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The history of rock as told in comic book infographic form

December 3, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music History, Rock History

There are tens of thousands of ways you can learn about the history of rock, but this infographic (via Graphicspedia)

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Contest Cool! Music History Music News 

SONOS SONG STORIES: NORTHERN TOUCH

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Andrew Dick 3 Comments Canadian Music History, Hip-hop, hiphop, Music History, Rap, Toronto

If you’re a fan of Canadian hip-hop like I am, you will be excited to hear about an event happening

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Music News 

A Plea for Teaching Popular Music History

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music History

A couple of weeks back, I was a guest lecturer at Humber College where I spent four days teaching the

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The Show That Never Ends: An Upcoming Book on the History of Prog Rock

April 20, 2017April 19, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Book, David Weigel, Music History, Prog, Prog-Rock, Reading

Coming June 13, David Weigel’s book The Show That Never Ends gives a wildly entertaining story of Prog Rock and

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Music History 

Garbage Announces Autobiographical Book

February 26, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Book, Garbage, Music History, Tour

American alt-rock band Garbage recently announced the upcoming release of their autobiographical coffee table book This Is the Noise That Keeps

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Music History Recommended Reading 

New NWA Biography Entertaining and Accurate Account of Rap Group’s Influence

August 29, 2016August 28, 2016 Nerhys 2 Comments Book, Gangsta Rap, Hip-hop, Music History, NWA

Last year Straight Outta Compton was met with huge success. Even just the hype was massive. People were changing their

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Music News 

The Topic of Semisonic’s “Closing Time” is Clear, Right? Not So Fast

January 18, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music History, Semisonic

Before he started raking in bazillions of dollars writing songs for Adele, Dan Wilson was a member of the Minneapolis

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Music History 

The Best Excuse Ever to Play Some Franz Ferdinand

June 28, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Great War, Music History, WWI

One hundred years ago today on a tiny, narrow street in Sarajevo, Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip killed the visiting Archduke

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Music History 

The Secret History of Toronto Venues: Adelaide Hall

June 16, 2014June 16, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adelaide Hall, Music History, Toronto, Venues

Frequent contributor Juliette Jagger filed this one for Vice’s Noisey. Musically speaking, Toronto has a rich and sorted past. With

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Music History 

Copyright Laws Force Release of 59 Beatles Songs–And There Could Be a Lot More Where They Came From

December 15, 2013December 16, 2013 Alan Cross 5 Comments Beatles, Bootlegs, Copyright Law, Music History

Copyright laws can be weird things.  Take the case of 59 Beatles songs recorded in 1963 that up until now

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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