Random music news for Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Looking for a brain implant but don’t want to deal with an Elon Musk company? There’s now a competitor. Meanwhile, nothing compares to music news for June 4, 2025. BONUS:
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Ice-T goes Nice-T. He has personalized greeting cards now.
When I first encountered Ice-T back in the very early 90s, he scared the sh*t out of me. That MF was NOT messing around. Today, though, he can be a
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Ongoing History Daily: Famous firsts in music, part 2
Last time, we looked at the first time something happened in the world of music. Here are a few more. Which album was the first to carry a parental advisory
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Off to the UK today to see The Cure debut the new album, Songs of a Lost World, tonight at the Troxy in East London tonight. I will report back.
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This is the cover version of the week: Ice-T’s Body Count’s version of Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb”
This is not the kind of reinterpretation that comes along very often. Ice-T and his metal band, Body Count, has taken a swing at “Comfortably Numb,” the masterpiece from The
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, December 19, 2023
There’s Spotify Wrapped and then there’s Pornhub Wrapped. Here’s a map of the US featuring the most-search terms per state which includes “furry” (Mississippi), “Goth” (Wyoming), and “Mormon” (Utah, of
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: The story of “Enter Sandman”
Metallica was probably the biggest cult band in the world up until they released their “black” album in 1991. That was the one that really broke things open for them–and
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, April 26, 2022
I do not need my phone this bad. Once you get those images out of your mind, move on to music news for April 26, 2022. How did sex predator
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The Diversity Show [Music and Podcast Embedded]
Here is a truth that some people find very uncomfortable: rock, alt-rock and indie rock are predominantly white. Why is that? The answers—and there is more than one—are complicated. There
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, June 27, 2020
Tiger King: The smartphone game (and it’s from Carole Baskin; I wonder if the goal is to find her husband?) Here’s what’s making music news for June 27, 2020. Coronavirus
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There’s No Way You Could Hate Your Job as Much as the One This Guy Has
This is the wife of rapper and actor Ice-T. Some dude is vacuuming the sidewalk in front of her so she doesn’t walk in any dirt. And you think your
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