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Old Music

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Justin Hawkins of The Darkness comments on the quality of today’s music (You’ll see why I posted this if you look at the video description.)

August 9, 2022August 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Justin Hawkins, New Music, Old Music, The Darkness

When you put something out there, you have no idea how (or if) it will come back. In this video

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Opinion 

Another look at this question: “Is old music killing new music?”

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Current Music, New Music, Old Music, Ted Gioia

Much has been written about the less-than-stellar quality of today’s music, especially in regards to current pop music (including me).

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Opinion 

If you think today’s music just isn’t very good, then you’ll definitely want to read this.

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Classics, Old Music, Today's Music

I’m not gonna lie. There’s a lot–and I mean a LOT–of contemporary music that just doesn’t do anything for me.

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Music Industry 

6 reasons why old music is endangering the music of today and the future

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Alan Cross 7 Comments Catalogue Music, Heritage Artists, New Music, Old Music, Streaming

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] A couple of weeks back, MRC, the company that monitors music

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Music News 

MUST READ: Why old music is better than today’s new music

January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 Alan Cross 5 Comments MRC, Music Consumption, New Music, Old Music

If you’ve ever heard me speak on music somewhere, there’s inevitably an audience question that goes something like this: “Why

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