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Poll 

Weekly survey: Is rock going to have a good year in 2023?

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2023, Hip-hop, Pop, Rock

For years, rock and pop marched in lockstep in a cycle that ran 12-13 years. When rock was on the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Music and economics

January 9, 2023January 9, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cycles, economy, Pop, Rock

Those who study these things notice that there’s a correlation between music and the economy.  It basically boils down to

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Music 

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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