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5 songs you must hear this week: 08 March 2021After a year inside, the pandemic dam is breaking and artists are starting to release all the material they've written. So much new music, so little time.EntertainmentMar 8
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 912: The Post Punk Explosion, part 1: New WaveOnce punk rewrote the rules for rock in the middle 70s, it set off a change reaction that lasted for years after that original explosion died down. And it started with New Wave.EntertainmentMar 5
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Weekly survey: Do you still buy actual physical music magazines?There was a time when even the smallest drugstore newsstand carried half a dozen music magazines. Now it's a challenge just to find a newsstand.EntertainmentMar 1
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Studio stories with producer Chris BirkettLet's call this reading week. New episodes resume in seven days starting with a seven-part series on the alt-rock of the 80s. Stand by. - ACEntertainmentFeb 26
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5 songs you must hear this week: 21 February 2021There's a theme that runs through many of this week's hand-picked selection of new songs. It's totally unintentional, by the way.EntertainmentFeb 22
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 911: 50 years of CanConIt's been fifty years since the CanCon rules for music on Canadian radio were put into effect. It's been a long, difficult trip but in the end, it was worth it.EntertainmentFeb 19
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5 songs you must hear this week: 15 February 2021Another week, another 600 pitches for new songs. Here are the five survivors.EntertainmentFeb 15
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 910: OH goes BHMIt's Black History Month. To acknowledge that, we're looking at Black musicians who have made alt-rock possible with their contributions over the decades.EntertainmentFeb 12
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5 songs you must hear this week: 08 February 2021This week's list features a band mentored by a Go-Go, a duet featuring Avril Lavigne, and the return of Moist after a long absence.EntertainmentFeb 8
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 908: Digital Debris part 3 – Liner notesStreaming and digital delivery of music are here to stay, but we're losing a lot in the transition. This episode explores the slow disappearance of liner notes.EntertainmentFeb 5
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