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New Music from the Inbox: Patrick Watson, Aldous Harding, Sleater-Kinney, and more!

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021 Zoe Orion 0 Comments Aldous Harding, Patrick Watson, Shae Diamond, Sleater-Kinney, Welcome Center

Artist: Shae DiamondSong: Smile This is an irresistibly happy tune! Shae Diamond’s unstoppable vocals shine over layers and layers and

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Riot Grrrls–A primer

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments 7 Year Bitch, Bikini Kill, Fifth Column, Heavens to Betsy, Hole, Huggy Bear, Mecca Normal, Pagan Babies, Patti Smith, Riot Grrrl, Sleater-Kinney, Team Dresch

[Another summer encore. Back with more new shows in the fall. -AC] There is no question that the vast majority

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, August 16, 2019

August 16, 2019August 15, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Charles Manson, Clash, Danforth Music Hall, NFL, Sleater-Kinney, Taylor Swift

That’s it. I’m officially sick of the Trivago guy. How many commercials can one person do? Moving on to music

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New Music From The Inbox: Sleater Kinney, Palehound, Sub-Radio, and more!

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 Zoe Orion 0 Comments Jenn Grant, Miss June, Palehound, Sleater-Kinney, Sub-Radio

Artist: Sleater KinneySong: Hurry On Home This track has an infectious and contained rebellious energy, like a pot about to

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 817: The 90s, Part 6: The Punk Rock Revival

March 23, 2018March 25, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1990s, Bad Religion, Blink-182, Doughboys, Fugazi, Green Day, NOFX, Offspring, Punk, Ramones, Rancid, Sleater-Kinney, Social Distortion, Sublime

The early 90s were an amazing time for music. Generation X, a powerful demographic force, reached the age where they

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Music Industry 

Random Music News for Monday, January 15, 2018

January 15, 2018January 14, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazing Grace, Carrie Brownstein, Facebook, Hip-hop, Hulu, Julia-Louise Dreyfus, Mariah Carey, Mercedes-Benz, Sleater-Kinney, Smartphones, Spotify, Stranger Things, Tea

It’s Martin Luther King Day in the US. Canadians could use a stat right about now, don’t you think? Any

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 754: The Most Important All-Female Bands in Alt-Rock, Part 2

May 6, 2016May 8, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 5.6.7.8.'s, All-Female Bands, Babes in Toyland, Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Cub, Fuzzbox, Jale, Kittie, L7, Pussy Riot, Shonen Knife, Sleater-Kinney, The Donnas

On part one, we looked at the women who fought to prove that they and their gender could rock as

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Lists 

15 Homages in Lyrics

March 25, 2015March 25, 2015 Former Contributor 4 Comments Deep Purple, Homages, House of Love, Lyrics, Oasis, Operation Ivy, Pavement, Rancid, Rush, Sleater-Kinney

By Adam Morrison There are two ways to pay tribute to your influences. The “Blurred Lines”/”Got to Give It Up”

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Television 

Sleater-Kinney Becomes the First (?) Musical Guest on Bob’s Burgers

February 19, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bob's Burgers, Sleater-Kinney

I really like Bob’s Burgers. Please don’t let Fox cancel it because that would create a huge gap in my

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 06 February 2015

February 6, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Aspiga, Belle and Sebastian, Gemma Hayes, Lower Dens, Mirk, Molehill, Pops Staples, Sleater-Kinney, SOAK, Vaccines, Zarni

Hundreds of tracks pass through my computer every week. Here are eleven that caught my attention in the last seven

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Music History 

Fear of a Punk Decade

February 12, 2014February 12, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment Bad Religion, NOFX, Propagandhi, Punk, Sleater-Kinney

The AV Club has this longish piece on how 1996 proved to be a major year in the world of

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