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Movies Music History 

Into hardcore punk? Then you might be interested in this doc on Minnesota hardcore.

December 27, 2020December 24, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Documentary, Hardcore Punk, Husker Du, PBS, Replacements, Soul Asylum

When I think of hardcore, the last place I’d look is PBS. But America’s public broadcast is behind a free

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Music News 

Random Music News for Thursday, September 14, 2017

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Asia, Audible.com, Carly Rae Jepson, Dance Music, Emma Blackery, Foo Fighters, Grant Hart, Husker Du, iPhone X, Janet Jackson, Justin Bieber, Marilyn Manson, Mark Ronson, Shoegaze, Tupac

It was on this day in 2000 that Microsoft released Windows ME. I know I installed it, but I just

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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 History 

52 Albums That Changed My Life (and Other Exaggerations), Chapter 16: File Under Easy Listening

April 16, 2017April 20, 2017 Brent Chittenden 2 Comments Bob Mould, Husker Du, Sugar

I’m going to let you in on a little secret. You’ve read this far, you deserve to know a little

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Music News 

Let’s Pay Tribute to Mary Tyler Moore with a Hardcore Version of her TV Theme

January 26, 2017January 25, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover Version, Husker Du, Mary Tyler Moore, RIP

RIP Mary Tyler Moore. You took something and made it worthwhile–as did Husker Du, who, of course, was also from

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 762: The History of Indie Rock, Part 3

October 7, 2016October 9, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 4AD, Depeche Mode, Husker Du, Indie Music, Indie Rock, Melvins, Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, PIxies, REM, Replacements, Sonic Youth, SST

Even though this is a long weekend, there will be a brand new episode of The Ongoing History of New

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Music News
Music News 

Random Music News for Friday, October 16, 2015

October 16, 2015October 15, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian Folk Music Awards, Childish Gambino, Connected Car, Deezer, Donald Glover, Donald Trump, FBI, Husker Du, Joni Mitchell, Joy Division, KISS, Michael Jackson, Minecraft, Morrissey, Radiohead, Reunion, Scientific America, Steven Tyler, Unknown Pleasures

ALCS starts tonight. Which reminds me: what was music like the last time the Blue Jays played Kansas City in

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Guest Blog Lists 

Alt-rock and Punk’s Essential Double andTriple Albums

August 19, 2015August 18, 2015 Former Contributor 1 Comment Arcade Fire, Husker Du, Magnetic Fields, Minutemen, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, The Clash, Wilco, XTC

By Adam Morrison Because sometimes a single album just isn’t big enough to house all of a band’s ideas. *Note

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Music History 

The Time Joan Rivers Interviewed Husker Du About Selling Out

September 7, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Husker Du, Joan Rivers, SST, Warner Brothers

That headline requires a bit of explanation. When Husker Du first roared out of Minneapolis with their innovative form of

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