Ongoing History Daily: Elvis Presley’s pubes
Up until now, I thought the grossest collectible I’d ever heard of was Thom Yorke’s toenail clippings. Years ago, someone swept up what Thom had snipped off and then offered them for sale
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Ongoing History Daily: Weird rock’n’roll auction items
Rock memorabilia is big, big business and auction houses on both sides of the Atlantic are always offering interesting and sometimes weird items for sale. Here are some examples. A Gibson ES 355
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This trailer for the new Elvis biopic looks very interesting
I’ll admit it. I’m not an Elvis fan. I am, however, interested in the films of Baz Luhrmann. This trailer from his upcoming biopic looks interesting. And jeezus, how did they make Tom
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Random music news for Friday, February 18, 2022
The Queen–yes, the monarch–has launched a brand of dog perfume. Gotta pay for Prince Andrew’s indiscretions somehow, right? Now let’s try some music news for Friday, February 18, 2022. Wait: Spotify is paying
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Random music news for Thursday, January 13, 2022
Got a Tesla? Then you probably should read about this kid. Let’s move over to music news for January 13, 2022. RIP iconic singer Ronnie Spector. She’s been battling cancer. What could possibly
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Ongoing History Daily: Jack White, collector
Jack White has great respect for the past. For example, his Third Man Records label issued one of the most important early blues collections from Paramount Records which date all the way back
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An interesting thought experiment: How would legendary musicians of the past have done with Spotify and social media today?
Social media and streaming are relatively new inventions. UK site Money.co.uk decided to take a look at how much legendary musicians might have been able to earn had streaming and social media been
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Ongoing History Daily: Depeche Mode and Elvis
True or false: There is a link between the Depeche Mode song “Personal Jesus” and Elvis Presley. True. Martin Gore based the song on something he read by Priscilla Presley. In her autobiography,
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Random music news for Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Toaster broke this morning. Any recommendations for a new one? Think about that as I present music news for March 24, 2021. An old Meat Loaf song is being turned into a game
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Random music news for Thursday, March 18, 2020
Just for fun, let’s start with Tom Petty on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Damn the (photon) torpedos? (Give Tom credit for that one.) Moving to music news for March 18, 2021…
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Random music news for Friday, February 5, 2021
Anyone else see the poop emoji in this design? Probably not a good corporate look. And now, music news for February 5, 2021. Gross: New autopsy information on Elvis Presley’s death says he’d
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