Sunday Lunch with Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox is… wow.
It’s a strange one in the kitchen this weekend as Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox do…this for Sunday Lunch. Iggy Pop no doubt approves of this version of “Wild One.”
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Ongoing History Daily: The French LOVE Iggy Pop
You gotta love the French. France’s Ministry of Culture has an award called an “Officer or Arts and Letters.” The French government gives this thing to deserving artists from around
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Who was the first punk band?
Punk rock exploded into the world in 1976, but that attitude had been gestating for a while. Is it possible to trace the origins of punk back to one specific
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I propose a new type of study: Stupid Music History
[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] In the fall of 1922, New York City was rocked by a riot over hats. A fashion rule decreed that no one
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My music weekend in Berlin
Several months ago, Robert Hoare, a Canadian ex-pat teaching songwriting at the Berlin School of Popular Arts, dropped me a line about my 1000th Ongoing History show. The email ended
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Iggy Pop and NOBRO at the CityFolk Festival in Ottawa: Photos and a review
[More from Ottawa photographer Ross MacDonald. Review and Iggy photos–taken on an iPhone because no pnotographers were allowed in the pit–by Dave Lee. – AC] There was a weird energy
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Rifflandia returns to Victoria, BC, with an eclectic lineup
[A report from contributor Elisa F.G. – AC] What do Iggy Pop, Salt-N-Pepa and Paris Hilton have in common? Okay, so there’s no real answer to this but it reads
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Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: Weird and shocking rockers
[Summertime is when you can catch up on some of the more popular shows of the last couple of years. New programs starting the week after Labour Day. – AC]
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This is what happened when Iggy Pop sat down to talk with Flea
Everyone is getting into the documentary game these days, Iggy Pop included. He just released a new film directed by Emmy/Grammy-winning filmmaker Thom Zinny entitled Bitten by Flea!“ If you’re
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: A Bob Hope impersonator? WTF?
It’s time for another look at the greatest contract riders in history. The rider is the part of the deal that the promoter strikes with a performer over what will
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Random music news for Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Good news for those hoping to deflect asteroids away from the planet. See? The year is off to a good start. Here’s the latest for January 4, 2023. More music
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