Hey, it's Alan, and I just wanted to let you know that you can now listen to the ongoing

history of new music early and ad-free on Amazon music, included with Prime.

Hi there, it's Alan Cross, and for the next few weeks of the ongoing history of new music podcast,

we're going back to revisit a series we did a little while ago called 100 Weird Things About New Rock.

This is a 10-part series, and it explored a lot of topics

with each episode dealing with a particular brand of weirdness,

sex, the law, drugs, strange recordings, excess, road stories, bad behavior, and more.

There's a lot that goes into the music that we don't always hear about, despite what you

may hear on the internet.

So it's kind of like my job to feeling it.

You ready for some weirdness?

Okay, but don't say I didn't warn you.

I have a fascination with The Strange.

What seems ordinary at first glance is, well, not ordinary at all.

Once you get in the habit of looking past the obvious, the universe opens up in some very

interesting, very unexpected, and really cool ways. For example, if you're ever in Albania

and you agree with what that Albanian guy is saying

to you, shake your head from side to side.

If you disagree with what he's saying, nod.

In other words, do the opposite of what you would do at home.

That's just the way it is in Albania.

Here's another.

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