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.

Listen, before we start the show today, a quick note.

Thanks to you, the ongoing History of New Music podcast has been racing up the podcast charts,

and we've been receiving a bunch of email and direct messages from fans of the show

that you wanted to hear more episodes.

Okay, done.

We've heard you and we're happy to do just that.

So we're ramping things up around here.

You will now get an additional ongoing history of new music podcasts every week all summer long.

So that's two shows for the price of, well, none. So get it. I mean, show is free. Okay, wait, also enjoy this week's episode. Here we go.

Good morning. I'd like to be a rock star, please. Ah, very good, sir. About a 42, are you?

42 long, actually. Fine, fine. Well, this ensemble here just came in. It's a SoCal Industrial, a bondage gear with just a touch of glam, comes with six complimentary piercings. You only pay for the shaving. It's very nice, but I'm more into a retro indie vibe. Oh, well, then perhaps you want the Manchester, flowery shirt withggy Pants. Yeah, that's a mite two anglo, I think, and I don't like their haircuts. Fine, fine, fine. Perhaps I can interest you in our grunge collection. Sturdy, hard-working clothes, and I might add, this year's line of Doc Martins are very fetching. For example, look at this pair of 20

holes. Fabulous for stumping a man's guts out. Excellent. Excellent. Wrap it up, will you? Yes, sir.

Thank you very much for coming. And by the way, can you actually play an instrument?

No, no. But at least I look the part. The music will come later. Oh, absolutely. The music always comes later. First thing's first, eh, sir. After all, it's clothes that make the musician. One more thing. Can I have a catalog, you know, just in case this retro grunge thing doesn't work out? Ah. No, I'm sorry. I seem to be all out. Oh, I do, however, have this CD on dressing for success in the music industry.

Perhaps you can listen to it on your way home.

Thanks, thanks, yeah, I'll give it a shot.

You know, talent, moron.

This is the ongoing history of new music podcast with Alan Cross.

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