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Author:Alan Cross | Feb 9 2010 12:00AM

The line-up in Incubus has been pretty stable since they were formed in 1991. There have only been two personal changes.

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The Hacienda Lives–Sort Of

Author:Alan Cross | Feb 8 2010 12:00AM

Back in the 80s and early 90s, the Hacienda in Manchester was one of the most famous nightclubs on the planet.

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Ratted Out By Fellow Pearl Jam Fans

Author:Alan Cross | Feb 5 2010 12:00AM

Back in the fall of 1996, Pearl Jam played a show in Miami. During the gig, a fan somehow managed to get on stage and make off with one of Stone Gossard’s guitars.

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Weezer’s Pinkerton Lawsuit

Author:Alan Cross | Feb 4 2010 12:00AM

Weezer’s second album is called Pinkerton and was released on September 24, 1996. However, the album ran in to trouble almost immediately.

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Three Days Grace Facts

Author:Alan Cross | Feb 3 2010 12:00AM

Here are a couple of things you might need to know about Three Days Grace. First, they’re from Norwood, Ontario, which is a little place near Peterborough.

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A Punk Rock Anniversary

Author:Alan Cross | Feb 2 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 2 2010 11:30AM

Today–February 2–is the anniversary of there death of Sid Vicious, the most infamous of all the original British punk rockers of the 1970s.

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The Ear That Made the Clash

Author:Alan Cross | Feb 1 2010 12:00AM

Here's the story of how the ear belonging to Pogues singer Shane McGowan gave the Clash their first important big of exposure.

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Random Offspring

Author:Alan Cross | Jan 29 2010 12:00AM

Some random stuff about the Offspring: (1) The original title of the Americana album was You’re Too Fat To Do Porn. Really.

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Beck: Secretly Canadian?

Author:Alan Cross | Jan 28 2010 12:00AM

Beck comes from a very arts-y family. His grandfather is a semi-famous artist who has had gallery shows all over North America. His mom spent years hanging out with Andy Warhol’s crowd.

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More on Manchester

Author:Alan Cross | Jan 27 2010 12:00AM

Last time, we discussed New Order’s Peter Hook’s new book on the Hacienda nightclub in Manchester. This time, I want to tell you about another book.

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The Ongoing History of New Music debuted in February 1993 on radio station 102.1 The Edge/Toronto. Since then it's...well, it's taken on a life of its own. Consider: More than 500 different one-hour episodes have been produced, making it the longest-running music documentary in Canada and one of the longest in North America. More than 5,000 one-minute daily features have been written and produced. The program is syndicated on virtually every major rock station in Canada. The Ongoing History of New Music show has spun off four books (all written by Alan Cross), which have worldwide sales of over 30,000 copies, not to mention almost 20 different compilation CDs (including four official Ongoing History discs).
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Week of January 10, 2010
The Complete History of Alt-Rock 1:
Deep, Deep Background (1955-1970)

Week of January 17, 2010
The Complete History of Alt-Rock 2:
Pre-Punk (1970-1974)

Week of January 24, 2010
The Complete History of Alt-Rock 3:
Punk to the Rescue (1974-1976)

Week of January 31, 2010
The Complete History of Alt-Rock 4:
The Year Punk Broke (1977)

Week of February 7, 2010
The Complete History of Alt-Rock 5:
The Rise of New Wave (1978-1983)

Week of February 14, 2010
The Complete History of Alt-Rock 6:
Post-Punk England (1978-1983)


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