Ongoing History Daily: Fake band names
Sometimes when a band has a new album, they’ll arrange to play a secret gig to road test the new
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Ongoing History Daily: The litigious states of America
Being in a band can be a lot more complicated than you might realize. One thing all successful groups have
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Ongoing History Daily: Weird fan violence
Here’s a disturbing story about fan violence. Jon Moreland was a 38-year-old mixed-up guy from the Los Angeles who went
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Random music news for Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Klingon wine? Absolutely! Post Malone rose? Why not? And now, let’s get back to reality with what’s going on in
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Random music news for Friday, February 14, 2020
In case you missed it, the corona virus now has an official name: Covid-19. While you ponder that, here’s music
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The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 818: The 90s, Part 7: The genres beyond grunge and punk
One of the great things about the alt-rock revolution of the 1990s was its seemingly endless diversity. The sounds from
Read moreFun: Watch the Cure’s first-ever TV appearance from 1979
The Cure has been around in one form or another since 1976. Stephen dug out this video of the band’s
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Random Music News for Wednesday, January 17, 2018
It was 20 years ago today that the story about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky broke. Remember how big a
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What Would You Get If You Cross Rambo with Robert Smith of the Cure?
This. And okay, it’s not Rambo. It’s Cobra. (Via Tom)
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The Ongoing History of New Music Encore Presentation: If That’s Your REAL Name…
Every once in a while you’ll run across an author who releases a novel under a different name. Stephen King
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Science Has Found the Cure for…Um…
Sorry. Lame, I know. I don’t know what I was thinking. (Via Rupinder)
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