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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 812: The 90s Part 2(b): The All-Female and Female-Fronted Bands

February 16, 2018February 18, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments 90s, Bikini Kill, Breeders, Courtney Love, Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan, Elastica, Female Bands, Garbage, Hole, Kim Gordon, L7, Portishead, Shirley Manson, Sonic Youth, Veruca Salt

During ’67’s Summer of Love, anything seemed possible. Civil rights issues were finally being addressed. There was a feeling that

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New Music From The Inbox, 02 Nov 2015: War Baby, Kuroma, Elephant Stone, Sleeplust, Antoine93

November 2, 2015November 2, 2015 Juliette Jagger 0 Comments Alex Maas, Antoine93, Death Sweats, Elephant Stone, Juliette Jagger, Kuroma, New Music From The Inbox, Nirvana, Primal Sream, Sleeplust, The Beatles, Veruca Salt, War Baby

By: Juliette Jagger (@juliettejagger) Artist: War Baby “No Generation” Album:Death Sweats Off of their recently released sophomore album, Death Sweats,

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 31 July 2015

July 31, 2015July 30, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Almost Young, Echo Park Social Club, Red Sun Rising, Rykka, Sublime with Rome, The Bunny The Bear, The Dears, Trapdoor Social, Veruca Salt, Von Grey

People actually sent me CDs this week. That hasn’t happened in a while, so I thought I’d rip them and

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This Week’s Top 11 Playlist: 5 June 2015

June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alessia Cara, Alexa Melo, Blis., Fever the Ghost, Gin Wigmore, Joywave, Mediazoic, Romans, SOAK, Trails and Ways, Veruca Salt, Zella Day

As usual, I’ve hand-picked some fresh tunes for you just in time for the weekend. Any feedback? And thanks to

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Hey, 90s Kids! Veruca Salt’s Best Album is Being Reissued

October 2, 2014October 2, 2014 Alan Cross 1 Comment American Thighs, Reissue, Veruca Salt

Minty Fresh says they’re going to re-released Veruca Salt’s American Thighs 180-gram vinyl on November 4. That’ll be twenty years

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Hey, 90s Kids! Here’s New Music from Veruca Salt

June 25, 2014June 25, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Reunion, Veruca Salt

The original line-up is back together after nineteen years. Works for me…

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Random Music News for May 24, 2014

May 24, 2014May 23, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Echo and the Bunnymen, Moist, Reunion, Streetheart, Veruca Salt

One more day here in the Far East and then it’s back across the Pacific. Jetlag awaits! What’s the holdup

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Random Music News for Tuesday, March 18, 2014

March 18, 2014March 18, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Busking, Courtney Love, Digital Music, Goldieblox, MH370, Veruca Salt

Don’t let this stuff slip past you. Remember that lawsuit between the Beastie Boys and Goldiebox over the use of

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
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The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
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Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
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