Ongoing History Daily: The origin of the term “alternative music”
For more than 40 years, people have been using the term “alternative” to describe music that’s left-of-centre, underground, independent, otherwise
Read moreFor more than 40 years, people have been using the term “alternative” to describe music that’s left-of-centre, underground, independent, otherwise
Read moreThe term “alternative music” started kicking around in the early 80s. It was a handy phrase, something that vaguely described
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Read moreThis email from Bob popped in the other day. Hey Alan, Just getting caught up on the podcast. Question- is
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Read moreI’m in the midst of writing a multi-part Ongoing History of New Music series on the history of indie rock
Read moreLast.fm has been around for about 14 years, which means they have tons and tons of data on what kind
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