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Bad Religion becomes an open book in new biography

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Bad Religion, Biography, Books, cornell university, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Punk, Punk Rock

Bad Religion isn’t going anywhere. Four decades after hitting the scene in LA, the punk band is kicking ass and

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RIP Mr. Chi Pig

July 18, 2020July 20, 2020 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Edmonton, Mr. Chi Pig, Open Your Mouth and Say..., Punk Rock, RIP, SNFU, Vancouver

The above image is from Ken Chinn’s AKA Mr. Chi Pig’s last-ever interview with BeatRoute Magazine, and pretty much says

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Combating America’s “Teenage” Angst with Kindness, Compassion

December 27, 2019December 26, 2019 Amber Healy 0 Comments Folk Music., Micah Schnabel, Politics, Punk Poet, Punk Rock, Trump, Two Cow Garage

Micah Schnabel is an optimist. Fiercely. He believes that the world can be a beautiful, loving place. We just have

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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!

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019 Alan Cross 2 Comments Flight Centre, New York, Punk Rock, Sonic Youth

Back in May 2018, I led a great group of people to London for a tour of the city’s rock

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Music News 

Singer Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks Dies

December 7, 2018December 6, 2018 Gilles LeBlanc 0 Comments Buzzcocks, Harmony In My Head, Pete Shelley, Punk Rock, RIP

Ah, bollocks – Pete Shelley is gone. An apparent heart attack at only 63 years old. If you were to

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Random music news for Monday, June 25, 2108

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bose, Cameron House, Drinking Songs, Earbuds, Isle of Wight Festival, Justin Bieber, Kenny Rogers, Lars Ulrich, Live 8, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Private Jets, Punk Rock, Sparks, Woodstock

The rainbow flag of gay pride was first flown in San Francisco on this day in 1978. And as for

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Random music news for Thursday, May 31, 2018

May 31, 2018May 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Airpods, Apple, Boyzone, Facebook, Google, Janis Ian, Jeff Goldblum, Lisa Gerrard, Lollapalooza, Motley Crue, Papua New Guinea, Punk Rock, Sonic Attacks, Thailand, Tommy Lee, Twitter, Yoko Ono

Thirty-two years ago today there was a massive tornado outbreak that hit areas around Barrie, Ontario. It was bad. As

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Wanted: Toronto alt rock and punk from the ’70s and ’80s

February 12, 2018February 11, 2018 Amber Healy 2 Comments Alt-Rock, CCS, Michael Timmins, Punk Rock, Rent Boys, Stark Naked and the Fleshtones, Toronto, Young Lions

Before CanCon required a certain amount of Canadian music be played on the airways, punk and alt rock musicians did

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A Fat Wreck: A Documentary About Fat Wreck Chords

November 8, 2016November 7, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Documentary, Fat Wreck Chords, Punk Rock

If you’re into 90s/2000s punk revival, you’ve probably heard something that’s come out of Fat Wreck Chords. The influential California

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Music History 

Punk Crock: How We Have the History of Punk All Wrong

December 20, 2015December 19, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments CBGB, Patti Smith, Punk Rock, Ramones, Television

I just missed the original punk rock explosion of the 1970s, so my experience with what actually happened is somewhat

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Because You’re a Good Parent, You’ll Want to Buy This Punk Rock Book for Your Kid

October 8, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Kids' Books, Parenting, Punk Rock

I don’t have kids but if I did, I’d spend an awful lot of time teaching them about music. Why

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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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