You young’uns never had the joy of dial-up internet access. Every time you wanted to go online, you had to commandeer the house’s landline, fire up the US Robotics modem running at a
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Read MoreBefore streaming, before iTunes, even before Napster and file-sharing, people were illegally exchanging music using other online methods. If you were an early internet nerd, you might have traded digital tracks through IRC,
Read MoreThere’s an election today? Gee, that snuck up on us, didn’t it? Maybe there’s also some music news… One of Rod Stewart’s old Lamborghinis sold for $1.1 million. The Walking Dead vs. the
Read MoreA bad earthquake struck Vancouver Island 70 years ago today. They’re still waiting for their Big One. And now in music news… Long before two-piece bands were the rage, Canada’s Inbreds were pioneering
Read MoreHere’s a selection of Prince news from around the world that doesn’t involve his cause of death. Here’s the moment when Prince’s ashes were carried out to a waiting car. Prince albums dominate
Read MoreLate last year, AOL, the owners of Winamp, announced that after about 15 years, the iconic MP3 player/ripper had outlived its usefulness and would be shut down. This elicited howls of outrage from
Read MoreIt looked as if AOL was going to close down the venerable Winamp a few days before Christmas. But there’s been a stay of execution. From RAIN: AOL-owned (but not for long) Winamp and Shoutcast are reportedly
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