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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 831: It’s a family affair

October 19, 2018October 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beach Boys, Bee Gees, Cowboy Junkies, Cowsills, Cribs, Devo, Echosmith, Greta Van Fleet, INXS, Jackson 5, Kings of Leon, Kongos, Nickelback, Shaggs

Music is one of those things that can bring families together. Sometimes, that togetherness grows into a business. The Bee

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Random Music News for Monday, February 20, 2017

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ace Frehley, Bon Jovi, Grunge, KISS, Pink Floyd, Shaggs, Sun Studios, U2, Weird Al

Are you enjoying a statutory holiday today? Nice little February break, innit? Holiday or no, there’s still music news to

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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 766: A Journey Through the Strange World of Outsider Music.

November 4, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Grant McDonald, Jandek, Langley School Music Project, Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Lucia Pamela, Outsider Music, Shaggs, Wesley Willis, William Shatner

This may be the weirdest radio program you hear all year. There are those among us who are driven to

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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 753: The Most Important All-Female Bands in Alt-Rock

April 29, 2016May 1, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ace of Cups, All-Female Bands, B-Girls, Bangles, Curse, Fifth Column, Go-Gos, Lilliput, Raincoats, Runaways, Shaggs, Slits

There was a time when it was common knowledge–common sense!–that women just couldn’t rock has well as men. Sure, they

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If the Name “The Shaggs” Means Anything to You, You MUST Read This!

November 3, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Fremont Town Hall, Philosophy of the World, Shaggs

Ah, The Shaggs, perhaps the greatest, weirdest story in the history of outsider music, the most alternative of any kind

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