The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Stars’n’Cars’n’Rock’n’Roll
[Spring break! New shows by the end of the month. – AC] Next to music and my dogs, my biggest obsession is cars. I’ve always been a car nut. I’m one of those
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Random music news for Saturday, October 4, 2025
A friend of mine has a new business idea. Concert tickets are expensive but also in such high demand that people are willing to give an arm and a leg for them. The
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Ongoing History Daily: The end of the CD player in the car?
The last car to come with a factor cassette player as standard equipment was the 2010 Lexus SC430. And now we’re rapidly approaching a time when no vehicle will come with a standard
Read MoreThe Ongoing History of New Music, episode 1018: Stars’n’Cars’n’Rock’n’Roll
Next to music and my dogs, my biggest obsession is cars. I’ve always been a car nut. I’m one of those people with a list of cars I’ll buy when i win the
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Here’s the latest list of auto manufacturers that are dumping AM radio
The first radio was an aftermarket device installed by the Galvin brothers in 1930. Known as the Motorola, it made it possible for everyone to be entertained and informed while driving. That first
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Why phasing out AM radio in vehicles is a bad thing–especially in Canada
These are not good days for AM radio, the oldest form of radio broadcasting. Yes, it’s sonically inferior to FM and is prone to all kinds of static interference (power lines, lightning, etc.)
Read MoreRandom music news for Wednesday, March 15, 2023
“Klan-TV” isn’t like it sounds. Looks cool, too. Leaving that for music news for March 15, 2023… More music news? Check here. BONUS: This is an actual headline: “Nickelback could have kickstarted life
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Is your dog anxious in the car? Here’s a playlist (supported by science) to calm them down
I’m fortunate in that both my English bull terriers love to go for ride in the car (unless it’s to the vet or the groomer; how do they know?) But many dogs get
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, March 24, 2022
No, no, no, and no. Yes to music news for March 24, 2022. Kid Rock and Tucker Carlson, together at last. Great. (Via Sean) In-car listening to the radio is at a low
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Why don’t rock and metal videos feature more cars?
If there’s a genre that celebrates cars in its music videos, it’s gotta be hip-hop and rap. But given that so much of rock’s canon consists of songs about cars, what’s with the
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This is the weirdest music video you’ll see all week
It’s a cover of Gary Numan’s “Cars.” That’s all I can tell you. (Blame Larry for forwarding the clip.)
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