Ongoing History Daily: The rise of band logos
If you’re a musician, you’re also a brand, whether you like it or not. And for a brand to stick
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Ongoing History Daily: Dave Matthews and the poop dump
One of the gross things about tour buses—and there are many gross things—is that at some point you have to
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A security guard faked a mass shooting report to get out of work
I understand that there are some days that you just don’t want to go to work. But this is not
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There’s a disturbing music angle to the July 4th mass shooting in Chicago
With six people dead and more than three dozen injured in a mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois (the affluent
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Will Lollapalooza end up being a COVID superspreader event?
Give what you know about the rise of the Delta variant of COVID, would you have gone to Lollapalooza last
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Some are calling this year’s Lollapalooza “COVIDpalooza”…
…and you can see why. The AV Club also has this story. “Is it safe?” That’s the number-one question I
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America is confident it’s in a post-COVID music festival world. Behold and be jealous. [UPDATED]
The US has been vaccinating people against COVID-19 like crazy. It’s to the point where the CDC says it’s okay
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Random music news for Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Here’s a new twist on the JFK assassination. Wrap your head around that and then move to music news for
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Recommended Reading Week: Old Records Never Die ask whether it’s possible to reclaim your past and your records
Eric Spitznagel was perfectly content with his choice to sell his album collection. It was something he didn’t really need
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Bono falls down some stairs in concert. He doesn’t miss a note.
A couple of years ago in Vancouver, The Edge didn’t look where he was going and walked right off the
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Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, The Weeknd and Bruno Mars are the big headliners for Lollapalooza 2018
Ever since Lollapalooza made Chicago’s Grant Park its permanent home, the festival has thrived. This year’s event, set for the
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