The Secret History of Rock Trivia Blog 009
Welcome to Who Wants to be a Know-It-All?, the game where we see just what kind of trivia geek you are! Every week, I’ll post one of my “I Did Not Know That!”-type videos,
Read MoreWelcome to Who Wants to be a Know-It-All?, the game where we see just what kind of trivia geek you are! Every week, I’ll post one of my “I Did Not Know That!”-type videos,
Read MoreLast time, we talked about hidden tracks, those unlisted songs that are placed on CDs (and, in some cases, vinyl) to surprise and scare us. I’m talking about songs like “Endless, Nameless” on
Read MoreFor a while, it was almost fashionable to put an unlisted song on your CD. Most stuck it at the end, sometimes deep into the silence after we thought the album had finished.
Read MoreWhen Oasis hit it big with their Definitely Maybe album in the early 90s, they wanted to do something nice for their mom, Peggy. She, after all, had essentially raised them herself and
Read MoreAre ready for two hours of, well, musical weirdness? I hope so. On this episode: some tawdry tales of sex in alt-rock (don’t make that face; you know you wanna hear this stuff…).
Read MoreWhen you go to any concert, you see at least two sets of speakers on either side of the stage. That’s because 99.99% of every concert you see is done in stereo. You
Read MoreA lot of people made a lot of money off the Britpop scene of the middle 90s. You know, Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Frank Dixon. Frank Dixon? Who? Frank is–or rather, was–an accountant who
Read MoreThere are those who honestly believe that Kurt Cobain was murdered. There are books and movies on the subject. And every finger somehow gets pointed back at Courtney Love in some way. But
Read MoreDuring the sessions that resulted in The Joshua Tree, U2 just couldn’t get things right with the song “Where the Streets Have No Name.” The issue was the transition in timing from the
Read MoreOne of the most physical drummers you will ever see is Travis Barker from Blink 182. He really goes for it during shows, soundchecks and recording sessions. So how dic he develop such
Read MoreWelcome to Who Wants to be a Know-It-All?, the game where we see just what kind of trivia geek you are! Every week, I’ll post one of my “I Did Not Know That!”-type videos,
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