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Ongoing History Daily: When music industry money flowed like water

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beer, Hole, Metallica, Moist, Molson Polar Ice Beach Party, Tuktoyaktuk, Veruca Salt

Back in the 90s, there was so much money flowing through the music and beer industry that we saw some

Ongoing History of New Music

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

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 […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver
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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