The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Solo Noel Gallagher
It all came to an end on August 28, 2009. It was a plum thrown against a wall that did
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Ongoing History of New Music
The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Riot Grrrls–A primer
[I was supposed to be on vacation for the next couple of weeks, so we’d planned some encore presentations. I’m
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 882: Alt-rock revivals 4 – Garage rock
Take a look in your closet. Are you the kind of person who won’t through anything out because you’re positive
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 881: Alt-rock revivals 3 – Emo
“Once in a generation.” We hear that phrase all the time. But how long of an interval is that? According
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 880: Alt-Rock Revivals Part 2 – Ska
Certain types of music have been around forever. Jazz, for, example has been with us for over a hundred years.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 879: Alt-Rock Revivals Part 1 – Punk
We begin this episode with a reading from Ecclesiastes, chapter three, verses 1-3. Ish. To everything there is a season,
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 878: Secrets of Queens of the Stone Age, part 2
There are some bands that are very consistent with their sound and fans love ’em for it. No two records
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 877: Secrets of Queens of the Stone Age, part 1
How old is rock’n’roll now? If we use 1955 as a some kind of arbitrary ground zero, rock is now
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Trying to be a Rock Superstar in the 21st Century
You may have noticed that most of the biggest rock acts in the world aren’t that young anymore. Green Day?
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 876: Studio stories with producer Chris Birkett
Like a lot of music fans, I’m fascinated by what goes on in the kitchen: the recording studio. How is
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 875: The Headstones, In Their Own Words, Part 2
Our memories are shaky constructs. We remember things wrong or forget them altogether. I’ve found (and other people agree with
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