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Ongoing History Daily: The waves of ska

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 Tone, First Wave, Fourth Wave, Jamaica, Second Wave, Ska, Third Wave

If we stand back and look at the history of ska, we are now in its fourth wave. The first

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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post-Punk Explosion part 6: Ska

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments First Wave, Fourth Wave, Jazz, Post-punk, Second Wave, Ska, Third Wave

Every once in a while, music enters a period of flux where the direction of everything is, to put it

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Random music news for Thursday, May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021May 26, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Watch, Batman, Download Festival, Dr. Collosus, Easy Rider, James, Marilyn Manson, Oasis, Prince Charles, Queen, Rand Paul, Record Producers, Richard Marx, Robert Plant, Rock Auctions, Ska, Social Media, Songwriting, Tidal

That is one valuable motorcycle. Now get your motor runnin’ (sorry) with music news for May 27, 2021. Marilyn Manson

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Random music news for Saturday, May 1, 2021

May 1, 2021May 2, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, Kings of Leon, Motorhead, NFL, Nightclubs, Sarajevo, Satanic, Ska, Twisted Sister, WSOU

Now THAT’S a knife! Music news for May 1, 2021. Marilyn Manson has been sued for sexual assault and sex

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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 917: The Post-Punk Explosion part 6: Ska

April 9, 2021April 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Post-punk, Ska

Every once in a while, music enters a period of flux where the direction of everything is, to put it

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Random music news for Monday, December 14, 2020

December 14, 2020December 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AMC Theatres, David Hasselhof, KISS, Led Zeppelin, Ska

I spent my two-week staycation watching 25 seasons of South Park. Now I’m finally caught up and can discuss the

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This is very clever: A cover of Goldfinger’s “Superman” with the genre changing every 15 seconds

October 14, 2020October 13, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Cover, Goldfinger, Ska

Call it a “reverse ska cover.” “Superman” by Goldfinger is a solid ska-punk tune. But as this video proves, it

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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 880: Alt-Rock Revivals Part 2 – Ska

February 28, 2020February 27, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2 Tone, Jamaica, Ska, Ska-Punk

Certain types of music have been around forever. Jazz, for, example has been with us for over a hundred years.

New doc on ska in the 90s coming next week

November 16, 2019November 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments 90s, Documentary, Ska

After receding into the underground following its big post-punk revival (aka the Second Wave), ska roared back in through the

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

July 26, 2019July 28, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Grunge, Industrial, Ongoing History, Punk, Ska

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

Random music news for Thursday, November 22, 2018

November 22, 2018November 21, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 6ix9ine, A&R, Alexa, Amen Break, David Attenborough, David Bowie, Facebook, Glorious Sons, Helene Fischer, Kanye, Katy Perry, Kinks, Kylie Minogue, Ramones, Roger Daltrey, Ska, Song of the Summer, Taylor Swift, U2, Whales

Happy Thanksgiving, American readers. We appreciate the day of football you provide for us people up north. Please accept our

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