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Ongoing History of New Music

Get in the Van

Ongoing History of New Music

Curiouscast

Music History, History, Music, Music Interviews, Music Commentary

4.8604 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2020

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

If you've ever wanted to be a musician, chances are you dreamed of going on tour. The romance of the road and everything that comes along with it.  But it's not as easy as you think. Not everyone is U2 and charters their own plane to get from gig to gig. Chances are you're going to be using a tour bus....or more likely....in a van. It is such a grind that kills many a band. There are the hassles, the expense, the accidents, the weirdos, the arguing, the screw ups,  and more. Murphy's law is in full effect: whatever can go wrong...will go wrong. Get in the van. Let's hit the road. You'll see what I mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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

0:04.3

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0:39.2

If you've ever dreamed about being a rock star, you've no doubt fantasized about going on tour.

0:46.4

Ah, the romance of the road. Rolling from town to town in a van, living on beer and French fries,

0:52.6

parties, groupies, adoring fans fans record company is there picking up the

0:57.1

tab and you've got a road manager to take care of all the details yeah well keep fantasizing

1:04.0

because unless your name is you too and you've got your own 727 life on tour ain't like that

1:09.7

at all it is such a grind that the road kills many a good

1:14.5

band. There's the hassles, the expense, the tension, the weirdos, the accidents, the screw-ups.

1:20.5

When it comes to going on tour, the rule of thumb is Murphy's Law. If it can go wrong,

1:25.8

it will.

1:30.6

Still in La La Land? Get in the van.

1:33.6

Let's hit the road. You'll see what I mean.

1:39.5

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

1:47.0

Here I am on the road again. Hello,

1:50.0

I am upon the road to start the show.

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