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Worried about the future of rock? Don’t be. A new revival might just be around the corner

October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dave Grohl, Rock is Dead, Rock Resurrection

“Rock is dead!” they bleated. “It’s over!” That’s what they were saying in 1957 when Elvis was inducted into the

New data suggests that alt-rock is growing in popularity

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alt-Rock, MRC Data, Rock is Dead

There’s been much discussion about the death of rock over the last couple of decades, but despite all the eulogies,

Rock isn’t dead. I have stats to prove it.

October 7, 2019October 6, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rock is Dead

[This was my weekend column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] It hurt to see Pete Townshend, one of my musical heroes,

Rock is still king when it comes to the concert industry. Here’s why.

November 1, 2018October 31, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rock is Dead

I had yet another conversation about the myth that rock music is dead. To hear the people in this bubble

Random Music News for Saturday, January 27, 2018

January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Avenged Sevenfold, Donald Trumo, Elton John, Eminem, Fall Out Boy, Fifty Shades, Grammys, Inhaler, Jessica Simpson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mark E. Smith, Mastodon, Paul Gray, Pete Wentz, Pinball Wizard, Poppy, Rock is Dead, Slayer, Slipknot, Sonos, Tool

This was the first day of the Great Blizzard of 1977. People in the Great Lakes still talk about how

Random Music News for Tuesday, January 16, 2018

January 16, 2018January 15, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Air France, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, DPRK, Facebook, Foo Fighters, France, Keith Richards, North Korea, Plagiarism, Pogues, Rock is Dead, Shane McGowan, Vanda and Young

Now that Blue Monday is behind us, we can concentrate on getting through the second half of what’s been (generally)

Is There Just a Crisis in Rock or in All Music? Are We Doomed? These People Think So.

March 18, 2016 Alan Cross 3 Comments RIP, Rock, Rock is Dead

While I’m whinging about the lack of loud guitar music in modern rock/alt-rock, other people are taken a dim view

Coldplay Thinks That Rock Music Has Nowhere Else to Go

December 14, 2015December 14, 2015 Alan Cross 10 Comments Chris Martin, Coldplay, Rock is Dead

Oh, dear. It’s another “rock is dead” bleat, this time from Coldplay, a band that done their best to kill

Who Says Rock Is Dead? [UPDATE]

September 18, 2014September 18, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Music Lessons, Rock is Dead

What’s this about rock being dead, murdered by unscrupulous pirating kids? That notion spouted by Gene Simmons received quite a

So What’s This About Rock Finally Being Dead? I Beg to Disagree, Gene Simmons [UPDATE]

September 8, 2014September 18, 2014 Alan Cross 15 Comments Gene Simmons, Rock is Dead

Oooo boy. Here we go again. Gene Simmons–never a man short of opinions–has declared rock to be dead in an

Have We Reached the End of Rock? Some People in the Rock Business Think So

January 29, 2014 Alan Cross 2 Comments Rock is Dead

I’m more optimistic than the artists quoted in this article from Classic Rock Magazine. Or maybe I’m just delusional. The