There are certain professions that the actuarial tables say are more dangerous than others. The worst possible gig you can have is that of a race car driver. The average lifespan of someone
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When the CD first appeared in the early 80s, there was no doubt that it sounded better than the crappy vinyl that was being sold at the time. But over the next few
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If you’re into shopping for vinyl, here’s something you might want to look for from the original days of vinyl. The next time you’re browsing through the bins in a record store, note
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Tell me if this sounds familiar. You’re sitting around with a bunch of friends talking about music when someone says “What’s that song with the thing at the beginning and the boom-boom sound
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Now that we’re into September, it’s time to evaluate what was the Song of the Summer of 2024, the track that will forevermore be associated with the last four months. I’m not going
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In 1952, composer John Cage came up with something he called “4’33″” (read as in four minutes and 33 seconds). Divided into three movements (30 seconds, 2:23, and 1:40), it involves the musician
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Bands who played the Vans Warped Tour did it for the love of the music, for the fans, and for the exposure. No one went on the tour thinking that they were going
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Eddie Vedder had a close call in March of 1995. Pearl Jam was in New Zealand and Eddie took some time off between shows to go swimming with his friend, Neil Finn of
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Think that this issue of stealing music is a modern problem? Let me read you something. “‘Canadian pirates’ are what the music dealers call publishing houses across the line who are flooding this
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There’s a scene in the 2000 movie High Fidelity that introduced many people to the name Belle and Sebastian. Rob, the owner of a record store, and his employee, Dick, are enjoying a
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I know that a lot has been documented about Oasis over the years, but here are a few facts that may have slipped your attention until now. (1) Noel Gallagher is naturally left-handed
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