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@Alancross

Alan Cross' music blog - A Journal of Musical Things. Filtering what is happening in music to save you time, money and effort.

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  • Aug 17, 2026earliest in window
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ajournalofmusicalthings.com > ongoing-history-daily-was-this-the-weirdest-rock-band-of-the-1970s

Ongoing History Daily: Was this the weirdest rock band of the 1970s? | Alan Cross

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (223+ words) The 1970s featured some very weird bands back then. On such group was Kongress. (The website is worth a look. Trust me.) When Kongress played live, there were often live rats and chickens. They used incense, foul-smelling potions, and dead birds…...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com > the-hip-is-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-in-kingston-music-history

The Tragically Hip is the tip of the iceberg in Kingston music history | Alan Cross

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (457+ words) There’s an exhibit on display at City Hall in Kingston that’s bound to get a lot of traffic, both this weekend as the city commemorates the 10th anniversary of the final concert from local boys done good The Tragically Hip and…...

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ajournalofmusicalthings.com > ongoing-history-daily-what-was-this-classic-album-cover-trying-to-say-2

Ongoing History Daily: What was this classic album cover trying to say? | Alan Cross

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (241+ words) One of the great things about vinyl is that you have a 12×12 palette on which to create artwork that says something about the release. For example, everyone knows the cover for Nirvana’s Nevermind with the baby underwater in a pool…...