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The Punk Rock Museum will open in Vegas on January 13

October 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

We’ve got a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There’s a Country Music Hall of Fame. A hip hop hall of fame is being built. Why not a punk rock museum? Fat Mike

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A Canadian punk legend will be the face of the new punk rock museum in Las Vegas

August 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Back when 102.1 The Edge/Toronto had its storefront studio on Yonge Street, a Talli Osborne dropped in all the time. Her brother, John, was a behind-the-scenes guy, working in the music department and

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NOFX’s Fat Mike gives a presentation on NFTs–and it’s really good!

May 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

This is one of the more honest looks at the whole NFT (non-fungible tokens) craze. Fat Mike of NOFX wondered “What could I turn into NFTs and make some money?” (Thanks to Stu

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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 879: Alt-Rock Revivals Part 1 – Punk

February 21, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 3 min read

We begin this episode with a reading from Ecclesiastes, chapter three, verses 1-3. Ish. To everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under the heavens. A time to be born

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Random music news for Monday, August 19, 2019

August 19, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

On this date in 1953, the CIA and MI6 overthrew the regime in Iran and installing the West-friendly Shah. That hasn’t worked out so well over the decades, has it? Here’s what we

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A list of cool music news items you may have missed when this website was down

May 11, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

Yes, we’re up and running again after nearly two weeks issues with our web hosting service. It was THEIR fault we were down, not ours. And yes, we’re looking for someone else. Throughout

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Random music news for Saturday, June 23, 2019

June 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Big BBQ at my place tonight. Stand back. I’ll cook. No, really. Stand back! And now, music news for June 23, 2018. Here are my weekly music picks for GlobalNews.ca. Vinnie Paul, the drummer

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NOFX’s Fat Mike makes a dumb, unforgivable joke in Las Vegas – UPDATE: The band has apologized

June 1, 2018 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2 min read

We still don’t know why Stephen Paddock decided to massacre 58 people at last year’s Route 91 country festival in Las Vegas last year. Another 851 people were injured in the panic. The

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Ongoing History of New Music

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 817: The 90s, Part 6: The Punk Rock Revival

March 23, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 min read

The early 90s were an amazing time for music. Generation X, a powerful demographic force, reached the age where they were in a position to dominate music, demanding material that reflected their needs,

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NOFX has released a tribute to Stephen Hawking

March 22, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Who knew that Fat Mike and NOFX were fans of Stephen Hawking’s cosmological musings? Wait: This is a tribute, right?

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Beer and Punk Rock, Together at Last: The Punk in Drublic Festival

August 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1 min read

Fat Mike, NOFX frontman and head of Fat Wreck Chords is going to do the world a favour by staging a festival that combines punk rock and craft beer. Think of it as

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