The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post-Punk Explosion part 6: Ska
Every once in a while, music enters a period of flux where the direction of everything is, to put it
Read moreEvery once in a while, music enters a period of flux where the direction of everything is, to put it
Read moreWhen a band goes on tour, they can never, ever be too careful. Same thing goes for promoters. If there’s
Read moreBored with traditional guitar/bass/drums arrangements for rock? Then maybe you need the Lituus. This was an eight-foot trumpet-like instrument that
Read moreEddie Vedder has always tended to do things a little differently–and back in the early days of the band, he
Read moreOn July 25, 1989, the Beastie Boys released their second album, Paul’s Boutique. This was the follow-up to the massively
Read moreHere are some things you might not know about Franz Ferdinand: (1) Singer Alex Kapranos met guitarist Nick McCarthy at
Read moreOn April 10, 1815, a volcano erupted in the central part of the Indonesian archipelago. Mount Tambora blew up, ejecting
Read moreBeing in a band can be a lot more complicated than you might realize. One thing all successful groups have
Read moreFrom the outside, U2 has always seemed to have it together. They’ve got this all-for-one, one-for-all thing going. No line-up
Read moreIf you know where to look, music can be found just about everywhere, even in space. That’s right, space. Astronomers
Read moreLet’s try and count all the bands that Jack White has been in, shall we? There are the easy ones:
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