Random music news for Monday, September 22, 2025
AI is coming for so many jobs. A report says that 85% of companies are already using AI tools. (If you have Chrome, you can read it here.) Music news
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Random music news for Saturday, October 26, 2024
Fun fact: London once celebrated the 50th anniversary of Monty Python by putting a fifty-foot dead parrot in a park. (Via Christopher) More fun facts coming with music news for
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Ongoing History Daily: The Goth burger
Once upon a time Burger King Japan served something called the Kuro Burger. It comes in a black bun made from bamboo charcoal, with black cheese (more bamboo charcoal), a
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How a 19th century natural disaster led to a new form of alt-rock
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] If you’re into alternative history — thought experiments regarding things that might have happened to alter the course of history —
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: The story of Goth as told by a member of The Cure
Goth is one of the biggest musical subcultures we have, extending to all corners of the world. But what, exactly, IS Goth and where did it come from? There’s a
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Need more music-related reading for the winter? Here are a few more recommended books.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The best time of the year for new books on music is the fall. Not only do they make for good
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Did you know that the 1.44 MB floppy disc is still being used by business? Both Chuck E. Cheese and some older 747s rely on the things. And if you
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Good Sunday viewing: How Goth became Goth
Goth is one of the biggest musical subcultures on the planet. But how did this sound and look come to be? Let’s investigate.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Post-Punk Explosion part 5: Goth
On April 10, 1815, a volcano erupted in the central part of the Indonesian archipelago. Mount Tambora blew up, ejecting nearly 200 cubic metres of debris into the atmosphere. All
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This altered album from Alvin and the Chipmunks is the sludgey Goth album I’d been looking for
Alvin and the Chipmunks were invented by Ross Bagdasarian back in 1958 as a novelty record. They’ve been around ever since as one of the most successful children’s artists of
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Ongoing History Daily: The Goth eucharist
You’re going to church on Sunday, right? No? Maybe you’re just part of the wrong congregation. Let’s look at the services once offered by St. Edward King and Martyr Church
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