Ongoing History Daily: Prog rock vs. punk
There were many reasons for the rise of punk rock in the 1970s. For some, it was an art movement while for others it had to do with class struggle. And then there
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Punk Rock
Random music news for Thursday, January 2, 2025
With the way the calendar fell this holiday season, the only way I’ve been able to keep track of what day it is has been by posting music news. Here’s what I have
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The great KGB punk conspiracy
You may be aware of a podcast that came out in the spring of 2020 that sought to get to the bottom of a certain musical mystery. Wind of Change explores the possibility that a
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Moby has released his punk rock vegan movie. Watch it for free
Moby has always been a hardcore vegan/animal rights dude. He’s also got many friends in the music community who feel the same way. This inspired him to create a documentary on the history
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Did the KGB use punk rock to try to destabilize the West? Let’s look at this conspiracy theory.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Soft power — the use of culture to influence the other side by burrowing into an adversary’s society and psyche — can be very
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Bad Religion becomes an open book in new biography
Bad Religion isn’t going anywhere. Four decades after hitting the scene in LA, the punk band is kicking ass and taking names — sharing some stories for the first time, thanks to a
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RIP Mr. Chi Pig
The above image is from Ken Chinn’s AKA Mr. Chi Pig’s last-ever interview with BeatRoute Magazine, and pretty much says everything you need to know about him – Punk rock ’til the very
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Combating America’s “Teenage” Angst with Kindness, Compassion
Micah Schnabel is an optimist. Fiercely. He believes that the world can be a beautiful, loving place. We just have to get through all the crap first. On his new solo album, “The
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Who wants to come with me to NYC for a rock’n’roll landmarks tour this spring? Booking deadline is TODAY!
Back in May 2018, I led a great group of people to London for a tour of the city’s rock landmarks, thanks to the people at Flight Centre. Everything went so well (the
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Singer Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks Dies
Ah, bollocks – Pete Shelley is gone. An apparent heart attack at only 63 years old. If you were to compile a list of the absolute most influential punk bands from the genre’s
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Random music news for Monday, June 25, 2108
The rainbow flag of gay pride was first flown in San Francisco on this day in 1978. And as for music news for June 25, 2018… Because it’s Monday, you need this school
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