Grunge, Kelsey Grammar, NBC, Seattle

In case you’ve forgotten, Kelsey Grammar’s Frasier Crane (from NBC’s Frasier, of course) was a stuffy psychologist who hosted a

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Music News 

Ongoing History Daily: The origin of the word “grunge”

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Grunge, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, Lester Bangs, Mudhoney

We all know what “grunge” is right now. But did that word–“grunge”–ever come to describe a sound and musical movement?

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Ongoing History Daily: Eddie Vedder, fashion icon

June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Eddie Vedder, Fashion, Grunge, Pearl Jam, Perry Ellis

When Eddie Vedder flew up to Seattle from San Diego to join the band in the fall of 1990, he

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Music and automation, part 1

March 30, 2021March 31, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bam Bam, Grunge, Tina Bell

Today, many musicians are worried about the future impact of artificial intelligence. All kinds of work is being done with

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Poll 

Weekly survey: Is it time for alternative fans to move on from grunge and the alt-rock of the 90s?

March 29, 2021March 28, 2021 Alan Cross 18 Comments Alt-Rock, Alt-rock radio, Grunge

This week’s question comes from a discussion I had with a radio fan who was wondering why Q107/Toronto–formerly a pure

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Ongoing History Daily: The Deep Six compilation

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments C/Z Records, Deep Six, Grunge

If you’re a fan of grunge history, one album you should listen for is called Deep Six. This is a

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