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What’s the most-used word in rock lyrics?

January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Hip-hop, Lyrics, Pop, Rock

I received this email from reader Ted over the weekend: “My wife and I were sitting at the dinner table

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Who invented rock?

November 9, 2021November 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rock, Scotland

So here’s a question: who invented rock’n’roll music?  Was it Elvis?  Was it Bill Haley and the Comets?  Was it

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Poll 

Weekly survey: Is guitar rock making a comeback?

October 25, 2021October 26, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Dave Grohl, Guitars, Rock, Survey

While it’s never gone away, guitar-based music–especially on the alt-rock side of the leger–hasn’t been as popular as it once

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Movies 

Rock is dead? Not according to the new doc Long Live Rock.

March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concerts, Documentary, Long Live Rock, Rock

Damn, I got chills watching just watching the trailer. I can’t wait to get back to this in real life.

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Opinion 

UPDATE: If we’re going to be honest, the 2010s were terrible for rock (Part 2: The Fallout)

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Alan Cross 12 Comments 2010s, Alt-Rock, Rock

At the dawn of the 2010s, alt-rock was still, well, rockin’. The top tracks of that first year came from

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Music History 

Prediction: Rock’n’Roll will be dead by 2060. The only thing that will preserve it is holograms.

July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Holograms, Rock

Like I just said, there’s always someone out there predicting the death of rock. Just like the End-of-the-Worlders who are

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Music News 

Rock is NOT dead or dying. These global stats prove it.

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dance Music, Rock

A new music industry study called the IMS Business Report took a look at a wide range of stats to

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Music News Television 

Grammy Award predictions? Okay, if I must. [UPDATED with the actual winners in the rock categories, too.]

February 10, 2019February 11, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2019, Grammy Awards, Predictions, Rock

Let’s be very, very clear about what the Grammys are. First and foremost, they’re a prime time network TV show

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Music News 

The Grammys are tonight. Could this be the start of a big year for rock?

February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment 2019, Grammy Awards, Rock

The only reason I’m going to watch the Grammys tonight is because it’s my job. Okay, maybe there’s one other

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Music News 

These are the most-streamed rock songs of 2018

December 10, 2018December 10, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rock, Streaming

Streaming is dominated by hip-hop, R&B, and pop. But while rock fans have been slow to adopt the technology (it’s

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Music History 

Is rock dead? Not if you’re actually listening

October 2, 2018October 1, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rock

Rock has been declared dead and buried almost a dozen times since it was birthed in the 1950s. So far,

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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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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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