Are we about to get another Live Aid concert as a COVID benefit?
There have been two Bob Geldof-organized Live Aid events. The first came in 1985 as a way to draw attention
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Author: Alan Cross
Clever: Lorde’s new single “Solar Power” was timed to be released on the day of a solar eclipse
Yesterday (June 10), swaths of Canada were treated to an annular eclipse of the sun, which sees the moon almost
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Riot Grrrls–A primer
[Another summer encore. Back with more new shows in the fall. -AC] There is no question that the vast majority
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Ongoing History Daily: The “Keep ’em separated” guy
The Offspring song “Come Out and Play” has that part in the chorus is when some guy comes on and
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Random music news for Friday, June 11, 2021
Britain is one of the most sweariest places in the world. And now some want it to be less sweary?
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It’s now the anti-vaxxers vs. The Foo Fighters
You may have heard by now that the Foo Fighters are set to play a maskless, full-capacity gig at Madison
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MuchMusic is coming back. Wait–what?
Apparently MuchMusic is about to return July 7 in partnership with TikTok Canada. Info here.
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Soundgarden is BACK! Well, sort of. I’d better explain.
Until the remaining members of Soundgarden finish duking it out with Vicky Cornell over the vocal demos Chris left behind,
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Apple starts with podcast subscriptions on Tuesday. Here’s what that does and doesn’t mean.
After a delay of about a month, Apple Podcasts start offering subscriptions–i.e. listen-for-a-fee podcasts–beginning Tuesday (June 15). Here’s what that
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Ongoing History Daily: The Sid Vicious assassination conspiracy
Think the mob killed JFK? A supporter of QAnon? The COVID vaccine filled with Bill Gates-designed nanobots? Try this one
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Random music news for Thursday, June 10, 2021
Scientists have figured out the weight of all the COVID-19 viruses in the world. It’s not much. Ponder that as
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