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The One Minute Music Book Club: The Last Gang in Town by Aaron Chapman

This isn’t exactly a music book, but it’s certainly music-adjacent.

In the latest 60s and early 70s, Vancouver’s East Side was ruled by the Clark Park Gang. They loved to stir things up, including inciting a riot outside a Rolling Stones concert in 1972. Police had their hands full with them. Here’s the story via Aaron Chapman and The Last Gang in Town.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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