Random music news for Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Have you ever done any of these things at work? It happens… Music news for August 6, 2024 looks like this. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Cool! This is what happens when
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This BBC report on K-pop scandals is…wow.
The K-pop industry–and it is an industry–a global phenomenon that is responsible for a sizeable portion of South Korea’s GDP. But beneath the slick veneer, there’s some weird sh*t going on. Take the
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Random music news for Saturday, May 4, 2024
I’m a Star Trek fan, not a Star Wars one so for me, May 4, 2024, is just another day to deliver music news. BONUS: Anyone ever use one of these things? (Via
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The people behind Peaky Blinders have a new show about 2 Tone ska
The 2 Tone era in the late 70s and very early 80s produced some of the best ska ever with music from The Specials, Madness, The Selector, and others still resonating today. It’s
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The BBC is about auction off a lot of rare vinyl
The BBC literally (and I’m using that word correctly) has kilometres of shelving for its recorded music collection, something that dates back at least a hundred years. And in a situation familiar to
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Ongoing History Daily: Who the hell is Daphne Oram?
If you’re at all interested in the electronic side of rock, you owe a debt of thanks to Daphne Oram. Who? She was born in 1925 and became a sound engineer for the
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Ongoing History Daily: Missing the boat on David Bowie
On January 1, 1962, The Beatles auditioned for a record deal with Decca Records. They were rejected because the label believed that “guitar groups were on their way out.” That turned out to
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Noel Gallagher’s version of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” is causing so much discussion. Thoughts?
Noel Gallagher and his High Flying Birds showed up for a BBC session during which they covered Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” People have feelings about this performance, including little brother
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Random music news for Thursday, March 23, 2023
Gross. Just gross. But then they’ll tell you that they were just exercising their right to free speech. Try to get those images out of your mind with some music news for March
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U2 covered ABBA with an orchestra
U2’s Songs of Surrender finally arrived yesterday and Bono and The Edge have been doing the rounds promoting the album. One stop was BBC Radio 2 where they performed ABBA’s 1975 hit, “SOS,”
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 973: Connections!
Back in the late 1970s, the BBC debuted a science education show entitled Connections. The host was James Burke, an affable professor-ish guy, usually dressed in a beige polyester leisure suit who gave
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