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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

Record Collecting

Five Great Punk Compilation Albums

June 1, 2016June 1, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Albums, Compilations, Hardcore, Punk

Multi-artist compilation albums were pretty important in helping emerging punk bands in getting their music heard. More recent compilation albums

Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 757: Protest and Dissent

May 27, 2016May 29, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Clash, Dissent, Dropkick Murphys, English Beat, Hardcore, Protest Songs, Punk, Radio, Rage Against the Machine, Sex Pistols, Smiths

Sometimes people get so pissed off or so inspired by something that they just have to sing about it. This

Random Music News for Tuesday, March 22, 2016

March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Courtney Love, David Bowie, David Geffen, Donald Trump, Ed Arnaud, Hardcore, Iggy Pop, Jeff Martin, Josh Homme, Lemmy, One Direction, Rage Against the Machine, Reese Witherspoon, Rock Photography, Sony, Soundcloud, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Tea Party, Ultra Music Festival

Any comments about yesterday’s Apple event? Think about that as we move through some music news. Oh, if only this

A Primer of Straight Edge Punk

March 15, 2016March 15, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Hardcore, Punk, Straight Edge, Tony Rettman

Straight Edge culture is one of the more interesting offshoots of punk rock and perhaps one of the most misunderstood.

I Wish This Were Real: The Henry Rollins GPS App

November 4, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments app, GPS, Hardcore, Henry Rollins, Punk

Here’s the premise: you load this app into your phone and up pops Henry Rollins with driving directions. He also

This Obscure Hardcore Record Just Set a Sales Record

May 16, 2015May 16, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Discogs, Hardcore, Judge, Rarity, Record Collecting, Straight Edge

I confess that I’ve never heard of Judge or their album, Chung King Can Suck It but apparently it’s worth

Doc Coming on New York Hardcore

February 5, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drew Stone, Hardcore, New York, Punk

Director Drew Stone’s new project is The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film. Read more at Blabbermouth and then check out

This is Interesting: Cambodian Hardcore

January 14, 2014January 14, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cambodia, Hardcore, Khmer Rouge

When I visited Phnom Penh a couple of years ago, I was struck by the city’s mixture of despair and

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