Random music news for Saturday, May 10, 2025
Have movies stopped killing off main characters? Let’s look at the statistics. Here’s music news for May 10, 2025. More music news? Go here. BONUS: If you’re a fan of
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Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood was hospitalized for emergency treatment
Jonny Greenwood was out on tour with The Smile, the Radiohead spin-off group that also features Thom Yorke, when something went wrong. Eight headline shows and festival dates have to
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Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has composed an organ piece that runs EIGHT HOURS. Here’s a preview.
Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has a lot going on outside of Radiohead. There’s The Smile, the project with Thom Yorke, all his soundtrack work, and the occasional solo piece. The
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, March 4, 2024
How’s this for a piece of TV memorabilia: The restaurant booth from the final scene of The Sopranos is up for auction on eBay. And how’s this for music news
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 942: The story of the electric guitar, part 3
In assessing the popular music of the last half of the 20th century, rock music was undeniably king. It was a massive cultural force that spread around the globe. Initially
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Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, Billie Eilish, get nominated for Academy Awards
The nominations for the 2022 Academy Awards were announced this morning (February 8, full list here) and both Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Billie Eilish (along with brother Finneas) are up
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, January 29, 2021
Wow. What a way to go. Now we review music news for January 29, 2021. Can opera lessons help long COVID sufferers? Maybe. (Via Sean) David Bowie’s former home on
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 841: Modern Guitar Heroes 1–The Men
What, exactly, is a guitar hero? Yes, yes, it’s a video game that vaguely simulates playing a real guitar. What else? Yes, yes, it means someone who can rock the
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Random music news for Friday, July 13, 2018
There are two Friday the 13ths this year. Here’s the second of them. Paraskevidekatriaphobics can rest easy for the rest of 2018. Ozzy and Sharon: The movie. Remember when Beck
Read MoreRandom Music News for Monday, February 19, 2018
This year, February 19 is a stat holiday where I live, so please excuse the later-than-usual posting. We’ll be back to normal tomorrow. If you have a Spotify account and
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Did You Find the Vintage Video Game Hidden on Radiohead’s OK Computer Reissue?
In hindsight, we should have expected Radiohead to slip some kind of Easter egg into the reissue of OK Computer subtitled OKNOTOK. And what better sort of surprise than a
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