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Music History 

What Was It Like to be a Teenager in Ancient Rome?

December 5, 2017December 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Rome, Teenager

The modern concept of a “teenager” didn’t really exist until the 1950s. Until then, you were either a child or

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Random Music News for Saturday, June 24, 2017

June 24, 2017June 23, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Daniel Lanois, Glastonbury, Grenfell Tower, iPhone, O2 Arena, Pete Townshend, Stage Fright, Teenager, Wearables

Seventy years ago today, the first widely reported sighting of UFOs was made by Kenneth Arnold around Mount Rainer, Washington.

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Music Critic Jon Savage and the Birth of the Concept of the Teenager

April 13, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Boom, Jon Savage, Teenager, Youth Culture

The idea of a “teenager” is a fairly new concept.  Up until the 1950s, you were a child…and then you

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