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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 818: The 90s, Part 7: The genres beyond grunge and punk

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alternative Dance, Cure, Electronica, Fatboy Slim, Goth, Industrial, Live, Lofi, Nerd Rock, Nine Inch Nails, Pavement, Post-Grunge, Prodigy, Ride, Shoegaze, Weezer

One of the great things about the alt-rock revolution of the 1990s was its seemingly endless diversity. The sounds from

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Random Music News for Thursday, September 14, 2017

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Asia, Audible.com, Carly Rae Jepson, Dance Music, Emma Blackery, Foo Fighters, Grant Hart, Husker Du, iPhone X, Janet Jackson, Justin Bieber, Marilyn Manson, Mark Ronson, Shoegaze, Tupac

It was on this day in 2000 that Microsoft released Windows ME. I know I installed it, but I just

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Random Music News for Friday, December 2, 2016

December 2, 2016December 2, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Afghanistan, LaserDisc, Metallica, Prince, Ride, Shoegaze, Streaming

Gotta set up the Christmas tree this weekend. No point in putting it off anymore. Meanwhile, here’s some music news

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Hey, 90s Kids! Lush is Back Together

September 28, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Lush, Reunion, Shoegaze

As a sucker for shoegaze and miasmic music, I’ve always had a soft spot for Lush, the London band that

I Like This: Silver Shields

July 29, 2015July 29, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Psych, Shoegaze, Silver Shields

More modern shoegaze from London UK. I’m a sucker for this story of stuff. The album is due August 21.

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I Like This: Tamaryn

July 28, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Shoegaze, Tamaryn

Entertainment writer Pamela Chelin alerts us to Tamaryn. If you close your eyes, you can pretend you’re listening to something

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Are You a Fan of Shoegaze? Slowdive Explains the Souvlaki Album

June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 Alan Cross 1 Comment Ongoing History of New Music, Shoegaze, Slowdive, Souvlaki

This comes via Trevor and Pitchfork. And wait a sec: who’s voice is that at the 13:40 mark? Damn, that

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An Oral History of Shoegaze

February 15, 2015 Alan Cross 2 Comments Curve, My Bloody Valentine, Oxford, Ride, Shoegaze, Slowdive, Thames River Valley

Earlier this year, there was an Ongoing History of New Music episode on the history of shoegaze (review it here)

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The Ongoing History of Music, Episode 707: A History of Shoegazing

January 9, 2015January 11, 2015 Alan Cross 6 Comments Shoegaze

If you like your guitars fuzzy, buzzy, loud and scuzzy, you’re probably already into the world of shoegaze. Although its

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Random Music News for August 7, 2014

August 7, 2014August 7, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Culture Club, Neil Peart, Rush, Shoegaze

Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering–the company that eventually became Sony–started selling transistor radios in Japan on this day in 1955. Culture Club

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I Like This: Tearjerker

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments EP, Hiding, Shoegaze, Tearjerker, Toronto

Tearjerker is a Toronto shoegaze-pop band (think Lush, oldtimers) who put together this music video using found footage from old

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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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